Production Team Leader

Team Leader – Production Team Member

Ready to contribute to the future of automotive industry? Join our Bolton plant as a Team Leader – Production Team Member. In this role you will lead the production line team to achieve daily targets related to safety, people, quality, delivery and cost.

• Lead the production line team to meet daily targets for safety, people, quality, delivery and cost.
• Support improvement activities and develop team members.
• Conduct area audits and ensure corrective actions are followed up.
• Coordinate team meetings, cascade weekly updates around safety, quality, delivery and cost issues.
• Own and coordinate team KPIs and overall performance.
• Resolve issues and coordinate with shift technical support staff.
• Highlight improvement opportunities and training gaps.
• Drive health & safety practices and conduct risk assessments.
• Ensure compliance with environmental controls, energy and material waste reduction, and 5S.
• Respond quickly to line issues, coordinate support staff and conduct initial investigations.
• Prioritise actions to achieve line targets and KPI’s, support RCCA.
• Coach and mentor PTMs to improve line performance, deliver training and competency checks.
• Encourage PTMs to meet line, team and skill block requirements, report key issues.
• Support standard operations, audit performance and provide feedback on documentation.
• Carry out PTM duties to free the team for improvement activities.

• Experience in fast‑moving goods production with team engagement and performance management.
• Strong leadership skills, motivational approach and results‑oriented mindset.
• Excellent oral and written communication, employee training, interviewing and relationship‑building skills.
• Knowledge of NVQ, ILM qualifications in leadership and risk assessment training.
• Proficient with Microsoft O365 software/programs.
• Continuous improvement activities and KPI‑orientated business experience.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and value diversity and inclusion within our team.

Other duties may be assigned by the line manager as required.