Department Lead

Euro Projects Recruitment Ltd.; Bicester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Holidays

Training & development

Job summary

Euro Projects Recruitment Ltd. in Bicester seeks a Department Lead to own day-to-day planning and workflow in a small, technically diverse finishing department with powder coating, wet paint and chemical coatings.

The role focuses on process improvement, quality, documentation and bringing greater structure and visibility to the department, with two experienced technicians and no traditional people-management duties.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing environments with a focus on process improvements.
• Strong planning, scheduling and workflow coordination capabilities.
• Attention to documentation, SOPs and work instructions.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of day-to-day planning, scheduling and workflow for a small department.
• Collaborate with two technicians to meet quality and delivery targets.
• Improve processes, SOPs and operational documentation.
• Monitor productivity, quality and rework to drive department performance.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and process control.
• Work with engineering, planning and customers to deliver robust finishing processes.

Skills

Planning & scheduling

Process improvement

Quality

Documentation

Job description

Department Lead, Bicester, 4 day week, £40,000 - £47,000 + benefits

• 4 day week – Monday to Thursday. Every Friday off!

• £40,000 - £47,000 + pension + holidays + training & development.

• This is a newly created role taking ownership of a small, technically diverse surface finishing department covering powder coating, wet paint and chemical coatings.

• Interesting work across medical, automotive, EV, audio and specialist engineering sectors.

This is not a traditional people-management role. You’ll work alongside two experienced technicians, focusing on planning and workflow, process improvement, quality, documentation and bringing greater structure and visibility to the department.

This Department Lead job will suit:

• A Senior Technician, Team Leader, Manufacturing Engineer, Process Engineer, Production Engineer or similar.

• Someone from a manufacturing, engineering, production, process improvement or surface finishing environment.

• Experience within powder coating, wet paint, plating, anodising or surface treatments would be advantageous but is not essential.

• A practical problem solver who enjoys getting into the detail and improving how things work.

• Someone comfortable taking greater ownership without wanting a traditional people-management role.

This Department Lead job will involve:

• Taking ownership of day-to-day planning, scheduling and workflow across a small department.

• Working alongside two experienced technicians to ensure quality and delivery requirements are achieved.

• Improving processes, SOPs, work instructions and operational documentation.

• Monitoring productivity, quality, rework and overall department performance.

• Identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency and process control.

• Working closely with engineering, planning and customers to deliver robust, repeatable finishing processes.

This Department Lead role is commutable from Oxford, Bicester, Banbury, Brackley, Buckingham, Kidlington, Aylesbury and surrounding areas.