Production Team Leader: KPI Driven, Lean & Safety

Lawrence Dean Recruitment; Letchworth; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent position

Mon-Fri pattern

39.5-hour week

Leadership development

Training opportunities

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Lawrence Dean Recruitment has partnered with a manufacturing business in Letchworth to recruit a Production Team Leader.

You will lead and develop a hands-on team, manage day-to-day performance, monitor KPIs, ensure safety, quality and on-time delivery, and drive continuous improvement across the area.

The role is permanent, full-time, Monday to Friday, 39.5 hours per week, with a salary of £35,800 plus an 18% shift allowance.

Qualifications

• Proven experience supervising or leading a team within a manufacturing or production environment.
• Strong people management skills with the ability to motivate, coach and hold people accountable.
• Experience working with KPIs, targets and production performance.
• Solid Health & Safety awareness in a manufacturing setting.
• Clear communication and interpersonal skills.
• Hands‑on, proactive and solution‑driven approach.
• Good organisational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Leading, motivating and supporting a team within a busy manufacturing environment.
• Managing day-to-day team performance and addressing performance issues when required.
• Monitoring key manufacturing KPIs including productivity, quality, waste, downtime and delivery.
• Ensuring production schedules are achieved and customer deadlines are met.
• Promoting a strong Health & Safety culture and ensuring safe working procedures are followed.
• Supporting the investigation of accidents, incidents and near misses and implementing corrective actions.
• Ensuring products are manufactured to the required quality and customer specifications.
• Carrying out regular quality checks and ensuring standards are consistently maintained.
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes, reduce waste and increase efficiency.
• Supporting Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement initiatives, including 5S and visual management.
• Managing stock levels, materials and consumables to ensure production is not disrupted.
• Supporting the training, coaching and development of team members.
• Maintaining excellent housekeeping standards across the production area.
• Working closely with other departments to ensure production runs smoothly.
• Taking a proactive approach to resolving operational issues and keeping the team on track.

Skills

Team leadership

People management

KPIs & performance

Health & Safety

Communication

Lean / 5S

Continuous improvement

Job description

Lawrence Dean Recruitment has partnered with a manufacturing business in Letchworth to recruit a Production Team Leader.

You will lead and develop a hands-on team, manage day-to-day performance, monitor KPIs, ensure safety, quality and on-time delivery, and drive continuous improvement across the area.

The role is permanent, full-time, Monday to Friday, 39.5 hours per week, with a salary of £35,800 plus an 18% shift allowance.