Production Team Leader

BALTIC RECRUITMENT SERVICES LIMITED; Newton Aycliffe; On-site; GBP 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in Newton Aycliffe seeks a Production Team Leader to manage shifts and achieve key performance indicators efficiently. The role involves providing management and leadership to team members, ensuring safety, quality standards, and maintaining production flow, with a competitive salary and attractive benefits.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

Life assurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

24 days holiday + bank holidays

Qualifications

• Exposure to a manufacturing environment.
• Strong communication, leadership, and interpersonal abilities.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritise.

Responsibilities

• Manage the shift to achieve KPIs for safety and efficiency.
• Provide guidance and enforce safety policies.
• Ensure production targets are understood and achieved.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Interpersonal abilities

Multi-tasking

Education

Team Leading Qualification/NVQ

Tools

ERP system

Job description

Baltic Recruitment are delighted to be supporting our market leading manufacturing client with their search for a Production Team Leader.

Overall Purpose

• The Team Leader is responsible for managing the shift in a safe and efficient manner to achieve the key performance indicators (KPIs)targets - OEE/Scrap/OTIF/Quality standards /Throughput and productivity.
• To provide management and leadership to enable team members to achieve their individual targets.
  
  

Key Duties

• Work as part of the production management team on agreed objectives with other team leaders and the Production manager.
• Provide daily guidance and enforce the safety policies, procedures and guidelines as set out by the Company.
• Liaise with toolroom staff to ensure correct tooling is available.
• Ensure informative handover is effectively communicated to succeeding team leader. Ensure teams channel is updated with shift information.
• Ensure production KPI targets are understood and achieved.
• Maintain a high standard of housekeeping in area and plant in line with 5S principles.
• Utilise labour, equipment, plant and materials in the most effective manner.
• Prioritise work through production processes in conjunction with production plan.
• Opening & shutting plant down - Ensure start up procedures are followed.
• Ensure high standard of goods produced in line with product specification and quality standards
• Ensure relevant production information is entered via SAP.
• Operate machines adjusting processes to optimise quality.
• Involvement in specific projects where required.
• Implement, in conjunction with quality dept improved quality initiatives.
• Assist in training and development of staff.
  
  

Key Requirements

• Exposure to a manufacturing environment.
• Ideally hold a Team Leading Qualification/NVQ.
• Team Leading Experience.
• Strong communication, leadership, and interpersonal abilities.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritise.
• Knowledge of ERP system.
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision.
  
  

The Package

• £32,907.32 per annum.
• 3 shift pattern: 6AM-2PM, 2PM-10PM & 10PM-6AM on rotation. 40 hrs per week.
• Company pension scheme.
• Life assurance
• EAP.
• 24 days holiday + bank holidays.