Production Team Leader

NXT Recruitment Limited; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

NXT Recruitment Limited in Carlisle is seeking a Production Team Leader to manage a production team on a day-to-day basis, ensuring safe, efficient and high-quality output that meets customer requirements.

You will work with Quality, Engineering, Planning and HR to resolve issues and drive continuous improvement across the operation, with flexibility to cover shifts from 6am to 11pm and occasional travel to other sites as required.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams in manufacturing or production environments.
• Experience managing and developing a small team.
• Strong understanding of production processes and operational efficiency.
• Experience working to KPIs, targets and performance standards.
• Solid health and safety knowledge within a manufacturing setting.
• Excellent communication and people management skills.
• Capability to address performance issues and drive improvements.
• Good organisational and planning abilities.
• Proficient IT skills and handling performance data systems.
• Ability to influence colleagues across departments and drive change.

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and support a team within a busy manufacturing environment.
• Manage day-to-day production activities and ensure targets are achieved.
• Monitor performance against KPIs and take corrective action as needed.
• Promote a strong health and safety culture across the team.
• Ensure procedures, risk assessments and SOPs are followed.
• Review processes and identify efficiency improvements in production.
• Monitor quality and push a right-first-time approach.
• Identify and reduce waste and production downtime.
• Support investigations and root cause analysis when issues occur.
• Ensure start-up and process control procedures are followed correctly.
• Utilise resources effectively to meet production requirements.
• Collaborate with Quality and Engineering to resolve issues.
• Support training, development and performance of team members.
• Hold personnel to agreed standards and targets.
• Contribute to continuous improvement projects and process changes.
• Support occasional travel to other sites and stock takes.

Skills

Team leadership

People management

Production processes

KPIs

Health and safety

Communication

Problem solving

Planning

IT skills

Continuous improvement

Job description

Production Team Leader

Location: Carlisle, Cumbria

Salary: £39,841 per annum

Job Type: Permanent, Full-time

Hours: Flexible working hours, with the role requiring flexibility to cover shifts between 6am and 11pm

NXT Recruitment is working in partnership with an established manufacturing business in Carlisle to recruit an experienced Production Team Leader.

This is an important position within the production operation, with responsibility for leading a team, maintaining high standards across safety and quality, driving production performance and identifying opportunities to improve the way the department operates.

We’re looking for someone with previous experience in a manufacturing environment who is confident leading people, working to targets and taking ownership when things need to improve.

The Role

As Production Team Leader, you’ll be responsible for the day-to-day management and performance of your production team.

You’ll be a visible presence on the shop floor, making sure work is completed safely, efficiently and to the required quality standards, while also supporting the team to achieve production and customer requirements.

You’ll work closely with managers and other departments including Quality, Engineering, Planning and HR, helping to resolve issues quickly and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading, motivating and supporting a team within a busy manufacturing environment
• Managing day-to-day production activities and ensuring targets are achieved
• Monitoring performance against agreed KPIs and taking action where required
• Promoting a strong culture of health and safety across the team
• Ensuring company procedures, Risk Assessments and Standard Operating Procedures are followed
• Reviewing processes and identifying ways to improve production efficiency
• Monitoring quality and helping to drive a right-first-time approach
• Identifying and reducing waste, downtime and production issues
• Supporting investigations and root cause analysis when problems occur
• Ensuring production start-up and process control procedures are followed correctly
• Making sure resources are used effectively to meet production requirements
• Working closely with Quality and Engineering teams to resolve issues
• Supporting the training, development and performance of team members
• Holding people accountable for agreed standards and targets
• Contributing to continuous improvement projects and challenging processes where improvements can be made
• Supporting wider business requirements, including occasional travel to other sites and planned stock takes

About You

We’re looking for an experienced production professional who enjoys leading people and improving performance.

You’ll ideally have:

• Previous experience as a Team Leader, Supervisor or similar within a manufacturing or production environment
• Experience managing and developing a small team
• A strong understanding of production processes and operational efficiency
• Experience working to KPIs, targets and performance standards
• A good understanding of health and safety requirements within a manufacturing environment
• Strong communication and people management skills
• The confidence to address performance issues and hold others accountable
• A practical approach to problem-solving and decision-making
• Good organisational and planning skills
• Strong attention to quality and process
• Good IT skills and confidence working with performance information and systems
• The ability to work effectively with different departments and influence others
• A proactive approach to continuous improvement
• The resilience and flexibility to work in a fast-moving production environment

The Opportunity

This is a role where you’ll have the opportunity to make a genuine difference to the performance of your team and the wider production operation.

You’ll be given responsibility for managing your own team, improving processes and working closely with other areas of the business to deliver safe, efficient and high-quality production.

The role will require flexibility around working hours, including the ability to cover shifts between 6am and 11pm, as well as occasional travel to other sites and attendance at planned business-critical stock takes.