Aerospace Production Team Leader — Lean & Kaizen Champion

Apex Resource Management; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex Resource Management is seeking a Production Team Leader in Coventry to own a production area within a fast-paced aerospace manufacturing environment. You will ensure safe, on-time production of high-quality parts through strong leadership, continuous improvement, and team development.

You will lead daily operations, drive safety and quality standards, develop teams, and implement Lean initiatives to improve performance and engagement across the value stream.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in a manufacturing or production environment.
• NVQ Level 3-5, HND or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Business or related discipline.
• Strong understanding of Lean Manufacturing principles and CI methodologies.
• Proven problem-solving using A3 and structured root cause analysis.
• Ability to analyse production data and make informed operational decisions.
• Knowledge of safety, quality and operational excellence standards.
• Experience managing employee performance and development.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• IT skills including Excel; SAP experience advantageous.
• IOSH certification advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily operational activities including Team Improvement Boards, line walks, TPM checks, FIFO compliance and issue escalation.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, environmental and operational standards.
• Conduct safety audits, investigations, corrective actions and Gensuite activities.
• Lead, coach and develop production teams with high engagement and performance.
• Conduct one-to-ones, disciplinary processes and performance reviews.
• Maintain skills matrices, identify training needs and onboard new team members.
• Own and drive standard work, safe systems of work and risk assessment compliance.
• Lead Lean Manufacturing activities including Kaizen events and A3 problem solving.
• Support High-Performance Teams and lean change management.
• Manage labour resources and workload balancing; coordinate with planning.
• Collaborate with planning to meet customer demand and schedules.
• Monitor key metrics like safety, quality, delivery, cost and engagement.
• Support budgets and labour efficiency within the value stream.

Skills

Leadership

Lean Manufacturing

Problem solving

Data analysis

Communication

Stakeholder management

Team development

Education

NVQ Level 3-5 / HND or equivalent in Engineering or related discipline

Tools

Excel

SAP

Gensuite

Job description

Apex Resource Management is seeking a Production Team Leader in Coventry to own a production area within a fast-paced aerospace manufacturing environment. You will ensure safe, on-time production of high-quality parts through strong leadership, continuous improvement, and team development.

You will lead daily operations, drive safety and quality standards, develop teams, and implement Lean initiatives to improve performance and engagement across the value stream.