Production Team Leader

TN United Kingdom; York; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company is seeking a Production Team Leader to oversee daily operations on the production line. This role involves managing a team, ensuring quality standards, and driving operational excellence. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills, with a focus on achieving production targets in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Pension 3% EEs and 6% ERs

Access to company discounts platform

Qualifications

• Good level of Maths and English (written and spoken).
• Managed a small team in a relevant industry.
• Ability to train and pass on production knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Manage the team and ensure appropriate training.
• Monitor progress of orders through manufacturing.
• Drive performance vs target through audits and reviews.

Skills

Communication

People Management

Leadership

Negotiation

Mathematics

Tools

MS Office

Job description

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An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Production Team Leader within a long established and highly respected manufacturing company in Rotherham.

About the company
Our client is British manufacturer founded in 1984. They create solutions to meet the challenges of integrating power and AV/data access for people working in offices and commercial spaces. They provide a total product range from underfloor powertrack and power hub power distributions systems, floor boxes, workstation power and AV/data modules to monitor arms, CPU supports and cable management solutions that are designed to be quick and easy to install and adaptable for contractor, client and end-user.

About the role
As Production Team Leader, you will manage, organise and control the day to day running of the production line(s) or area, ensuring that the team deliver planned volume in the most cost-effective way whilst adhering to quality standards in terms of product quality, housekeeping and health and safety.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the team and ensure that the right resource is available, ensuring team members are appropriately trained and clear of what is expected of them
• Monitor progress of all orders received through the manufacturing process to ensure it is ready for the required delivery date
• Maintain an overview and prioritise batching and production of orders alongside the Assistant Production Manager
• Ensure the best practices are being used, to drive towards operational excellence
• Drive and evaluate performance vs target through regular monitoring, audits and reviews
• Identify issues at early stage; develop and implement appropriate solutions and escalate to the Assistant Production Manager as required
• Maintain standards of quality hygiene and housekeeping within their are
• Ensure effective and timely communication to the team, management and customers as appropriate e.g. daily briefings and performance feedback

About you
To be successful for the role of Production Team Leader you must have / be:

• Good level of Maths and English (written and spoken)
• Competent with all aspects of MS Office, particularly Outlook, Word and Excel
• Managed a small team in a relevant industry
• Ability to demonstrate competent people management and leadership skills
• Driven, enthusiastic and motivated
• Communicate effectively on all levels
• Able to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• The ability to train and pass on production knowledge to others
• Confident in the team
• Influential and skilled negotiator

About the rewards
For the position of Production Team Leader, there is a salary on offer of £13.85 per hour and benefits include:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Pension 3% EEs and 6% ERs
• Access to the company discounts platform