Production Line/Machine Supervisor - Chilled Division
About the job
- A good understanding of machinery operations and mechanical aptitude.
- Ability to troubleshoot and perform basic machine maintenance.
- Experience with an enterprise resource planning system and manufacturing efficiency software.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work well in a team.
- Attention to detail and commitment to maintaining quality standards.
- Set up, adjust, and operate production machinery to meet daily production targets.
- Carry out routine maintenance and troubleshoot machine issues to minimize downtime.
- Monitor machine performance and make necessary adjustments to maintain output quality.
- Perform quality checks throughout production to ensure products meet customer specifications and standards.
- Maintain accurate records of machine settings and production data.
- Keep enterprise resource planning and efficiency data software up to date to maintain accurate records.
- Work collaboratively with other team members to meet production goals and deadlines.
- Liaise with the Production Team Leader or Manager to establish production packing plans.
- Complete relevant start-up checks to ensure technical and health and safety compliance.
- Ensure correct and sufficient product and packaging are available to meet required production outputs.
- Manage the correct use of labels on the line, ensuring unused labels are returned.
- Help manage and support a small team, ensuring company processes (standard operating procedures) are followed and maintaining a food- and people-safe environment.
- Report breaches of company policy and procedure in a timely manner, including health and safety and discipline matters.
- Share knowledge positively and help train colleagues when required.
- Food Safety Level 2 or above.
- Previous machine-setting experience with tray sealing machines, multi-head weighers, auto coding, and X-ray equipment.
About the company
Albert Bartlett is a family-owned potato producer in the UK that grows, packs, and supplies potatoes to supermarkets and consumers, and now also offers frozen and chilled potato products. Its potatoes are grown, harvested, packed for sale, and distributed through retailers, with the Rooster potato famously marketed on UK television to build brand recognition. The company differentiates itself as a multi-generation, independent family business built around a flagship potato, with a history of firsts and strategic acquisitions like The Jersey Royal Company to fuel growth. Its goal is to become a leading, recognizable worldwide potato brand while staying privately owned and continuing to deliver high-quality potatoes and related products.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Airdrie, United Kingdom
Founded
1948
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- 2025 accounts showed £193.7 million turnover and £12.1 million pretax profit.
- The 2025 Mexicana and Applewood cheesy mash launch expands chilled dinner-sides sales.
- Fera partnership funded 43 Scottish traps and two Jersey sites for 2026 monitoring.
What critics are saying
- JCRA binding 2024 price-fairness conditions expose Albert Bartlett to penalties through 2026.
- Scottish aphid pressure hit five-to-six times average in 2025, threatening seed yields.
- Jersey crop concentration creates an existential regulatory backlash if growers accuse Albert Bartlett of price abuse.
What makes Albert Bartlett unique
- Albert Bartlett brands fresh potatoes, from Rooster TV ads in 2003 to White Rooster in 2026.
- The 2024 Jersey Royal Company acquisition makes Albert Bartlett dominant in Jersey Royals.
- Albert Bartlett controls fresh, frozen, and chilled potato lines across UK retail channels.
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Albert Bartlett teams up with Mexicana and Applewood on new cheesy mash products. Collaboration brings together a duo of indulgent products for dinner. CHILLED potato products firm Albert Bartlett has joined forces with two British cheese brands to introduce a duo of cheesy mash products to store shelves. The Scottish chilled food firm has teamed up with Mexicana, a brand known for its spicy cheese variants, and Applewood, more regarded for its smoky cheese options, to create the two new indulgent mealtime sides. This will see the Albert Bartlett creamy mash combined perfectly with the two different cheese brands. The collaboration with Mexicana has introduced the spicy cheese mash, which offers consumers a fiery blend of cheddar, chilli and jalapeños along with bell peppers and other Mexican-inspired spices and bring a bold, exciting kick of flavour to the classic comfort food. Meanwhile, the smoky cheese mash made with Applewood cheese has created a rich and smooth mash with the iconic smoky flavour that the cheese brand is well-known for. The two new products will roll out across store shelves this autumn to provide the ideal, warming comfort food for plenty of consumers as the colder nights roll in. A spokesperson for Albert Bartlett said: "More consumers are moving into the growing chilled potato category, with mash remaining the key attraction, this new convenient high quality cheesy duo, one rich, smoky and comforting, the other fiery, vibrant and adventurous, is sure to inspire even more meal occasions, particularly as temperatures drop and we seek some wholesome and comforting winter food."
Potato supplier Albert Bartlett in partnership with Fera Science...
Albert Bartlett announced on 21 March it has completed the acquisition of The Jersey Royal Company.
Albert Bartlett completed acquisition of the Jersey Royal Company.
Albert Bartlett launched its first Air Fryer Fries last year.