Production Team Leader

Position: Production Team Leader (Permanent)
Production Team Leader

Location:

Staffordshire
Salary: £35,000
Job Type: Full-time | Permanent

5% matched pension

UNUM – Critical illness insurance

Simply Health – Health scheme (not insurance)

DIS – 1x Annual Salary

20 days Annual leave, plus BH’s and 1 additional day to celebrate birthday.

What We’re Looking For

* Proven experience as a Production Team Leader / Supervisor

* Strong leadership and people-management skills

* Background in manufacturing or production environments

* Solid understanding of health & safety, quality systems, and KPIs

* Confident communicator with a hands-on leadership style

* Lean manufacturing experience highly desirable

Concept are recruiting an experienced Production Team Leader to lead, motivate, and develop a team of production operatives within a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This is a hands-on leadership role with full responsibility for Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, and People (SQCDP) performance.

You will play a key role in meeting production targets, driving continuous improvement, and maintaining high operational standards while fostering a positive, high-performing team culture.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Communication

* Lead daily SQCDP meetings

* Clearly communicate production targets, priorities, and expectations

* Build strong relationships with customers and internal departments

* Escalate issues promptly to the Production Manager

Health & Safety

* Maintain a safe working environment through audits and risk assessments

* Investigate accidents and incidents, ensuring corrective actions are completed

* Enforce safe systems of work and method statements

* Conduct return-to-work interviews following absence

Quality

* Investigate customer complaints and manage corrective actions within SLA targets

* Ensure accurate data capture and reject logging within the QA system

* Conduct audits to ensure compliance with company and customer standards

Cost & Productivity

* Monitor and control labour hours against production plans

* Accurately record planned downtime and approve production hours via ERP

* Drive productivity improvements through Lean, VA activity, and waste reduction

Delivery

* Create and manage visual production plans aligned to customer demand

* Ensure on-time delivery and proactively communicate potential delays

* Coordinate with other departments to resolve production issues

People Management

* Manage performance using QCD measures

* Recognise and reward strong performance

* Address performance and conduct issues in line with company procedures

* Coach team members, set SMART objectives, and support development plans

* Support onboarding, training, and skills development using the versatility matrix

Continuous Improvement

* Engage teams in Kaizen, 5S, CI, and structured problem-solving activities

* Support improvement projects focused on safety, quality, and efficiency