Production Team Lead

Brambles Limited; South Ockendon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics organization in South Ockendon is seeking a Team Leader for manufacturing operations. This role involves leading a team, ensuring operational continuity, and maintaining safety standards. Candidates should have experience in a similar environment and be confident in using IT software like SAP. The position offers a rotating shift schedule from Monday to Friday, aiming to enhance production efficiency and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing and leading a team in a manufacturing, logistics or production environment.
• A focus on health and safety – ideally IOSH qualified.
• Confidence in IT software such as SAP, Outlook, and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Lead by example within the assigned functional area, offering guidance and support to peers.
• Collaborate with plant administration to ensure adherence to established policies.
• Assist Plant leadership in enforcing policies and procedures.

Skills

Active Learning

Adaptability

Cross-Functional Work

Curiosity

Digital Literacy

Emotional Intelligence

Empathy

Initiative

Problem Solving

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Excel

Job description

CHEP helps move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organization on earth via our 347 million pallets, crates and containers. We employ approximately 13,000 people and operate in 60 countries. Through our pioneering and sustainable share-and-reuse business model, the world’s biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently, safely and with less environmental impact.

What does that mean for you? You’ll join an international organization big enough to take you anywhere, and small enough to get you there sooner. You’ll help change how goods get to market and contribute to global sustainability. You’ll be empowered to bring your authentic self to work and be surrounded by diverse and driven professionals. And you can maximize your work-life balance and flexibility through our Hybrid Work Model.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities May Include:

• Lead by example within the assigned functional area, offering guidance and support to peers, troubleshooting issues, and ensuring smooth production operations.
• Actively support production activities, stepping in during shifts or breaks to maintain workflow and operational continuity.
• Collaborate with plant administration to ensure adherence to established policies and procedures, promoting consistency and operational compliance.
• Assist Plant leadership in enforcing policies and procedures to maintain inventory accuracy and ensure operational efficiency.
• Act as the subject matter expert for specialized areas, such as forklift operations, pallet sorting, or repair lines, providing expertise and ensuring best practices are followed.
• Fulfill assigned production duties, ensuring quality and efficiency in line with plant performance goals.

This role is a shift based role, working across Monday – Friday, rotating on 0600-1400 and 1400-2200 shifts.

What you’ll need

• Experience in managing and leading a team in a manufacturing, logistics or production environment.
• A focus on health and safety – ideally IOSH qualified.
• Confidence in IT software such as SAP, outlook and excel.

Remote Type: Not Remote

Skills to succeed in the role

• Active Learning
• Adaptability
• Cross-Functional Work
• Curiosity
• Digital Literacy
• Emotional Intelligence
• Empathy
• Initiative
• Problem Solving

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to developing a diverse workforce in which everyone is treated fairly, with respect, and has the opportunity to contribute to business success while realizing his or her potential. This means harnessing the unique skills and experience that each individual brings and we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.

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