Production Team Leader

Job Advert; London Borough of Harrow; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Job Advert in Harrow is seeking a Production Line Leader to supervise day-to-day production line activities, ensure targets and quality standards are met, and maintain health & safety obligations.

The role involves overseeing line operators, managing machinery and changeovers to minimise downtime, ensuring quality checks pass and coordinating with Quality, Engineering, Maintenance and Warehouse teams to sustain efficient production. Strong communication and problem-solving are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing/production environment.
• Experience leading or supervising a production team.
• Strong communication, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Experience managing production line performance, changeovers and downtime.

Responsibilities

• Supervising and supporting production line operators to ensure daily production targets are achieved.
• Managing production machinery, line performance and changeovers to minimise downtime and product waste.
• Ensuring all quality checks are completed and products meet required standards.
• Maintaining health & safety, hygiene and 5S standards across the production line.
• Monitoring production performance and reporting any issues or delays.
• Ensuring production procedures and work instructions are followed correctly.
• Working closely with Quality, Engineering, Maintenance and Warehouse teams to maintain efficient production.
• Supporting staff training, development and performance management.
• Completing shift handovers and production reports accurately.
• Identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce waste.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Organisational skills

Job description

Production Line Leader

This role is responsible for supervising day-to-day production line activities, ensuring production targets, quality standards and health & safety requirements are met.

Location: Harrow

Salary: £15.38

Duties:

• Supervising and supporting production line operators to ensure daily production targets are achieved.

• Managing production machinery, line performance and changeovers to minimise downtime and product waste.

• Ensuring all quality checks are completed and products meet required standards.

• Maintaining health & safety, hygiene and 5S standards across the production line.

• Monitoring production performance and reporting any issues or delays.

• Ensuring production procedures and work instructions are followed correctly.

• Working closely with Quality, Engineering, Maintenance and Warehouse teams to maintain efficient production.

• Supporting staff training, development and performance management.

• Completing shift handovers and production reports accurately.

• Identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce waste.

We require candidates with previous experience in a manufacturing or production environment, alongside experience leading or supervising a production team. Candidates should have strong communication, organisational and problem-solving skills, with experience managing production line performance, changeovers and downtime.