Assembly Operations Lead - Lean Manufacturing

Alloyed; Oxford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Alloyed, based in the UK near Oxford, seeks a Production Assembly Team Leader to lead a team of assembly technicians, ensuring safety, quality, and on‑time delivery in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment.

You will drive lean improvements, coach staff, balance workloads, and collaborate with Engineering, Quality, and Planning to improve build efficiency while maintaining ISO 9001 standards.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a manufacturing or assembly environment.
• Previous experience as team leader, supervisor, or senior operator.
• Ability to lead, motivate, and manage a small to medium size production team.
• Strong understanding of assembly processes, quality standards, and SOPs.
• Good problem‑solving and decision‑making skills.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, 5S, or CI tools.
• Understanding of production KPIs (output, efficiency, scrap, downtime).
• Experience working to ISO 9001 or similar quality systems.
• Basic IT skills (ERP, MRP, production reporting).
• Calm and organised under pressure.
• Hands‑on and proactive leadership style.
• Fair and professional people management approach.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Team‑oriented with a continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily assembly operations to meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets
• Allocate tasks and balance workload across the team of technicians
• Ensure work is carried out in accordance with work instructions, SOPs, and build specifications
• Monitor production output, identify bottlenecks, and take corrective action
• Support line changeovers, product introductions, and engineering builds
• Escalate issues relating to equipment, materials, or planning in a timely manner
• Provide day‑to‑day leadership, coaching, and support to assembly technicians
• Act as first point of contact for attendance, performance, and conduct issues
• Carry out toolbox talks, shift handovers, and daily production briefings
• Support training, skills development, and competency tracking
• Assist with performance reviews, objectives, and development plans
• Ensure products are built right first time to defined quality standards
• Promote quality ownership and defect prevention
• Support root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Ensure documentation, traceability, and inspection records are completed accurately
• Ensure compliance with H&S policies, risk assessments, and safe systems of work
• Lead by example on safe working practices and PPE usage
• Report and investigate near misses, incidents, and hazards
• Maintain housekeeping and 5S standards in the assembly area
• Identify process improvement and waste reduction opportunities
• Support Lean, Kaizen, and CI initiatives
• Work with Engineering, Quality, and Planning to improve build efficiency

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

Team supervision

Problem solving

Communication

Lean / CI

Quality awareness

Tools

ERP

MRP

Production reporting

Job description

Alloyed, based in the UK near Oxford, seeks a Production Assembly Team Leader to lead a team of assembly technicians, ensuring safety, quality, and on‑time delivery in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment.

You will drive lean improvements, coach staff, balance workloads, and collaborate with Engineering, Quality, and Planning to improve build efficiency while maintaining ISO 9001 standards.