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Manufacturing Team Leader

Grant Westfield

City of Edinburgh

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GBP 40,000 - 55,000

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Job summary

A leading company in the wholesale building materials sector is seeking a Manufacturing Team Leader. This role involves leading a multi-skilled production team, ensuring high-quality output, and meeting production KPIs. The ideal candidate will have extensive manufacturing experience and strong leadership skills. This full-time position offers an opportunity to drive continuous improvement and foster a safe working environment.

Qualifications

10+ years manufacturing experience.
5+ years in a management role.

Responsibilities

Lead operational production team to deliver high-quality products.
Ensure health and safety standards are prioritized.
Achieve production KPIs and motivate the team.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Continuous improvement

Education

HNC/D in manufacturing/engineering or management

Health and Safety (IOSH, NEBOSH)

Tools

ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems

ERP systems

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

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To lead the operational production team in delivering a high-quality product, on time, to budget, and in a safe manner. This will be achieved through the day-to-day effective leadership of a multi-skilled production team who will be driven towards superior results, exceeding KPI targets, and to strive for continual improvement. This in turn, will enable the business to fulfil its organisational objectives and strategic plans.

Key responsibilities:

To prioritise the Health and Safety of all staff on the production floor.
To ensure Quality standards are maintained and exceeded across all manufacturing processes.
To achieve production KPIs i.e., Production OTIF (on time in full), Hour by Hour and Yield targets.
To lead and motivate their team to achieve H&S, QA and Productivity targets.
Plan out daily tasks based on MRP demand and WIP.
Effective communication of pertinent and relevant information to allow staff to carry out their duties effectively.
Identify and manage training requirements to increase workforce flexibility.
Continually review the team and individual performance to identify areas for improvement and staff development.
Develop team working across the factory applying continuous improvement principles.
Write, review, and approve process documentation where required.
Participate in Health and Safety initiatives and projects.
Conduct disciplinary meetings, investigations, and performance reviews.
Assisting with the recruitment and selection of new members of the team.

Experience:

10+ years manufacturing experience.
5+ years previous experience in a management role.
Experience of Health and Safety systems.
Excellent people manager that can lead and motivate staff.
Experienced in conducting disciplinaries and implementing performance improvement plans (PIP).
Knowledge and understanding of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems (QMS), Proficiency in IT systems, including Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word.
Experience of working with ERP systems.

Qualifications

HNC/D in a manufacturing/engineering, or management discipline.
Health and Safety (IOSH, NEBOSH)

Leadership: Enthusiastic, driven, approachable, empathetic leader.

Teamwork: Ability to build and develop relationships with subordinates, peers, and stakeholders.

Personal Drive: Autonomous, resourceful, and creative. Ability to work on own initiative, manage time and workload.

Communication: To be an effective communicator to all levels within the organisation. To actively listen and gain a better understanding of subordinate, peer and stakeholder needs. To keep members of the team accurately informed and up to date.

Planning and Organising: Strong ability to manage deadlines and resolve conflicting priorities. Ability to anticipate and prepare for upcoming events, ensuring adequate resources are available. Ability to create action plans in order to achieve performance expectations.

Flexibility: Ability to change ideas or perceptions based on new information or contrary evidence. Ability to effectively respond to changing circumstances, and adjusts tasks/priorities, as required.

Continuous improvement: Ability to seek ways to improve processes, products or services. Ability to engage in continuous learning opportunities that develop self and expands organisational intellectual capital.

Seniority level

Seniority level
Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type
Full-time

Job function

Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
Wholesale Building Materials

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