Line Leader, Production and Process Control

AMETEK Inc.; Braintree; Vor Ort; GBP 36.000 - 48.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

AMETEK Inc. in Braintree, UK, is seeking a Line Leader in Production and Process Control. You will lead and support the production team, coordinate with engineering and planning, and ensure quality, safety and continuous improvement on the manufacturing floor.

Responsibilities include resolving tooling/process issues, training staff, and maintaining 5S standards while driving throughput and KPI reporting. Occasional travel to Serbia or partners may be required.

Qualifikationen

• Leads and develops a production team.
• Ensures adherence to SOPs and quality standards.
• Coordinates with engineering and planning for throughput.

Aufgaben

• Lead the production team to meet the production plan.
• Be the first point of contact for tooling or process issues.
• Work with automated systems to ensure quality and throughput.
• Provide training to staff and maintain accordance with safety procedures.
• Plan cross-training to maximise flexibility and efficiency.
• Maintain a clean and safe workplace following 5S principles.

Kenntnisse

Team leadership

Attention to detail

MS Office

Communication

Engineering knowledge

Reading drawings

Problem solving

Measurement devices

Statistical process control

Ausbildung

Degree/HNC in Electrical/Mechanical

Jobbeschreibung

Job Title: Line Leader, Production and Process Control

Location: Braintree, GB, CM77 7AA

Business Unit: Ametek Mocon

Posting Date: Oct 8, 2026

Job Description:

Job Purpose:

Primarily focused on the leading, support and control of the production team.

• Organise and actively support the team to fulfil the production requirements, based on the production plan.
• Act as the first point of contact for the production team with technical issues related to tooling or processes.
• Actively work with automated systems to ensure that the production team can deliver the required quality and throughput.
• Act as a point of contact for all staff with production related questions and concerns.
• Support the improvement and introduction of new quality requirements.
• Support the business in ensuring that training is supplied consistently, to a suitable level for all team members.

Principal Accountabilities

• Identify issues or improvement opportunities and propose solutions.
• Act as a point of contact for production team.
• Carry out simple preventative maintenance on manufacturing equipment and train team members as required.
• Ensure all team members follow Health and Safety procedures, ensure personal and team safety.
• Ensure that suitable training is delivered in a consistent manner.
• Engage team members in a continuous improvement mind-set.
• Attend production and engineering meetings as required to support staff allocation and share information.
• Support daily planning activities / assignment of work stations / monitoring of output / monitoring of quality.
• Actively support and plan cross-training activities to maximise team flexibility and efficiency.
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment based on 5S principles.
• Install a quality first, right first time culture, based on the following of Standard Operating Procedures.
• Report on Key Performance Indicators as required to support business planning.

Additional Duties

• Occasional travel to the manufacturing facility in Serbia may be required.
• Occasional travel to suppliers or partners may be required.
• To carry out any other duties which may be reasonably expected of you by your immediate manager or a senior director.

Operating Environment

• Alphasense manufactures gas sensors, and optical particle counters.
• Alphasense operations and manufacturing are conducted from its bases in Braintree, Essex and Subotica, Serbia.
• The majority of Alphasense’s suppliers are based in the UK, although raw materials may be sourced from abroad by those suppliers.

Framework & Boundaries

• A degree of both national and international travel may be required.
• Any changes to processes, materials or design will be checked and approved before implementation following our quality procedures.

Knowledge and Experience

• Team leadership / team management.
• Attention to detail when following instructions and training team members.
• General MS Office skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with direct stakeholder community
• Knowledge of Electrical, Mechanical or similar engineering principles (Degree/HNC or equivalent industry experience suitable)
• Logical and hands on approach to problem solving
• Hands on experience with a range of assembly and fabrication techniques, advantageous
• Experience of machine setting and maintenance advantageous.
• General fault-finding principles in electrical, electronic and mechanical systems advantageous.
• Ability to read an engineering drawing and use measurement devices to verify compliance to design, advantageous.
• Knowledge of statistical process control, advantageous.

Compensation

• Currency: GBP
• Salary Minimum: Market
• Salary Maximum: Market
• Incentive: Market

Disclaimer: Where a specific pay range is noted, it is a good faith estimate at the time of this posting. The actual salary offered will be based on experience, skills, qualifications, market / business considerations, and geographic location.

AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions servinga diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.5billion.

AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We employ 22,000 colleagues, in 35countries, that are grounded by our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual,Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility. AMETEKisa component of the S&P 500. Visit https://www.ametek.com/careers for more information.