Welding Team Leader

Basic Job Information

Join our team at Terex Cookstown and embark on an exciting opportunity as we seek a skilled and dedicated Team Leader to contribute to our welding team.

We are passionate about producing equipment that improves lives worldwide, offering a rewarding career and impact opportunities. Our globally‑present operations are close‑knit, and this is an exciting time to join our expanding manufacturing sector.

As a Team Leader for the welding department, you will support daily production operations, ensuring safety, quality, delivery and cost targets are achieved. The role focuses on lean manufacturing, driving continuous improvement and engaging employees to achieve targets.

• Supporting the welding team, scheduling workload and materials to ensure targets are met.
• Ensuring strict compliance with all health and safety processes and procedures.
• Maintaining a high‑quality standard within the production shed at all times.
• Supporting the Production Supervisor to deliver, control and manage daily production of the shed to ensure on‑time delivery targets.
• Liaising with other teams and departments daily.
• Applying high standards of 5S.
• Understanding of lean principles and methodology.
• Any other reasonable duties.

• Significant production experience gained in a highly pressured and fast‑paced manufacturing environment.
• Previous supervisory or people‑management experience.
• Good working knowledge of steel fabrication, machine parts and steel processing.
• Ability to work on own initiative and take responsibility for making good business decisions when required.
• Ability to diagnose, troubleshoot and resolve problems quickly.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks or projects at once.
• Motivated self‑starter with an eye for detail.
• Ability to drive quality improvements and meet targets.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Good IT skills.

All applicants must demonstrate through their application form how they meet the criteria for the position applied for. We reserve the right to enhance our selection criteria at the short‑listing stage, if required.

This above description is non‑exhaustive and there may be additional duties in accordance with the role.