Team Leader, Manufacturing ​/ Production

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Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet.

With over 16,000 employees across 32 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.6bn in 2025. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Lead assigned manufacturing teams to safely produce conforming aerospace transparencies on time, at the required cost and productivity levels, while building employee capability and engagement.

Execute daily management, leader standard work, performance coaching, and structured problem solving to improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people performance in a fast-paced, regulated manufacturing environment.

Serve as the first-line connection between employees and site leadership by setting clear expectations, removing barriers, escalating risk, and sustaining disciplined operating standards.

• Lead daily work with a safety-first mindset; verify employees understand applicable hazards, controls, personal protective equipment, and site procedures before work begins.
• Conduct routine floor presence, safety observations, pre-shift communications, and prompt escalation of hazards, injuries, near misses, environmental concerns, and unsafe conditions.
• Ensure compliance with lockout/tagout, machine guarding, material handling, housekeeping, chemical, ergonomic, emergency, and other requirements applicable to the assigned area.
• Stop or redirect work when conditions could compromise employee safety, product integrity, equipment, or the environment.

• Supervise daily activities of assigned employees so parts, products, materials, and production records conform to established quality and manufacturing standards.
• Translate the production plan into clear shift priorities, staffing assignments, work sequencing, and escalation needs; coordinate constraints with support functions and peer Team Leaders.
• Monitor safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, attendance, work-in-process, scrap, rework, and downtime performance; take timely action when results deviate from plan.
• Ensure required work instructions, process specifications, tooling, materials, training, and resources are available and used as intended.

• Execute Daily Management and Standardized Work through Leader Standard Work, tiered communication, visible metrics, routine floor reviews, and disciplined action follow-up.
• Identify abnormalities, contain immediate risks, elevate barriers, and support root-cause analysis and corrective actions with accountable owners.
• Use practical Lean and continuous-improvement methods to reduce waste, improve flow, simplify work, and strengthen repeatable performance.
• Verify that improvements are documented, communicated, trained, and sustained without compromising safety, quality, configuration control, or customer requirements.

• Build and lead a highly engaged team; set clear expectations, ensure employees have the resources needed to succeed, and recognize meaningful contributions.
• Create and sustain a culture aligned with Great Place to Grow values through…