Production Team Leader

Job Description: 

As a Production Team Leader, you will lead a team within a fast-paced manufacturing environment, ensuring production targets, quality standards, and health & safety requirements are consistently achieved.

You will drive operational performance, develop team capability, and work collaboratively across Production, Quality, Engineering, HR, and Supply Chain to deliver business objectives.

The Role: 

Lead and coordinate daily production activities, allocating labour and resources to maximise efficiency and achieve production targets.

Monitor production schedules, work-in-progress (WIP), and material flow to ensure on-time delivery and minimise operational bottlenecks.

Support daily production planning, readiness, and shift handovers, communicating risks, issues, and performance against plan.

Drive continuous improvement by resolving production challenges, supporting New Product Introduction (NPI), and improving manufacturing processes.

Ensure compliance with quality standards through adherence to work instructions, investigation of non-conformances, and support of quality improvement activities.

Lead, coach, and develop team members through training, performance reviews, probation management, and regular one-to-one meetings.

Manage workforce planning, including attendance, absence, overtime, return-to-work processes, and shift compliance.

Support recruitment, employee relations, and disciplinary processes while promoting a positive and inclusive working environment.

Champion Health & Safety by investigating incidents, maintaining 5S standards, and ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support operational excellence, resource planning, and continuous business improvement.

Consider the health and safety, environmental and energy impact of all activities.

Support the Company’s compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 by following company policy and best practice.

Candidate Profile: 

The ideal candidate will have:

Experience in a production & manufacturing leadership role.

Experience of CNC machining, with knowledge of milling, turning and/or grinding desirable.

Experience in resource planning & operational management.

Demonstratable team leadership skills, including coaching & performance management.

A good understanding of Lean manufacturing principles, continuous improvement & problem solving techniques.

A strong understand of quality, health & safety compliance within a manufacturing environment.

Excellent communication & interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective relationships and collaborate across functions