Production Team Leader in Poole)

Rubicon Recruitment Group; Poole; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced pension 10%

Employee share scheme

Additional holiday

Product discounts

Leadership development programme

Career progression

Job summary

Rubicon Recruitment Group in Poole is seeking a Production Team Leader to guide a 10-person production team across a three-shift pattern. The role focuses on maintaining output, quality and efficiency on a busy line as the business continues to grow in Poole.

You will lead and develop the team, champion Health and Safety, and push continuous improvement ideas. Regularly report to the Shift Manager and deputise as needed.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading or supervising a team in production/manufacturing.
• Experience in food manufacturing or FMCG is desirable.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to motivate and influence others.
• Able to take initiative and drive improvements without prompting.

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and develop a team of 10 operatives across a rotating shift pattern.
• Drive output, quality and efficiency on a busy production line.
• Champion Health and Safety and ensure safe working practices.
• Identify and push continuous improvement ideas to optimise line performance.
• Resolve conflicts calmly and fairly and maintain team focus.
• Report to the Shift Manager and deputise when required.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Continuous improvement

Lean practices

Proactive

Job description

Production Team Leader | £39,500 per annum | Poole

Step into a Production Team Leader role, at a well-known food manufacturer that is continuin to grow in Poole.

Your ideas, energy and calm head will shape how this line runs from day one.

Hours

Rotating shifts over a three-shift per week shift pattern (6am to 2pm, 2pm to 10pm and 10pm to 6am).

As a Production Team Leader, you will benefit from:

• Enhanced 10% pension
• Employee share and benefits scheme
• Option to buy additional holiday
• Discounts on company products
• Structured leadership development programme
• Genuine career progression within a large, expanding business.

As a Production Team Leader, your responsibilities will include:

• Leading, motivating and developing a team of 10 production operatives across a rotating shift pattern
• Driving output, quality and efficiency targets on a busy, fast-moving production line
• Championing Health and Safety, making sure safe working practices are followed at all times
• Spotting and pushing forward continuous improvement ideas to make the line run better
• Resolving conflict calmly and fairly, keeping the team focused and working well together
• Reporting into the Shift Manager and deputising when required.

As a Production Team Leader, your experience will include:

• Proven experience leading or supervising a team in a production or manufacturing environment
• Experience in food manufacturing or FMCG (desirable)
• Strong communication skills, with the confidence to motivate and influence others
• A proactive, results-focused approach, taking initiative without waiting to be asked
• Exposure to continuous improvement or lean practices
• Flexibility to work a rotating three-shift pattern.

If you're ready to put your stamp on a new line and grow your leadership career with a business that's investing for the future, this Production Team Leader role is the next step.