Production Team Leader

M-Tec Engineering Solutions; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

M-Tec Engineering Solutions in Wolverhampton is recruiting a Production Team Leader to guide a small production unit. You will lead from the front, organise daily workloads and ensure work is completed on time, to specification and with the right quality.

This hands-on role suits someone stepping into first-line management or an experienced supervisor ready for the next step. You’ll oversee presswork, assembly and welding, support training and development, and work closely with planning, quality

Qualifications

• The key requirement is experience within a subcontract manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Leading and supporting a small production team
• Organising daily workloads and prioritising production requirements
• Overseeing work across presswork, assembly and welding
• Ensuring customer orders are delivered on time and to specification
• Monitoring quality, output and productivity
• Supporting team members with training, development and day-to-day guidance
• Working closely with planning, quality and other departments
• Helping resolve production issues and keep work flowing
• Driving good standards of housekeeping, health and safety and continuous improvement

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Manufacturing

Job description

Location: Wolverhampton

Salary: £35,000 per annum

Ready to step up into your first leadership role - or looking for your next challenge as an experienced Production Team Leader?

M-Tec Engineering Solutions are currently recruiting for a Production Team Leader to join an established and growing subcontract manufacturing business based in Wolverhampton.

This is a genuine opportunity to make your mark.

You could be an experienced Production Supervisor or Team Leader looking for a new challenge. Alternatively, you may be a highly capable Senior Operator, Chargehand or experienced manufacturing professional who is ready to take that next step into their first management role.

Either way, you'll be joining a business where your leadership, organisation and practical manufacturing experience will have a direct impact.

The Role

You’ll lead from the front, helping to ensure the team delivers the right work, to the right quality, at the right time.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading and supporting a small production team
• Organising daily workloads and prioritising production requirements
• Overseeing work across presswork, assembly and welding
• Ensuring customer orders are delivered on time and to specification
• Monitoring quality, output and productivity
• Supporting team members with training, development and day-to-day guidance
• Working closely with planning, quality and other departments
• Helping resolve production issues and keep work flowing
• Driving good standards of housekeeping, health and safety and continuous improvement

About You

The key requirement is experience within a subcontract manufacturing environment.

You’ll understand that priorities can change, customer requirements matter and the ability to keep production moving is critical.

You may already be working as a:

• Production Team Leader
• Production Supervisor
• Chargehand
• Senior Manufacturing Operator
• Skilled Presswork, Assembly or Welding professional ready to step up

You don’t need to have held a formal management title before. What matters is that you have the technical understanding, confidence and people skills to lead a small team and take ownership of production performance.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• £35,000 salary
• Genuine progression opportunity for an experienced manufacturing professional
• Suitable for both an aspiring first-time manager and an established Team Leader
• Hands-on role with real responsibility and influence
• Work across presswork, assembly and welding
• Join an established subcontract manufacturing business
• Opportunity to develop and grow with the business

If you’re a practical and approachable manufacturing professional who enjoys getting things done, solving problems and getting the best from a team, this could be an excellent next step.