Production Team Leader

Greenfield Engineering; Northam; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement

Uniform and devices

Discount scheme

Overtime opportunities

Training and wellbeing support

Long service awards

Company events

Salary sacrifice EV scheme

Job summary

Greenfield Engineering in Northam, United Kingdom, is seeking a Production Team Leader to drive daily manufacturing operations on a busy production floor. You will lead a hands-on team, ensure safety, quality and timely output, and coordinate with other departments to maintain smooth workflow.

The role requires practical manufacturing experience, strong communication, and the confidence to coach and develop staff while maintaining high standards of housekeeping and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing/production with some leadership responsibility.
• Strong communication and organisational skills to keep work moving.
• Practical, reliable and quality-focused approach in a busy environment.
• Experience in a team lead or supervisory role in manufacturing/engineering.
• Ability to work with limited supervision.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, or production planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the production team to ensure safe, efficient, high-quality output.
• Organise daily production activity, allocate work, and monitor progress against plans.
• Maintain clear communication with team, supervisors and other departments to support handovers.
• Identify and resolve day-to-day production issues, escalating when needed.
• Promote housekeeping, safe working practices and a positive team culture.

Skills

Leadership/Supervision

Communication

Organisation

Self-management

Lean manufacturing

Production planning

Job description

We are seeking a reliable and motivated Production Team Leader to support the effective running of our production team. The ideal candidate will have practical manufacturing experience, strong communication skills, and the confidence to lead people in a busy environment. This is an important hands-on leadership role, helping to maintain workflow, support quality standards, organise daily production activity, and ensure work is completed safely, efficiently, and to the required standard
Shifts available include:
Days:
Monday to Friday
Sunday to Wednesday
Wednesday to Saturday
Nights:
Monday to Thursday
Sunday to Wednesday
Wednesday to Saturday

Core Responsibilities

• Lead and support the production team to ensure work is completed safely, efficiently, and to the required quality standards.
• Organise daily production activity, allocate work, and monitor progress against planned priorities and targets
• Maintain clear communication with team members, supervisors, and other departments to support smooth handovers and workflow.
• Identify and resolve day-to-day production issues, escalating concerns where further support or decision-making is required.
• Promote good housekeeping, safe working practices, and a positive team culture.

Skills & Experience

• Previous experience working in a manufacturing or production environment, ideally with some responsibility for leading or supporting others.
• Good communication and organisational skills, with the ability to keep work moving and support a team effectively.
• A practical, reliable, and quality-focused approach, with confidence in working safely in a busy production environment.
• Previous experience in a team leader or supervisory role within a manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Experience working in a role requiring strong self-management with limited supervision
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, or production planning processes

Company Benefits

• Additional holiday entitlement linked to length of service.
• Company uniform and IT plus mobile device equipment provided where required for the role.
• Access to a company discount scheme.
• Overtime opportunities available at competitive rates, where applicable.
• Training and development support and Employee wellbeing package.
• Long service awards
• Planned company events and engagement activities.
• Access to a salary sacrifice electric vehicle scheme, subject to eligibility.