Manufacturing Fabrication Team Leader

Altro Limited; Letchworth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement (25 days pro rata)

Defined contribution pension

Life assurance

Sick pay

Eye tests

Volunteer day

Onsite parking

Long service awards

Learning & Development

Company events

Job summary

Altro Limited is recruiting a Manufacturing Fabrication Team Leader for our Value Added Services team at our Letchworth Garden City plant. The role follows a rotating double day shift, Monday to Friday, leading up to six Technicians.

You will drive health and safety, cost control, and continuous improvement using Lean tools, with focus on efficient processes and compliance with SOPs and audits.

Qualifications

• Experience managing people in a manufacturing/fabrication environment.
• Ability to develop people plans and coach up to 6 technicians per shift.
• Experience with Lean tools (5S, visual management) and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Develop and coach up to 6 technicians on each shift and conduct regular one-to-ones.
• Ensure Health and Safety, conduct risk/COSHH assessments, SOPs and audits.
• Review processes to improve efficiency, monitor costs and budgets.
• Apply 5S, visual management and Lean techniques to deliver an efficient operation.

Skills

Team leadership

Coaching

Attention to detail

Reading production specs

Lean methods

Tools

CNC equipment

CAD software

CRM systems

ERP systems

Job description

Altro are recruiting for a Manufacturing Fabrication Team Leader to join our Value Added Services team within our Manufacturing plant based in Letchworth Garden City. This role will be working on a rotating double day shift, Monday to Friday.

Our Value Added Services team are responsible for cutting and designing bespoke flooring orders, mainly for the transport industry. You can find our more about these products at the link below:

Altro | Flooring Manufacturers & Wall Cladding Suppliers | Altro UK

What will you be doing?

The Team Leader will be responsible for the ongoing development and coaching of up to 6 Technicians on each shift. Conducting regular one to one’s with team members, you will develop people plans to enable individuals to realise their full potential.

You will ensure Health and Safety is always of the highest priority and environmental objectives are fulfilled including risk/COSHH assessments, SOP and audits.

As well as reviewing all processes within Value added Services to ensure that efficiency levels are achieved/ exceeded, you will monitor and improve all costs and budgets.

You will support the application of 5S, visual management and continuous improvement to deliver an inspiring and highly efficient operation, while using Lean tools and techniques to deliver the most effective processes and ensure smooth day to day running of the function, in line with the operational targets.

As well as an exciting opportunity and a competitive salary, what do we have offer?

• Holiday entitlement starts at 25 days (pro rata); if you need a little extra... you can buy some more
• A defined contribution pension scheme available for all staff
• Hopefully never needed, but from day one you will be covered by our life assurance scheme
• Occupational Sick Pay and an onsite Occupational Health Service
• Confidential 24-hour life management and personal support service for you and your family
• Free eye tests are available for all employees
• A paid day off each year to take part in our volunteering scheme
• Don’t worry about getting parked...we have free car parking at all our sites
• We offer long service awards to all our employees
• Learning and Development - training and development support, no matter where you are in your career
• A variety of social events across the group, including the company Christmas party.
• It might be a long way off but we know it’s not always easy to stop working so we provide advice and support to ease the transition to retirement.

So who are Altro?

A leading European manufacturer and supplier of premium flooring and wall cladding systems for Healthcare, construction and transport. We have been going strong since 1919. Family owned and run, we share family values; we care about you, each other and what we do.

What are we looking for?

We are looking for someone with proven experience in managing and developing people within a manufacturing/ fabrication environment. High levels of attention to detail and the ability to read and interpret production specifications, work instructions, and technical documentation.

If you have experience of using specialised CNC equipment, CAD, CRM and ERP systems, we'd love to hear from you.

Everyone is welcome at Altro for who they are, no matter what their background is or how they identify. We appreciate that everyone is different and with that diverse uniqueness we can all thrive. “We don’t want you to just work here. We want you to belong here.”