Assistant Production Team Lead – UK Travel

Yolk Recruitment Ltd; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overnight allowance

Annual bonus up to 10%

4 pay progression levels

Pension: 4% employee / 5% employer

24 days annual leave + holidays

Free on-site parking

Company uniform

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment Ltd is supporting a leading manufacturing organisation in Cardiff to recruit an Assistant Production Team Leader. The role combines hands-on manufacturing with leading responsibilities, and will involve UK travel to customer sites.

You will set up and operate roll-forming machinery, mentor team members, and ensure safety, quality and on-time delivery. Regular travel, some overnight stays, and a bonus scheme are included.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing, production or machine operation.
• Experience mentoring or leading colleagues is advantageous.
• Good numeracy and literacy; strong teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Set, operate and monitor roll-forming machinery to manufacture roofing and cladding safely and accurately.
• Support the Team Leader to ensure production is safe, efficient and to quality standards.
• Travel to UK project sites to support on-site roll forming and manufacturing.
• Set up and operate machinery on customer sites after training.
• Ensure products meet required specifications and quality standards.
• Keep production lines supplied with the correct coils and materials to minimise downtime.
• Assist with coordination of daily workloads and deadlines.
• Maintain high Health & Safety standards on site and during site visits.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across production operations.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues during site visits across UK.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Leading teams

Health & Safety

Numeracy skills

IT skills

Communication

UK travel

Tools

Roll-forming machinery

Site equipment operation

Job description

Yolk Recruitment Ltd is supporting a leading manufacturing organisation in Cardiff to recruit an Assistant Production Team Leader. The role combines hands-on manufacturing with leading responsibilities, and will involve UK travel to customer sites.

You will set up and operate roll-forming machinery, mentor team members, and ensure safety, quality and on-time delivery. Regular travel, some overnight stays, and a bonus scheme are included.