Production Team Leader – 4-Day Week, Surface Finishing

Euro Projects Recruitment - Engineering, Manufacturing & Technology; Bicester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 day week – Mon to Thu; Fridays off

Job summary

Euro Projects Recruitment - Engineering, Manufacturing & Technology is seeking a Production Team Leader to own a small, technically diverse surface finishing department, including powder coating, wet paint and chemical coatings. You will work alongside two technicians to ensure quality and on-time delivery across medical, automotive, EV, audio and specialist engineering sectors.

The role focuses on planning, workflow, process improvement, quality, and documentation, with no traditional

Qualifications

• Background in manufacturing/engineering environment.
• Experience with finishing processes is advantageous.
• Proactive problem-solver who focuses on detail and process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of day-to-day planning, scheduling and workflow across a small department.
• Collaborate with two technicians to ensure quality and timely delivery.
• Improve SOPs, work instructions and operational documentation.
• Monitor productivity, quality, rework and department performance.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency and process control.
• Work with engineering, planning and customers to deliver robust finishing processes.

Skills

Senior Technician

Team Leader

Manufacturing Engineer

Process Engineer

Production Engineer

Tools

Powder coating

Wet paint

Job description

Euro Projects Recruitment - Engineering, Manufacturing & Technology is seeking a Production Team Leader to own a small, technically diverse surface finishing department, including powder coating, wet paint and chemical coatings. You will work alongside two technicians to ensure quality and on-time delivery across medical, automotive, EV, audio and specialist engineering sectors.

The role focuses on planning, workflow, process improvement, quality, and documentation, with no traditional