Operations Team Leader – Nuclear Manufacturing & Safety

Laveer Engineering; Salwick; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance

Pension plan

Employee Assistance Program

Learning and development

Community service activities

Job summary

Westinghouse Electric Company in the UK seeks a Team Leader to guide daily manufacturing and operational activities, ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient plant performance. You will coordinate work, promote safety, and partner with cross-functional teams to meet safety, quality, and production goals.

You will support continuous improvement, provide coaching and development for colleagues, manage resources within budget, and ensure services meet internal and customer expectations.

Qualifications

• Recognised apprenticeship, BTEC, NVQ Level 3, or equivalent technical qualification in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, or a related discipline.
• Typically, a minimum of 5 years' experience in a manufacturing, production, industrial, or operational environment.
• Experience supervising teams and coordinating operational activities to achieve safety, quality, and production goals.
• Knowledge of health, safety, quality, and regulatory requirements within an operational environment.
• Experience working collaboratively with teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate daily operational activities to ensure safe and efficient plant performance.
• Promote a safety culture and ensure compliance with all health, safety, environmental, quality, and regulatory requirements.
• Issue and manage appropriate safety documentation within the assigned responsibilities.
• Monitor operational performance and address safety, quality, or production issues.
• Conduct or support investigations into operational, safety, and quality-related incidents and implement corrective actions.
• Provide technical guidance and daily support to team members.
• Allocate work, set priorities, and ensure resources are available to meet production requirements and performance targets.
• Collaborate with Production, Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, and other stakeholders to support our goals.
• Monitor team performance and support employee development through coaching, training, and knowledge sharing.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, productivity, and operational performance through continuous improvement activities.
• Ensure services are delivered to internal and external customers following agreed standards and expectations.
• Support budget management by working within departmental cost and resource goals.

Skills

Team leadership

Manufacturing operations

Health & safety

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Recognised apprenticeship, BTEC, NVQ Level 3

Job description

Westinghouse Electric Company in the UK seeks a Team Leader to guide daily manufacturing and operational activities, ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient plant performance. You will coordinate work, promote safety, and partner with cross-functional teams to meet safety, quality, and production goals.

You will support continuous improvement, provide coaching and development for colleagues, manage resources within budget, and ensure services meet internal and customer expectations.