Production Team Leader - 1291

React Recruitment Ltd; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the electronics industry seeks a talented Production Team Leader for their Gillingham facility. The role involves managing a team of Production Assembly Operatives, overseeing daily operations, and ensuring efficiency in production processes. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills, technical proficiency, and a proven leadership background, particularly in a production environment.

Benefits

Quarterly bonus

24 days annual leave + bank holidays

Pension

Overtime possible

Uniform provided

Clear progression grading scheme

Qualifications

• Experience managing production teams, preferably in electronics.
• Strong technical skills, specifically in computer literacy and SAP.
• Proactive with excellent problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and manage a team of Production Assembly Operatives.
• Conduct performance reviews and manage daily tasks.
• Maintain quality and efficiency on production lines.

Skills

Motivated

Team Player

Good Problem Solver

High Attention to Detail

Excellent Communication

Education

GCSE – Maths and English

Tools

SAP Business 1

Windows Word

Excel

Job description

Our Client based in Gillingham, Kent is seeking an experienced Production Team Leader (office based role).

Location: Gillingham, Kent

Hours: Rotating shifts, Monday to Friday

Monday to Thursday - 6am to 2pm rotating 2pm to 10pm

Friday 6am to 1pm rotating to 1pm to 8pm

Benefits: quarterly bonus, 24 days annual leave + BH, pension, overtime, uniform, bonus – clear progression grading scheme based on performance, responsibility and experience.

To mentor and manage a team of Production Assembly Operatives (electronics industry) – assigning daily tasks, basic HR management – performance, recruitment, absence etc

• Motivated, team player
• Education level – min of GCSE – Maths and English
• Ideally Production Line Assembly work experience at Team Leader level, desirable electronics industry
• Technical skills - Essential: Computer Literate with knowledge of Windows Word Excel etc
• Desirable: SAP Business 1
• Excellent communication skills – verbal and written
• Proactive, likes to take responsibility
• Good problem solver with good time management skills
• High attention to detail
• Production planning and assignment of daily and weekly tasks and activities to Assembly Operatives.
• First level people management including but not limited to, recruitment, new staff inductions, absence meetings in line with The Bradford Factor, investigatory meetings in line with the Company disciplinary procedure, approving holiday and overtime requests and performance reviews.
• Maintaining training/skills matrix, grading reviews and training requests.
• Deliver key KPI’s and targets through the team.
• Attend and facilitate the running of daily production staff meetings and team leader meetings.
• Contribute to the efficiency of the production lines and quality of products.
• Management of stock and inventories via SAP, maintaining usage data to support Procurements forecasting activities.
• Working with Engineering Team to oversee maintenance of equipment and to develop strong business relationships.
• Support the Production Manager when raising purchase requests, working to company budgets and restraints.
• To provide training to Line Leader cover and assist with sickness and holiday cover on behalf of other team leaders within production.