Production Team Leader: Drive Safety, Quality & Efficiency

Owen Daniels

High Wycombe

On-site

GBP 42,000 - 54,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

Owen Daniels are supporting a leading manufacturing business in High Wycombe seeking a Production Team Leader to join their operations team.

The role leads a production/assembly team in a busy environment, ensuring schedules are delivered on time while maintaining safety, quality and continuous improvement. Experience in manufacturing leadership, production planning and ERP/MRP systems is essential.

Qualifications

Previous experience as a Team Leader, Production Supervisor or similar in manufacturing.
Experience in leading production schedules and achieving targets.

Responsibilities

Lead, motivate and develop a team of production and assembly personnel.
Coordinate daily production activities to hit output targets and delivery requirements.
Manage production schedules, balance resources and priorities for efficiency.
Monitor productivity, quality and performance metrics, take corrective actions.
Support inventory management, stock accuracy and material availability.
Ensure health & safety procedures and a safe working environment.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives including Lean Manufacturing and 5S.
Collaborate with Planning, Engineering, Quality and Supply Chain to resolve issues.
Support training, development and performance management within the team.
Assist with problem-solving, root cause analysis and corrective actions.