Production Team Leader

Caterpillar; Leicester; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in construction equipment is seeking an Assembly Production Team Leader in Leicester. You will lead an assembly operations team, ensuring the delivery of quality products while meeting customer deadlines. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong leadership, communication skills, and a good understanding of assembly operations. This permanent role offers various benefits and a competitive salary package.

Benefits

27 days annual leave + bank holidays

Production Bonus

Share Scheme (50% Company Matched)

Contributory Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Possess a good understanding of assembly operations practices and processes.
• Experience of the Manufacturing Quality process, reporting defects and root cause analysis.
• Ability to work closely with others requiring team participation to achieve agreed goals.
• Must be flexible and support extra hours if required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team to meet daily production goals on safety, quality, velocity, and cost targets.
• Actively coach, guide and mentor your team's performance and development.
• Audit and drive defect investigations to ensure high quality product outputs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive improvements.

Skills

Understanding of assembly operations practices

Experience in Manufacturing Quality process

Strong communication skills

Organized with attention to detail

Self-motivated

Job description

Career Area:

Operations

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you'rejoining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don'tjust talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

New product launch alert!

Caterpillar Desford are excited to have launched a new product in 2025. After nearly two decades, the Telehandler has returned to Leicestershire.

A telehandler, is a versatile machine used primarily in construction, agriculture, and other industries for material handling. It features a telescoping boom that can extend forward and upward, allowing it to lift and place loads at various heights and distances

Key features of telehandlers include:

• Extended reach: The telescoping boom provides significant reach, making it ideal for placing materials in hard-to-access areas.

• Lift capacity: Telehandlers can handle heavy loads, often ranging from a few thousand pounds to over ten thousand pounds

• Attachment versatility: They can be equipped with various attachments, such as forks, buckets, and lifting hooks, to perform different tasks.

• Maneuverability: Telehandlers often have multiple steering modes, enhancing their ability to navigate tight spaces

If this sounds like a project you would like to be a part of, see our opportunity below.

The Opportunity

Join our Desford team where you will have the opportunity to work with smart tooling, digital standard work and advanced automation to drive innovation in a state-of-art-environment

As a Production Team Leader within assembly, you will lead and motivate an assembly operations team ensuring the safe and efficient delivery of quality products meeting customer order deadlines.

What You Will Do:

As Production Team Leader, your accountabilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Leading the team to meet the daily production goals on safety, quality, velocity and cost targets

• Actively coach, guide and mentor your teams performance and development

• Carry out daily communications and deploy training programs to upskill teams using lean methodologies

• To lead an inclusive, engaging safety culture

• Proactively resolve issues and generate new ideas for your assigned area using the Continuous Improvement (CI) process to improve quality, effectiveness and safety.

• Audit and drive defect investigations to ensure high quality product outputs

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive improvements within the assembly processes

• Proactively plan and cover team members absences daily

The panel cannot make assumptions when shortlisting therefore please demonstrate your qualifications and experience on your CV relevant to the criteria outlined.

What you can demonstrate:

• Possess a good understanding of assembly operations practices and process

• Experience of the Manufacturing Quality process, reporting defects and root cause analysis.

• As a team member the ability to work closely with others is imperative, requiring team participation to achieve the agreed goals

• Self-motivated, with the flexibility to deal with independent and team behaviours, you should be able to motivate and influence others with your advice and experience

• Strong communication skills both written and verbal to be confident to eradicate behaviours not in line with our company values.

• Highly organised and a keen attention to detail

• Must be flexible and support extra hours if requiredand willing to work on a multi shift pattern

What you may have:

• Previous people development and performance management experience

• 6 Sigma / Project management

Pending the number of applications, the criteria for the position may be enhanced to facilitate shortlisting.

Flexible working arrangements will be considered for this role, in-line with the needs of the business

What You Will Get

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to build on the skills they have by working with a variety of different functional areas, allowing them to develop their understanding of the wider business requirements. Becoming a member of a skilled, diverse and inclusive team that will provide a good foundation for future career development within Caterpillar.

Job Title:

Assembly Production Team Leader

Salary:

£33,892 rising progressively to £37,568 once role competencies are met

Location:

Desford, Leicestershire

Contract:

Permanent

Benefits

27 days annual leave + bank holidays – option to buy or sell, Production Bonus, Flexible Buy In Benefits such as Private Medical, Health Care, Dental & Vision scheme and more, Share Scheme (50% Company Matched), Contributory Pension Scheme (Contribution double by Company up to 10%)

Travel

Not required

CATERPILLAR

Caterpillar is a world leader in construction and mining equipment—creating innovative, cutting-edge products and services that help our customers build the world around us. With that level of impact comes the platform to care for the world, we work in. That’s why we lead sustainable green initiatives to preserve the environment, help reduce poverty with the Caterpillar Foundation and stay involved in the communities we help build.

What will Caterpillar do for you?

From day one, you’re set up to thrive at Caterpillar: helpful training, relatable mentors, global experience, competitive salary package, work-life balance and the growth opportunities you expect with a Fortune 100 company. Your power our success and we are committed to empowering yours. After all, when your work can impact the entire world, it’s important to do work that matters.

Just a quick heads-up: We start reviewing applications as soon as they come in, so if you’re interested, don’t wait too long! We may close the advert early if we feel we’ve got a strong pool of potentially suitable applicants.

Don’t miss out, get your application in soon!

Posting Dates:

November 17, 2025 - December 1, 2025

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply

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