Team Leader Production Operations

## Team Leader Production Operations Apply remote type:
On-Site locations:
Reading areatime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Yesterday time left to apply:
End Date:
June 25, 2026 (12 days left to apply) job requisition :
R29809
** If you’d like to be considered for this opportunity we encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment as if applications are high the role will close before the closing date given.
**** Team Leader Production Operations
***
* Location:

*
* ** Burghfield
* * located between Reading and Basingstoke, with
** free onsite parking**.
** Package: £37,670- £40,000** (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience)
** Working pattern:
** AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight.
** Working Hours
**** Days
* ** 9‐day fortnight
* Monday–Thursday: 07:45–16:30
* 5th day: 07:45–16:15
* 8.25 hours per day on a rolling 9‐day fortnight (every other Friday off)
* Allowances and shift allowances apply following completion of training
** Early Shift
*** 9‐day fortnight
* Monday–Thursday: 06:00–14:45
* 9th day: 06:00–14:30
* 8.25 hours per day on a rolling 9‐day fortnight (every other Friday off), with the 9th day being 8 hours
** Late Shift
*** 9‐day fortnight
* Monday–Thursday: 14:15–23:00
* 9th day: 14:00–22:30
* 8.25 hours per day on a rolling 9‐day fortnight (every other Friday off), with the 9th day being 8 hours
** Let us introduce the role
** AWE is currently recruiting for an
** Team Leader Production Operations
** for the
** Operations Group
** This role is ideally suited to a production trainer or experienced production professional with strong leadership capability and a passion for developing people and driving operational excellence.

Working within the
** Operations Group
** the successful candidate will be required to undertake the day-to-day leadership of production activities, ensuring the safe and efficient delivery of operations whilst coaching and developing team members to meet performance and quality  addition to supporting the continuous improvement of production processes, training programmes, and operational best practice across the team.
** Who are we looking for?
**** We do need you to have the following:
*** Proven experience within a production, manufacturing, or training environment
* Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to coach, mentor and develop others
** Whilst not to be considered a tick list, we’d like you to have experience in some of the following:
*** Delivering training or developing team capability within an operational environment
* Leading teams within a safety-critical or highly regulated environment
* Continuous improvement methodologies (e.g. Lean, Six Sigma or similar)
* Planning, organising and prioritising production activities

You’ll need to have the ability to work calmly and constructively in a priority changing environment and be able to manage your own workload. You will also have initiative, enthusiasm, a flexible approach, and ability to work to tight deadlines.

Key Accountabilities:

* Leadership of direct reports to successfully plan and deliver their authorised programmes, tasks and projects to time, cost, and quality.
* Maintain and promote high personal standards, and team performance, in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player.
* Additional accountabilities for this job profile may be defined and appointed through the Chief Engineer Management Arrangements, with appointees listed within the Company Design Authorities and Technical Authorities, as held in the company management system.

Key Responsibilities:

* Providing adequate supervision of all operations within the area of responsibility.
* Responsible for the day to day deliverables of the programme within manufacturing areas.
* Engage and support relationships at a local level to promote high performing teams.
* Ensure staff are competent and trained to carry out assigned tasks safely to time, cost and quality in aid of the manufacturing programme.
* Support the delivery performance of the production scheduling to meet customer requirements.
* Manage Key Performance Indicator metrics on schedule, quality, safety, delivery and cost.
* Lead…