Production Shift Team Leader

TN United Kingdom; Kingsbury; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

An internationally successful company is seeking a Production Shift Leader to join their Kingsbury site. This role involves managing a team of production operatives, ensuring safety and quality standards are met while promoting continuous improvement. You will be responsible for planning daily operations, addressing health and safety issues, and supporting team development. With a focus on coaching and motivating others, you'll play a key role in achieving production goals. The company offers competitive benefits, including training opportunities and a share scheme, making it an exciting opportunity for career growth in the manufacturing sector.

Benefits

Weekly Paid

Company Pension

Life Assurance

Share Scheme

Flexible Benefits Offering

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing environment with supervisory skills.
• Knowledge of health & safety standards and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of production operatives to meet targets.
• Monitor quality and health & safety standards on the production floor.

Skills

Coaching

Performance Management

Motivating Others

Resource Planning

Strong Communication Skills

Tools

Health and Safety Standards

5s

Gemba Duties

Risk Assessments

SOPs

SWP

Job description

Internationally successful: The Wienerberger Group

Come and join us as a Production Shift Leader at our Kingsbury site near Tamworth!

About the Role

As a Production Shift Leader at our Kingsbury site, you will be fully trained to work with our specialised tools and machinery which we use to produce bricks ready for use in the construction industry.

You will manage a shift of production operatives, leading them to achieve their production, quality and safety targets.

You will also line manage a number of the Operators, providing them with technical expertise, supporting their personal development and any areas of improvement.

Duties include:

• To plan and manage the team on a daily basis
• Addressing/reporting Health and Safety issues
• Ensuring Health and Safety standards are achieved and that they are used where needed.
• Monitor quality in all areas of production
• Monitor process control reports
• Plan to ensure all materials and equipment needed are available to run the shift for production.
• Ensure that all paperwork is correctly filled in
• Work closely with the maintenance department
• Work with shift leadership and plant management on all aspects of production.
• Assist in the implementation of quality and environmental management.
• Act as the first point of contact for your team members' sickness or absence

Hours of Work: 6pm to 5pm, 4 on, 4 off shift pattern.

About you

You will have experience working as a Production Operative in a manufacturing environment and ideally will have experience with supervision/line management or have the right transferable skills to offer, such as:

• Coaching
• Addressing performance issues
• Motivating others
• Managing change
• Resource planning and organisation

You will also demonstrate best practice in relation to health & safety standards and have experience with continuous improvement activities.

You will also have:

• An adaptable style, comfortable managing change and adjusting priorities to help the factory achieve its goals
• Experience with 5s and Gemba duties
• Experience of writing detailed Risk Assessments
• Knowledge of SOPs and SWP
• Strong communication skills (both verbal and written)
• Confidence and a positive attitude
• Desirable: heavy clay manufacturing industry experience

About our Benefits

• Weekly paid
• Average annual salary of £34,000 (inclusive of allowances and bonuses)
• There is an expectation that you will provide overtime cover for your peers (equivalent of an average £3,000) per annum
• Additional earning potential through additional overtime opportunities
• Training and opportunities to grow your career with us
• Company Pension
• SIP – ability to become a shareholder via our Share Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Flexible benefits offering (including health, wellbeing and money saving opportunities)

So what are you waiting for? Come and join Wienerberger as a Production Shift Leader and start growing your career with us today!

The closing date for this role is subject to change and may be closed earlier than advertised.