Production Team Leader

LF Legal Translation Services; Fareham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company close to Fareham is seeking a Production Team Leader to oversee operations, ensuring timely job completion and high quality. This role involves leading a team, driving continuous improvement, and collaborating with various departments to maintain productivity and quality standards. Ideal candidates will have experience in manufacturing and team leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a team in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to build and manufacture computers.
• Proven track record of driving continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Ensure jobs are completed on time and troubleshoot issues with faulty parts.
• Assist technicians with build issues and monitor productivity.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement and maintain quality standards.

Skills

Leadership

Team Management

Problem Solving

Quality Assurance

Job description

Our clients based close to Fareham have an exciting opportunity for a Production Team Leader to join their growing team.

Delivery On-Time

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Ensure jobs assigned to your team are completed on time.
• Be the first point of contact for any faulty parts or units, and, for those that cannot be resolved, work closely with RMA to ensure a quick turnaround of faulty components.
• Communicate with Purchasing and other departments as needed.
• Ensure all build issues are recorded on the SOP Problem Log and update the instructions with fixes and rollout training to avoid a repeat
• Monitor the skills matrix and proactively arrange training to ensure sufficient trained staff are available to meet current and future skills demand.
  
  

Productivity

• Assist technicians with any build issues ensure that the technicians' times are spent productively.
• Ensure production hours are logged against the relevant jobs, and they are at or below the allocated build hours for the job
• Check build times are correct on the ERP and report any issues to the Production Scheduler/Production Manager.
• Ensure all technicians are trained, or in training, for the builds they are on.
  
  

Continuous Improvement

• Drive a culture of continuous improvement to achieve 1% reduction in build hours.
• Lead by example in the promotion of 7s. and ensure all technicians understand it and how they can influence it.
• Encourage new Kaizen ideas from technicians and ensure new ideas are implemented and communicated.
• Ensure all technicians have an understanding of 7S and their influence on it.
• Participate and encourage participation in Company People Initiatives.
  
  

Quality

• To work closely with the Quality Department to ensure all work is to the highest quality standards.
• Remove any barriers preventing 100% concentration on maintaining quality builds. Escalate to Operations Manager where required.
• Recognise and implement any training requirements.
• Work with quality team on root cause analysis and implement corrective actions
  
  

Required Skills & Experience

• Able to build and manufacture computers
• Experience working within a manufacturing environment
• Experience leading a team
  
  

Working Hours

37.5 hours per week. 08:00-16:00, MondayFriday.

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