Team Leader, Manufacturing ​/ Production

Location:

Crossgar, United Kingdom
Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short‑range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle‑space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well‑being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you;

whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Location:

Crossgar

We’re recruiting a Team Leader for the Operations s role will lead and support the operations team on a day‑to‑day basis in daily tasks and any escalations. Additionally, as part of the role, you would be responsible for mechanical and/or electrical assembly, testing of products in a team environment, and ensuring process and quality requirements.

• Lead a team (without workday managerial responsibility) of assembly and test/repair staff in the manufacture and/or repair of customer and developmental items.
• Support the APRU Manager & Activity Manager in the planning and distribution of tasks and be responsible for work deployed throughout the team.
• Responsible for assembling products as per the production schedule with focus on quality, cost and schedule.
• Ensure the cell follows and maintains company processes and procedures in an effective and efficient manner. Identify any process improvements within the cell.
• Responsible for facilitating daily meetings with the operations cell team on KPI’s, schedule and delivery targets.
• Deploy and ensure the team is capable of maintaining and improving throughput requirements to routed times and ensure quality of work/reporting is maintained.
• Liaising with support APRU teams (Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering & management) to develop team working and ensure that safety, cost, quality and schedule are met.
• Respond to the first‑level Andon, propose an analysis of the problem or concerns raised by team members and elevate any problems detected through the appropriate channels.
• Provide training, coaching and mentoring for team members on standards. Identify and improve work standards alongside Activity Manager.
• Responsible for the HSE standards within the cell and team. Ensure a safe working environment, PPE adherence, risk assessments, hazards and 5’s are maintained.

• Experience of mechanical Assembly processes
• Experience of basic electrical testing
• Have good manual dexterity in order to work with complex assemblies
• Be able to use small hand tools and measuring equipment, e.g. feeler gauges, clock gauges and torque tools
• Follow manufacturing instruction sheets
• Read basic engineering drawings
• Knowledge and experience of Lean manufacturing/Business improvement Techniques
• Reliable team player, capable of working on own initiative within a team environment.
• Willingness and flexibility to support activities at other Thales sites.
• May be required to work shifts to support business needs

Please note current working hours are due to change and any successful applicants must be open to future shift patterns. Overtime will also be required.

Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires Security Clearance (SC). It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the…