Manufacturing Team Leader

Team Leader

Permanent Position

Location:

Telford

Schedule:

Double days Monday to Friday, 0700 – 1500; 1500 – 2300.

Annual salary: £35,000.00 (inclusive of shift allowance).

• Responsible for supervising, training, and supporting associates within their section.
• Leadership style stemming from a lead‑by‑example approach.
• Assist associates to achieve their cycle time in relation to production targets.
• Support new associates and ensure adequate on‑the‑job training is provided.
• Understand and communicate the Quality First philosophy.
• Effectively carry out operational requests and tasks relating to business area goals.
• Maintain and enforce operational standards within their section to ensure daily operations run smoothly and efficiently.
• Responsible for ordering parts to achieve daily build plan and ensuring that minimum and maximum stock levels are maintained.
• Ensure your team understands production schedule expectations and effectively deploy the team to achieve schedule and production targets on a daily basis.
• Ensure production monitoring boards.
• Ensure an effective end‑of‑shift handover, covering issues, actions and resolutions, and that the area(s) are left in production‑ready condition for the next shift.
• Ensure that 5S is championed, maintained and audited.

• Experience of manufacturing and responsiveness to customer needs.
• Basic understanding of relevant company policies and procedures.
• An accredited Level 3 qualification in Leadership and Management.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Good level of numerical and analytical ability.
• Computer literate.
• Experience of Lean Management Techniques/Kaizen.
• Motivate, involve and engage associates to deliver departmental objectives.
• Encourage team working and lead by example.
• Understanding of business KPI’s, finance and budgetary control.

• Completed IOSH Managing Safely qualification.
• Previous experience within an automotive environment.
• Experience of troubleshooting and problem solving.
• Understanding of Japanese manufacturing process and thinking way.

This role is UK based and does not have sponsorship opportunity.