Production Team Leader

Ibstock Plc; Dewsbury; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Digicare+

Pension 10% match

Life insurance

Share Save scheme

Job summary

Ibstock Plc is seeking a Production Team Leader for the Dewsbury factory in Thornhill Lees, Dewsbury, WF12 9EF. The role covers shift-based leadership, ensuring safe and efficient production, and delivering on production plans.

You will supervise teams, manage resources, and drive improvements with the Engineering Team and Production Manager. The role offers a permanent, full-time opportunity with career progression in a large manufacturing group.

Responsibilities

• Ensure people and resources are applied efficiently to meet delivery requirements.
• Chair the morning team meetings and daily production meetings when required.
• Identify and implement improvements with Engineering Team and Production Manager.

Job description

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Reference: SEP20261968

Expiry date: 15:46, Wed, 21st Oct 2026

Location: Dewsbury

Salary: Competitive

Benefits: TBC

WE ARE 200 years of history and over 2,000 employees strong. WE ARE a business loaded with opportunity and career progression. WE ARE innovators, designers, makers and engineers who manufacture and provide smart, efficient, and effective building products and solutions.

Through our customer relationships, diverse building product range and solutions, we enable the creation of inspirational homes, places and spaces for us all to live and work better. With eight core product categories, underpinned by expert design and technical services, we work with architects, builders, merchants and the wider construction supply chain to build the face of Britain.

We are fully committed to a net zero future and continue to invest in expertise and product development to manufacture more efficiently and sustainably. We pride ourselves on leading for new, innovative and sustainable products and solutions, both for today and for a new era of building.

To support our progress, we are currently recruiting for a Production Team Leader to come and join our team at our Dewsbury factory in Thornhill Lees, Dewsbury, WF12 9EF

Key areas of Responsibility

• Ensure people and resources are applied in an efficient and effective manner to meet delivery requirements
• Collection and interpretation of production data as well as collection of downtime data and ensuring accurate reporting.
• Providing cover where appropriate to maintain maximum output of machinery.
• Ensure team members follow defined manufacturing procedures and comply with quality requirements.
• Ensure equipment is within calibration date and all systems are functioning correctly.
• Ensure that escalation procedures for quality concerns is followed
• Monitor and maintain all safety equipment, tools, H&S checks.
• Responsible for training of operators.
• Monitor time and attendance (escalating any problems to management).

Key Duties

• Ensure effective communications between shifts to maximise factory performance.
• Monitor situations of over-manning and utilise resources effectively ensuring that your shift has enough personnel trained to run and cover all stations.
• Chairing the morning team meetings and chairing the daily production meeting when required.
• Help in identifying improvements and highlighting them to the Engineering Team and Production Manager.
• Encourage and promote team working at all times.
• Identify and solve problems, using resources under your direct control.
• Understanding the operation of each machine, to a standard where you can run the machines should you be required to cover breaks or train personnel.

Think you can make a difference? WE ARE your future.

• Full time, permanent role
• Digicare+ Provided by Aviva
• 10% matched pension, administered by Legal and General
• 3x life insurance
• Share Save scheme eligibility
• Full access to Employee Assistance programme for self and family members
• Access to high street retail discounts platform - with access to discounts at Tesco, Asda, etc.
• Personal development and career progression opportunities

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion?

Excited about the role, but your past experience or qualifications don’t perfectly match everything in the job description? We would encourage you to still apply. Studies have shown that some people, particularly from minority groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. Here at Ibstock Plc we are dedicated to building belonging, empowering our colleagues to be their true self by offering a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. You may just be the right candidate for this role, or other future roles across the Ibstock Group.

Ibstock Plc are committed and passionate about building a diverse environment. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. You will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, national origin, disability or age.