Production Team Leader

Production Team Leader

Near Pontypool

£35,000, 2 shifts (3 shifts in future)

Yolk Recruitment is exclusively partnered with this well-established manufacturing business in the recruitment of an experienced Production Team Leader.

This is a hands on leadership role for someone who is comfortable running assembly lines, managing people, solving day-to-day issues and keeping output on track without letting standards slip. You'll lead teams across assembly and related areas, working closely with planning, materials, maintenance and other production leaders to make sure the right people, parts and processes are in place.

The business is looking for someone with a strong manufacturing background and the confidence to challenge where needed. There are long-serving teams in place, so this will suit someone who can build trust, bring people with them and still be firm enough to drive improvement.

• Leading a shift with a strong focus on people management, to achieve production targets around productivity, quality and safety
• Coordinating labour, managing absence, holiday cover and day-to-day resource planning.
• Acting as the key link between production, planning, materials, maintenance and other departments.
• Running start-up meetings, toolbox talks, shift handovers and line-side communication.
• Making sure health and safety, PPE, quality standards and housekeeping are consistently followed.
• Driving line-side lean activity, including Gemba walks, SQDC boards, hour-by-hour tracking and continuous improvement.
• Supporting training, competency checks, local inductions and development of team members.
• Identifying issues early, escalating where needed and helping remove barriers to production.
• Identifying opportunities for improvement and challenging BAU mindset while maintaining a positive team environment.

• Experience in a manufacturing leadership role, such as Production Team Leader, Shift Leader, Cell Leader, Line Leader or similar.
• Strong people management skills and the confidence to deal with performance issues
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively across production and with other departments
• Good problem-solving skills and the ability to make sensible decisions when plans change.
• A practical, improvement-focused mindset, with the ability to spot opportunities and help implement change.
• Flexibility to work shifts, including a future move onto a three-shift pattern.

• £35,500 annual salary including shift allowance
• Business wide performance bonus
• 6am - 2pm / 2pm-10pm, early finish Friday.
• 25 days holidays + bank holidays
• Christmas shutdown
• Strong job security
• Real long term progression potential

If you feel you have the skills, experience and passion to be successful in this Production Team Leader role apply now!