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CV after redundancy example

A CV after redundancy treats the redundancy as what it is: the end of a job, not a judgement on you.

Say in one line that the role was made redundant, then spend the space on what you did there, and add anything you have done since. This example is a production team leader whose food factory closed after 14 years.

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Gary Hollis
Production Team Leader
Telford · 07700 900241 · [email protected]

Profile

Production team leader with 14 years in food manufacturing, the last six leading a shift of 18 operatives on three packing lines. Keeps lines running to plan, checks quality and food safety at every stage, and trains new starters. Role made redundant when the Telford site closed in July 2026. Looking for a team leader or supervisor post in manufacturing.

Employment

Production Team Leader | Marston Fields Foods, Telford | 2020–July 2026 (site closed)

Led a shift of 18 operatives on three packing lines, about 40,000 packs a shift.

Set up each line for the product change and ran the start-up quality checks before production.

Reported machine faults to the engineers and kept a fault log, which cut repeat stoppages on line 2 by a third.

Trained 25 new operatives on the lines, food safety and safe use of pallet trucks.

Production Operative, then Line Leader | Marston Fields Foods, Telford | 2012–2020

Fed and ran the slicing and packing lines and did the hourly weight and seal checks.

Qualifications and training

IOSH Managing Safely (2026, after the closure was announced)

Level 3 Award in Food Safety and Hygiene for Manufacturing (2021)

Counterbalance forklift licence (2014)

GCSEs including English and Maths (2010)

Skills

Leading a shift and planning the line rota

Product changeovers and start-up checks

Food safety, quality checks and fault logs

Training new starters

Fictional example for a production team leader made redundant. Every person and employer in it is invented. Replace every detail with your own.

What manufacturers look for, and where this CV shows it

The job asks you toWhere this CV shows it
Operate equipment like factory conveyor linesThree packing lines and 40,000 packs a shift
Report equipment faults to maintenance staffA fault log that cut repeat stoppages on one line by a third
Monitor production and carry out basic testing and quality checksStart-up quality checks; hourly weight and seal checks
Measure, grade and feed raw materials into production machineryFed and ran the slicing and packing lines
Store goods and raw materials, using lifting equipmentPallet truck training for new starters; a forklift licence

The left column follows the National Careers Service job profile for a production worker, the work this team leader ran.

Average pay: £22,000 a year for a starter and £28,000 for an experienced production worker, working 40 to 48 hours a week (National Careers Service, checked 14 October 2026).

Facts checked against GOV.UK: Redundancy: your rights on and National Careers Service: Production worker on .

Skills to list for this job

The skills the National Careers Service lists for a production worker, in CV wording. Put down only the ones you can show, each with where you used it.

  • Thorough, with close attention to detail
  • Operating and controlling equipment
  • Working well with others
  • Flexible and open to change
  • Practical, hands-on work
  • Observation and record-keeping
  • Clear spoken communication
  • Manufacturing production and processes
  • Basic computer and hand-held device skills
Choose them in the editor

From the National Careers Service profile, checked 17 October 2026.

Inside this example
  • Profile: 60 words here
  • Employment: 104 words here
  • Qualifications and training: 30 words here
  • Skills: 23 words here

How to write yours

01

One line on the redundancy

“Role made redundant when the site closed” in the profile, and “(site closed)” beside the end date, answer the question once. You do not have to give more.

02

Split a long job into what you led

Fourteen years at one employer reads better as your current role in full and the earlier one in a line, with the numbers that show the size of the job.

03

Add what you did since

A course you took during your notice or after it, like IOSH Managing Safely, shows you used the time and gives the CV a recent date.

04

Keep the tone forward-looking

Say what you are looking for next. Leave out how the closure was handled; save that for a conversation if anyone asks.

Rules and checks for a CV after redundancy

What should I say about my redundancy?

GOV.UK describes redundancy as a form of dismissal that happens when employers need to reduce their workforce. It is about the job, so “role made redundant” is an honest, complete answer on a CV.

Can I take time off to look for work?

If you are being made redundant, you might be eligible for time off to find a new job, as well as redundancy pay and a notice period (GOV.UK: Redundancy: your rights). Use it for applications and courses.

Which training should I list?

The National Careers Service names apprenticeships such as Food and Drink Process Operator Level 2 and Lean Manufacturing Operative Level 2. List any you hold with the year.

Classic and one page: a plain reverse-chronological layout suits manufacturing employers and agencies, and keeps the long job and its end date easy to follow.

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