Manufacturing Process Lead

Nine Twenty; Bridge of Weir; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering and manufacturing company is seeking a Manufacturing Process Lead in Bridge of Weir, Scotland. This role involves leading teams within a manufacturing setting, ensuring health and safety compliance and delivering production plans. Candidates should have experience in team leadership, operational metrics, and a strong focus on continuous improvement. Excellent communication and organizational skills are also required. Join us to take ownership of production processes and drive performance improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading a small team or cell in a manufacturing environment.
• Basic understanding of operational metrics and KPIs.
• Experience of meeting health and safety and quality requirements.

Responsibilities

• Embed a health and safety culture with zero tolerance.
• Deliver the production plan and communicate risks.
• Conduct daily cycle checks and maintain inventory.

Skills

Team leadership

Operational metrics understanding

Health and safety compliance

Continuous improvement mindset

Multi-tasking

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Job description

Manufacturing Process Lead

Glasgow & Renfrewshire

Nine Twenty Engineering & Manufacturing are proud to be working with an industry leading company that produces products for a variety of industries including aviation, automotive and transport industries. We are actively looking for 2 Manufacturing Process Leads, with a strong background in leading smaller teams within manufacturing or industrial settings.

Responsibilities

• Health & Safety
  • Embed a H&S culture of zero tolerance ensuring the policy is fully understood, owned and implemented by every employee.
  • Ensure machine operators have set up their machines correctly and all pre‑shift safety checks have been completed and recorded.
  • Promote the use of TCards for near miss and hazard reporting and ensure appropriate action is taken to close T‑cards with feedback and recognition to employees.
• Operational
  • Deliver the production plan, communicating and highlighting any risk to OTIF in a timely manner to the Lead Supervisor.
  • Liaise with the Maintenance team to ensure plant and machinery is kept in full working order, ensuring job requests are logged on Maintain.
  • Conduct daily cycle checks and carry out and maintain a monthly stock take.
  • Takes ownership of production information recording monitoring and improving KPIs.
  • Implement actions identified through internal and external audits (including health & safety and quality inspections) to ensure they are completed in a timely manner.
  • Ensure all prescribed quality checks are carried out by machine operators, to ensure product quality is not compromised.
  • Prioritise workplace Organisation ensuring the factory is always customer ready.
  • Investigate defective material, supporting root cause analysis, measuring effectiveness of corrective actions.
  • Manage holiday requests in line with the agreed holiday allocation per area.
  • Review holiday balances quarterly to ensure holiday requests are evenly spread throughout the calendar year and not left until the last quarter.
  • Manage each absence in line with company policy and ensure all return‑to‑work meetings are completed within 24 hours of the employee’s return.
  • Assist in the recruitment of team members.
  • Ensure all payroll related documents are accurately completed and submitted the next working day.
• Training
  • Identify and deliver all operational training.
  • Conduct on‑job assessments.
  • Monitor and ensure completion of e‑learning refresher training.

Requirements

• Experience in leading a small team/cell preferably manufacturing/industrial setting.
• Basic understanding of operational metrics and use of KPI’s.
• Experience of meeting and exceeding health and safety/environmental/quality requirements.
• Continuous improvement mindset.
• Skilled in multi‑tasking and prioritising to achieve set targets.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure.
• Competent IT skills.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Awareness of managing internal customers within a production environment.