Production Lead: Drive On-Floor Workflow & Quality

Flender GmbH; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Flender seeks a Production Lead to support shop floor workflow and manufacturing operations in Cambridge. The role involves coordinating daily production under supervision, ensuring correct assembly, and escalating issues promptly to maintain throughput and quality.

You will train team members, monitor machine maintenance, and work with the Plant Manager to allocate resources. A strong background in manufacturing leadership and GD&T/blueprint reading is expected.

Qualifications

• 5 years’ experience in wind, power transmission, or heavy equipment assembly, test and paint.
• 5 years of lead knowledge and experience.
• Leadership abilities and self-motivation with a results-driven approach.
• Coaching and communication skills.
• Basic understanding of management techniques to direct and lead a team.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes and procedures.
• Knowledge of the metric system.
• 5 years of blueprint reading experience or a GD&T certificate.
• Good level of oral and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of basic technology in the area where assigned.
• Basic skills in Word and Excel.
• Good level of interpersonal skills to work effectively with all levels of the organization, motivate employees, and elicit work output.
• Knowledge of quality control procedures.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Knowledge of scheduling and other management systems.
• MS Office knowledge is a must; SAP knowledge is an advantage.
• Must be able to stand and walk (90% of the day) and occasionally lift/carry up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates workflow in production under the direction of the supervisor or Plant Manager.
• Checks the correctness of the product made throughout the process.
• Notify the Quality Department, supervisor, or Plant Manager of any parts or production problems.
• Effectively communicates with the team and supervisor to maintain a positive work environment.
• Trains employees as needed.
• Initiates steps for maintenance of machines or equipment and follows through until resolution.
• Addresses (or escalates) performance issues with team members as needed.
• Works in partnership with the Plant Manager to align resources to meet production needs.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Communication

Manufacturing processes

Blueprint reading

Quality control

Teamwork

Scheduling

MS Office

SAP knowledge

Word/Excel

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

5 years leading employees in manufacturing

GD&T certificate

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Job description

Flender seeks a Production Lead to support shop floor workflow and manufacturing operations in Cambridge. The role involves coordinating daily production under supervision, ensuring correct assembly, and escalating issues promptly to maintain throughput and quality.

You will train team members, monitor machine maintenance, and work with the Plant Manager to allocate resources. A strong background in manufacturing leadership and GD&T/blueprint reading is expected.