Production Team Leader

Euro Projects Recruitment Ltd.; Bicester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Holidays

Training & development

Job summary

Euro Projects Recruitment Ltd. is seeking a Production Team Leader for a compact finishing department in Bicester. The role offers a four-day week (Mon–Thu) with Fridays off and a salary of £40,000–£47,000 plus benefits.

You’ll own day-to-day planning and workflow alongside two skilled technicians, driving process improvement and better visibility across the team. The role emphasizes practical problem solving and structured operation rather than traditional people management, with exposure to

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing, engineering or process improvement environments.
• Practical problem solver with attention to detail.
• Comfort with a non-traditional people-management role.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of day-to-day planning, scheduling and workflow for a small department.
• Work with two technicians to ensure quality and on-time delivery.
• Improve processes, SOPs and operational documentation.
• Monitor productivity, quality and overall department performance.
• Collaborate with engineering, planning and customers on finishing processes.

Job description

Production Team Leader, Bicester, 4 day week, £40,000 - £47,000 + benefits

• 4 day week - Monday to Thursday. Every Friday off!
• £40,000 - £47,000 + pension + holidays + training & development.
• This is a newly created role taking ownership of a small, technically diverse surface finishing department covering powder coating, wet paint and chemical coatings.
• Interesting work across medical, automotive, EV, audio and specialist engineering sectors.

This is not a traditional people-management role. You'll work alongside two experienced technicians, focusing on planning and workflow, process improvement, quality, documentation and bringing greater structure and visibility to the department.

This Production Team Leader job will suit:

• A Senior Technician, Team Leader, Manufacturing Engineer, Process Engineer, Production Engineer or similar.
• Someone from a manufacturing, engineering, production, process improvement or surface finishing environment.
• Experience within powder coating, wet paint, plating, anodising or surface treatments would be advantageous but is not essential.
• A practical problem solver who enjoys getting into the detail and improving how things work.
• Someone comfortable taking greater ownership without wanting a traditional people-management role.

This Production Team Leader job will involve:

• Taking ownership of day-to-day planning, scheduling and workflow across a small department.
• Working alongside two experienced technicians to ensure quality and delivery requirements are achieved.
• Improving processes, SOPs, work instructions and operational documentation.
• Monitoring productivity, quality, rework and overall department performance.
• Identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency and process control.
• Working closely with engineering, planning and customers to deliver robust, repeatable finishing processes.

This Production Team Leader role is commutable from Oxford, Bicester, Banbury, Brackley, Buckingham, Kidlington, Aylesbury and surrounding areas.