Production Team Leader

Overview

Baltic Recruitment are delighted to be partnering with a market-leading manufacturing company to recruit a Production Team Leader to work in their clean room. This is an excellent opportunity to join a successful and growing organisation in a leadership role within a highly regulated production environment.

Overall

Purpose:

The smooth and efficient day to day running of the Production Team to the agreed standards of productivity, quality and personnel values. Manage and review dispatch team performance regularly, identifying areas for improvement, motivate and develop. KPI reporting, inclusive of data metrics and actions to measure progress. Support recruitment as required.

• Ensure the agreed production schedule is met to the agreed delivery due dates.
• Allocate staff to the required jobs.
• Monitor the team production performance and ensure the labour standards are met.
• Ensure that the production plan is carried out to maintain and improve customer delivery satisfaction.
• Input data into the logistics department on machine and labour availability to enable the production schedule to be set.
• Manage, motivate and develop production personnel.
• Ensure all batch paperwork is fully filled in as required by QC prior to the batch being sent for sterilisation.
• Ensure that team quality standards are met.
• Train and develop team members in production techniques.
• Lead the team in continuous improvement of their performance.
• Carry out performance appraisals of the team and its members at appropriate intervals via the appraisal system and ensure work is consistent with company objectives.
• Interview and selection of new production staff supported by HR Manager.
• Ensure all personnel records are kept up to date, including attendance, disciplinary and training records, ensuring all fields are populated, documented, dated and signed as appropriate.
• Ensure personal discipline in accordance with the company disciplinary procedure and policy/handbook guidelines.
• This will be on a first line basis, with any further action being dealt with in conjunction with the Production Manager.
• Ensure all employees are appraised in accordance with the appraisal system at least annually.
• Ensure that all employee training needs are regularly evaluated and provided if in line with company objectives.
• To provide point of contact cover for shift leader in times of absence, liaising with Production manager.
• To provide support and coaching to team leaders to safeguard continual improvement, training and mentoring as required to enable personnel up-skilling.

• Experience of Team Management in a production environment.
• Experience in Kaizen or 5S continual improvement and lean manufacturing principles.
• Manage and take responsibility of workload commitments, planning and prioritising.
• Good understanding of Health & Safety in the workplace.
• Has a good general standard of education including Numeracy and Literacy.
• IT Literate.

• Salary: £31,360 per annum starting salary which will rise after probation, with opportunity to progress to advanced team leader which will come with a salary increase.
• 2 shift pattern (NO NIGHTS): 06:00-14:15 Monday to Thursday; 06:00-12:30 Friday; and 14:00-22:30 Monday to Thursday, 12:15-17:45 Friday on rotation.
• Pension scheme.
• Healthcare.
• Perkbox.
• Additional benefits.