Production Team Leader

Production Team Leader Proactive Personnel are recruiting for a Production Team Leader on behalf of our client based in Telford. In this role, the team Leader is responsible for guiding and managing a group of associates to achieve specific goals, ensuring effective communication, and providing support to team members. This includes supporting shift management in achieving G&Os, and the day-to-day operation of specific sections, machines or stages to achieve business objectives.

Hours:

Mon-Fri Double Days | 7:00am 3:00pm & 3:00pm 11:00pm Salary: £32,985.00 - £35,436.00 per annum DOE Duties include but are not limited to:
Responsible for supervising, training, and supporting associates within their section. Effectively communicating information to relevant stakeholder and associates, championing continuous improvement and compliance within the team. Leadership style stemming from a lead-by example approach regarding matters of Health and Safety, operational procedures and company policies. This includes motivating associates, addressing performance issues, and interpersonal conflicts to aid team cohesion. Ownership and ability to escalating issues outside their responsibly aptly when required.

Assist associates to achieve their cycle time in relation to production targets and any changes to the schedule are communicated effectively throughout the shift. Support new associates and ensure adequate job training is provided. Ensure team briefings happen every shift covering all issues including Health & Safety, Environment, Quality, 5s/TPM, absence and targets. To understand and communicate the Quality First philosophy, ensuring quality standards are achieved in terms of Right First Time (RFT).

Ensure that non-conformance is challenged. Effectively carrying out operational requests and tasks relating to business areas goals. Maintaining and enforcing operational standards within their section to ensure the daily operation runs smoothly and efficiently. Responsible for the ordering of parts to achieve daily build plan and ensuring that minimum and maximum stock levels are maintained. Ensure your team understand production schedule expectations.

Effectively deploy the team to achieve schedule and production targets daily. Ensure production monitoring boards (e.g. hourly boards/output control boards) are kept up to date throughout the shift. Ideal Candidate:

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. Encourages teamwork and leads by example. Understanding of business KPIs, finance and budgetary control. Interested? Please call Taylor Butterfield on