Production Team Leader: Drive Safety, Quality & Improvement

ZF Group; Darlaston; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension System

2x Life Assurance cover

Health Cashplan

Job summary

ZF Group in Darlaston, United Kingdom seeks a Production Team Leader to steer a shift team of 10–20 in our assembly and/or machining environment, delivering safety, quality, cost and delivery performance.

You will work alongside six other Team Leaders to drive operational excellence through continuous improvement, team development and efficient production processes, fostering a safe, accountable and high‑performing culture.

Qualifications

• ILM Level 2 qualification (or equivalent) essential.
• Minimum 3 years' supervisory experience within a manufacturing or production environment.
• IOSH Safety Management knowledge desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead a shift team of 10–20 employees to meet safety, quality, cost and delivery targets.
• Maintain production schedule and monitor outputs to ensure on-time delivery.
• Ensure training and competency through assessments and training matrices.
• Support 5S, TPM and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Use SAP ERP and DMP systems for stock and demand reporting on an hourly/shift basis.
• Plan changeovers to minimise downtime and drive waste reduction.

Skills

Team leadership

Supervisory experience

Continuous improvement

5S

SMED

TPM

IOSH Safety

MS Office

Education

ILM Level 2 qualification (or equivalent)

Tools

SAP ERP

DMP systems

Job description

ZF Group in Darlaston, United Kingdom seeks a Production Team Leader to steer a shift team of 10–20 in our assembly and/or machining environment, delivering safety, quality, cost and delivery performance.

You will work alongside six other Team Leaders to drive operational excellence through continuous improvement, team development and efficient production processes, fostering a safe, accountable and high‑performing culture.