Production Team Leader

A14 Print; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist print business in Nottingham is seeking a dynamic production Team Leader to oversee operations and manage a skilled team. The role involves ensuring smooth order processing and advising clients on production efficiency. Ideal candidates should have print industry experience, be IT literate, and possess strong communication skills. A competitive salary ranging from £28,000 to £33,000 per annum is offered, along with additional benefits including a profit-related bonus scheme.

Benefits

Profit-related bonus scheme

Additional pension contribution

Flexibility in hours and holidays

Qualifications

• Ideal candidates should have experience in print or print finishing.
• Proficiency in Excel and Word is essential.
• Strong communication skills to engage with clients.

Responsibilities

• Manage production processes to ensure timely order fulfillment.
• Motivate the production team of 3-4 operators.
• Advise clients on workflow improvements for better results.

Skills

Experience in print or print finishing

IT literacy

Communication skills

Ability to suggest and implement changes

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Graphic design package knowledge

Job description

Our small but developing specialist print business needs a dynamic, highly organised production Team Leader and second in command. The role is full time based in Nottingham and is to oversee production through our factory, liaise with our valued clients and develop improvements to the internal systems to keep up with the growing sales and reputation we have generated.

A14 overview

We are a 5 man family owned business specialising in bespoke design led print projects using our skills in hot foil blocking, embossing, , casebinding, packaging, thermography , duplexing and other print and print finishing processes.

We offer several different niche print based processes to a wide and varied client base. We have developed our own range of notebooks called ‘mybooks’ to sell independently with a separate branding, as well as concentrating on improving our services to our existing clients. We have achieved a nation wide client base over the last 26 years of designers, printers , and large organisations. Our aim is to consolidate existing clients, grow nationally into targeted market segments and to explore exporting our highly skilled niche services to Europe and beyond.

Job spec

The job is a production management role in ensuring orders received are processed smoothly through the factory to agreed timescales, assessing each project and due to the niche nature of the work, proactively advising clients on ways of making the work flow more smoothly to improve the end result.

It involves managing and motivating a production team of 3-4 skilled operators to maximise productivity in a professional highly organised way operating under pressure of deadlines.

Flexible working hours are occasionally required due to client demands.

Candidate skills

Experience of the print or print finishing will be very beneficial for all but the most able candidates

You need to be IT literate, most fundamentally in email and internet for client and supplier liaison. You must be capable in excel and word, with knowledge of a graphic design package ideally. You will be a good communicator, confident in handling a wide range of clients in some of the industries top design agencies to ensure we deliver quality results on time.

You should be highly organised and able to suggest, test and implement changes to internal systems to improve production efficiency.

Package

£28,000 - £33,000pa dependent on skills / experience, (salary growth and profit bonus scheme in line with the success of the company)

Membership of profit related bonus scheme and additional pension contribution after successful initial trial period.

Flexibility in hours and holidays is offered in return for similar flexibility in working hours / arrangements to best suit business needs

Industry knowledge & training can be provided as will IT skills training as required for the right candidate.