Production Leader

Pursuit Aerospace; Burnley; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Pursuit Aerospace in Burnley, United Kingdom, is seeking an experienced Team Leader to supervise production cells, drive quality, and promote a unified, collaborative culture. You will support the Business Unit Manager, guide and motivate staff daily, and ensure delivery against production targets while upholding safety standards.

You will lead operational activities, oversee daily metrics, and champion 6S and TPM practices to optimise efficiency.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate key messages to a variety of stakeholders.
• Ability to lead, coach and mentor employees to develop future talent.
• Strong inclusiveness and motivation skills within the team.
• Ability to challenge status quo and drive efficiency improvements.
• Customer-focused mindset with process and solution orientation.
• Responsible and able to prioritise work and meet targets.
• Good planning with sound decision-making abilities.
• Experience in a Team Leader role is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Promote a safe, positive, proactive culture focused on personnel safety and product quality.
• Lead day-to-day production operations and ensure targets, efficiency and hours are met.
• Assist with root-cause analysis on non-conforming product and drive corrective actions.
• Support training and development of team members and ensure mandatory trainings are completed.
• Lead team meetings and communicate daily metrics for planning and review.
• Drive 6S culture and TPM/asset care within the area, including audits and improvements.
• Manage team briefs, daily communications and escalate issues to management as needed.
• Act as first point of contact for team members and managers for section concerns and complaints.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Mentoring

Problem solving

Change management

Planning

Decision making

Customer focus

Job description

Pursuit Aerospace is a global manufacturer of complex aircraft engine components that are developed through highly integrated processes.

Our exceptional quality is driven by a deep investment in and the daily practice of continually improving our people, processes, and products.

Always Pursuing Better!

Role Profile

This role of the Team Leader will involve providing support to the Business Unit Manager and wider Operational team. This role will supervise, guide and motivate their team members on a daily basis to work together and ensure they deliver on production targets and drive quality, promoting a ‘One Team’ Culture across the Site.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

• Promote a positive, participative, and proactive culture throughout the area that heavily focuses on safety of personnel and quality of products
• To ensure safe working practices within the team
  • Ensure all relevant PPE is worn at all times; challenge any incorrect behaviour
  • Ensure all company policies are always communicated and adhered to
  • Undertake the weekly EHS self-assessment for the cells within the dedicated area
  • Ensure compliance to the safety concern reporting KPI’s
• Production responsibilities as per their area of expertise and the customer schedule, overseeing the day-to-day operation of their work/product area.
  • Report out daily efficiency and part count numbers at the Daily Operations Meeting.
  • Ensure all team members are booked on requisite job and are working to the targeted efficiencies/hours. Challenge all delinquencies to the plan and pro-actively support improvements where required.
  • Review operator hours and challenge concerns accordingly.
• Assist the team to implement root cause analysis on non-conforming product.
  • Participate in daily QC Clinics (as and when needed)
  • Ensure all measuring equipment is within calibration cycle
  • Lead and complete 5 WHY investigations and drive actions through to completion
• Supporting training and development of team members.
  • Ensure attendance of team members at all mandatory training events.
  • Recognise skill gaps and actively plan required training.
• Involvement in team meetings to ensure factory plan is adhered to.
• To drive a 6S culture within the team whereby everyone assumes responsibility for their area and/or product.
  • TPM / Operator asset care checks in area.
  • Identify and drive 6S area compliance including regular audits. Drive improvement actions through to completion.
• To assist in the communication of team briefs and other announcements.
  • Issue and display the daily metrics in preparation for the Working Team Leader to present during the Gemba Walk.
  • Hold daily briefings with direct team
• Being first point of contact for Team Members and Managers in dealing with section complaints and any outstanding issues.
• Recognising high performance and reward accomplishments.
• Assuming responsibility for the Business Unit Manager in their absence
• To undertake other duties that fall within the skills of the individual that may be required from time to time.

Person Specification

• Ability to communicate key messages to a variety of key stakeholders via a number of different methods
• Ability to lead, coach and mentor employees to develop a future talent pipeline.
• Strong inclusiveness skills with the ability to motivate their own team and others within the business.
• Ability to challenge the status quo, implement and drive changes to increase business efficiency.
• Customer focused; creates and implements processes and solutions with the customer viewpoint in mind.
• A responsible attitude with the ability to prioritise work.
• Good planning skills with decision making abilities.
• Previous experience of being in a Team Leader position a distinct advantage.