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 KPI’s, finance and budgetary control.
Interested? Please call Taylor Butterfield on (phone number removed)
Salary description
£32985.00 - £35436.00 per year