Production Leader: Safety, Quality & Continuous Improvement

Wabtec Corporation; East Staffordshire; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Wabtec Corporation in the United Kingdom seeks a proactive production lead to coordinate day-to-day activities across allocated cells/lines, delivering safe operations, right-first-time quality, and on-time delivery to customer requirements.

You will drive continuous improvements, manage health and safety, 5S housekeeping, and maintain interfaces with middle management and support functions to sustain high performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of production within a process area
• Ensure all Production team employees comply with statutory and company regulations
• Maintain a safe working environment and comply with all Health & Safety requirements
• Provide regular oversight of work, review quality, and identify defects
• Own and manage workshop daily requirements for all customer deliverable products
• Drive down production costs and seek efficiency through continuous improvements
• Lead Safety as a non-negotiable with daily briefs, toolbox talks and risk assessments
• Ensure compliance with safety obligations and report hazards and incidents
• Lead incident/near miss reporting, investigations, corrective actions and verification
• Maintain 5S housekeeping standards
• Promote a positive health and safety culture
• Report safety concerns and ensure PPE compliance
• Ensure teams are trained and competent
• New Starter / Employee Transfer H&S Inductions
• Communicate Safe systems of work and monitor safe practices
• Investigate incidents following company protocols
• Preserve scene and gather evidence in accidents/incidents
• Ensure ISO standards (9001, 14001 and 45001) are maintained and updated
• Coordinate quality systems deployment and investigate NCRs with corrective actions
• Assist in quality audits and ensure documentation packs are followed
• Ensure production of schedules to meet customer demand
• Identify material shortages and put recovery plans in place
• Monitor schedules and communicate progress to Production Manager
• Lead start of shift meetings and handovers
• Report and elevate issues via shop floor data capture
• Link with supply chain to ensure material flow
• Promote continuous improvement and cost reductions
• Maintain 5S culture and production records
• Communicate company values and ensure ETS accuracy
• Troubleshoot process or equipment issues and escalate where needed
• Lead and motivate team engagement and performance
• Ensure adherence to company procedures and change communications
• Develop people to meet skills matrices
• Communicate effectively and exemplify change management
• Carry out observation audits and deliver findings
• Support in driving cultural change in line with values
• We seek a proactive leader who can coordinate production activities, maintain safety and quality, and support continuous improvement initiatives
• This role is ideal for someone passionate about operational excellence and delivering customer requirements.

Job description

Wabtec Corporation in the United Kingdom seeks a proactive production lead to coordinate day-to-day activities across allocated cells/lines, delivering safe operations, right-first-time quality, and on-time delivery to customer requirements.

You will drive continuous improvements, manage health and safety, 5S housekeeping, and maintain interfaces with middle management and support functions to sustain high performance.