Production Team Leader

GE Vernova; Stafford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Vernova in Stafford, UK, seeks an Operations Supervisor to oversee front-line manufacturing employees and ensure reliability on the production line. You will manage hourly staff, align with policy, and support continuous improvement initiatives.

You will apply basic manufacturing knowledge, communicate effectively, and collaborate with other teams while resolving issues within established procedures.

Qualifications

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to document and plan work.

Responsibilities

• Oversight and management of front-line manufacturing employees.
• Broadening knowledge to execute policy and strategy within defined framework.
• Understand key business drivers and how own work integrates with other teams.
• Resolve issues within defined procedures with moderate autonomy.
• Interface with customers and colleagues to explain technical information as needed.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

High school diploma with relevant experience

Job description

Job Description Summary

Perform the daily operations of plants to ensure reliability and consistency on the production line. Includes Service Shops. Impacts quality of own work and the work of others on the team. Executes standard operational/technical tasks typically subject to instructions and work routines. There is latitude to rearrange the sequence to complete task/duties based on changing work situations.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Oversight and management of front-line manufacturing employees. Typically managing hourly employee populations.
• Broadening knowledge of own technical discipline to execute policy/strategy. May include support roles with specialized technical field of knowledge; still acquiring higher level knowledge and skills.
• Basic understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work. Good understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area.
• May have some autonomy to make decisions within a defined framework. Resolves issues in situations that require good technical knowledge and judgment within established procedures. Consults more senior team members for issues outside of defined instructions/parameters.
• A job at this level requires good interpersonal skills and may be required to lead a junior team. For customer facing roles, develops strong customer relationships and serves as the interface between customer and GE. Explains technical information to others.

Required Qualifications

• Basic experience in the Manufacturing & Production Supervision.
• Knowledge level is comparable to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college ( or a high school diploma with relevant experience).

Desired Characteristics

• Strong oral and written communication skills. Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No