Assembly Team Lead: Electrification & Moulding

Unipart Technologies Group; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday

Pension

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Wellbeing support

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Unipart Manufacturing in Coventry is seeking a hands-on Team Leader to supervise fast-paced electrification assembly with injection moulding inputs. You will lead shift teams to hit daily output targets, ensure right-first-time quality, and embed lean practices on the shop floor.

With a growing flagship project expanding to over 200 team members, you’ll drive continuous improvement, coach operators, and collaborate with Quality, Maintenance, and Logistics to deliver on-time production in a safe,

Qualifications

• Leadership experience supervising production operators in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Lean manufacturing, 5S, visual management and continuous improvement tools.
• Experience in assembly processes, electrification components, or polymer/injection moulding operations is advantageous.
• Strong interpersonal and coaching skills to motivate teams and drive performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate, and direct production operators to achieve daily output targets, maintain production schedules, and drive line efficiency.
• Maintain production area quality standards, audit Quality Gates, investigate defects for containment, and support zero-PPM quality goals.
• Upkeep the highest levels of Health and Safety and 5S housekeeping, complete risk assessments, and lead investigations.
• Employ Lean manufacturing techniques, communicate KPIs, and coach operators in continuous improvement tools.
• Conduct shift briefings, manage attendance, and foster cross-functional collaboration with Quality, Maintenance, and Logistics.
• Shape processes and adapt to changing priorities as the project evolves.

Skills

Leadership

Lean & 5S

Electrification assembly

Team coaching

Job description

Unipart Manufacturing in Coventry is seeking a hands-on Team Leader to supervise fast-paced electrification assembly with injection moulding inputs. You will lead shift teams to hit daily output targets, ensure right-first-time quality, and embed lean practices on the shop floor.

With a growing flagship project expanding to over 200 team members, you’ll drive continuous improvement, coach operators, and collaborate with Quality, Maintenance, and Logistics to deliver on-time production in a safe,