Production Resource Team Leader

AWE; Reading; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

AWE in Burghfield is seeking a Team Leader Production Resource to manage and develop the people capability needed to support our manufacturing operations and deliver critical production programmes safely and effectively.

You will provide line management, recruit and develop personnel, manage performance, ensure training and competence, and align resources to current and future demand while controlling workforce costs and maintaining safety, environment, and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective day to day line management, including objective setting, performance conversations, development planning, wellbeing support and employee engagement.
• Manage workforce requirements against the production programme, identifying capacity, capability and competence gaps and implementing appropriate recovery plans.
• Develop and maintain effective resource and capability plans, providing visibility of current workforce strength, future demand and potential shortfalls.
• Lead recruitment activity for the assigned area, ensuring vacancies and anticipated capability gaps are identified and progressed in sufficient time to support programme requirements.
• Support effective onboarding and deployment of new starters, ensuring individuals have clear development and training pathways.
• Coordinate and manage personnel training requirements, working with Production and Training stakeholders to prioritise demand against programme need.
• Monitor SQEP and competence levels, proactively addressing training expiry, capability gaps, single points of failure and future skills requirements.
• Build succession and development plans that strengthen workforce resilience and provide clear progression opportunities.
• Manage the performance management cycle, including regular check-ins, objective setting, mid-year/end-of-year reviews and appropriate management of underperformance.
• Coach and develop individuals, supporting career development and identifying opportunities to broaden capability and experience.
• Support talent and succession discussions, ensuring that individuals demonstrating potential are identified and provided with appropriate development opportunities.
• Monitor attendance, availability and workforce trends, taking appropriate action where issues could affect capability or delivery.
• Maintain appropriate oversight of functional cost bookings, ensuring personnel book accurately and costs are appropriately managed against agreed requirements.
• Provide management information on resource levels, recruitment, training, competence, performance and workforce risks to support effecti

Job description

AWE in Burghfield is seeking a Team Leader Production Resource to manage and develop the people capability needed to support our manufacturing operations and deliver critical production programmes safely and effectively.

You will provide line management, recruit and develop personnel, manage performance, ensure training and competence, and align resources to current and future demand while controlling workforce costs and maintaining safety, environment, and quality standards.