Production Team Leader

Clover Recruitment; Shilton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Clover Recruitment seeks a Production Team Leader to support the day-to-day running of our client’s production operations, delivering safe, efficient and consistent manufacturing performance through visible hands-on leadership and deputising for the Operations Manager when required.

The role focuses on delivering the production plan, ensuring product quality, upholding safety standards, coordinating people, reducing waste and driving continuous improvement while maintaining strong organisational

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing/production environment.
• Understanding of safe systems of work and quality controls.
• Experience coordinating colleagues and providing day-to-day team leadership.
• Ability to interpret production priorities and act within authority.
• Clear written and verbal communication.
• Good organisational skills and accurate record keeping.
• Willingness to work flexibly to cover production and absence requirements.

Responsibilities

• Production and operational support.
• Process monitoring and quality control.
• Continuous improvement.

Skills

Production processes

Quality control

Safety standards

Problem solving

Teamwork

Communication

Organisational skills

Continuous improvement

Job description

Reporting to the Operations Manager, our client is recruiting a Production Team Leader to support the day to day running of the production operations, helping to ensure safe, efficient and consistent manufacturing performance. The role provides visible, hands-on leadership to production operatives and deputises for the Operations Manager when formally requested. It supports delivery of the production plan, product quality, safety, people coordination, waste reduction and continuous improvement, while maintaining strong operational discipline across the site.

Roles and Responsibilites include

• Production and operational support
• Process monitoring and quality control
• Continuous improvement

Key Expectations

• Good understanding of production processes and manufacturing operations
• Strong attention to quality, safety, and operational standards
• Positive and proactive approach to problem solving
• Ability to work effectively within a team environment
• Good communication and organisational skills
• Commitment to continuous improvement and maintaining high workplace standards
• Willingness to learn and develop supervisory skills within a manufacturing environment

Experience Required

• Experience working in a manufacturing, production or similarly process-driven environment
• Practical understanding of safe systems of work, quality controls and operational procedures
• Experience of coordinating colleagues, allocating work or providing day-to-day team leadership
• Ability to interpret production priorities, identify issues and take appropriate action within agreed authority
• Clear written and verbal communication, with the confidence to give instructions and escalat[??] concerns
• Good organisational skills, accuracy in record keeping and a consistent approach to standards
• Willingness and ability to work flexibly in line with production and absence-cover requirements