Production Team Leader – OEE, Quality & People Development

Staffline; England; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

OnSite support from Staffline

Free car parking on site

Good links to public transport

PPE provided

Job summary

Staffline is seeking a Production Team Leader at our Buckinghamshire site, responsible for leading daily briefings, meeting OEE and KPI targets, and maintaining GMP standards. The role emphasizes safe operation, training, and cross-functional collaboration to drive improvements.

You will supervise production activities, monitor quality, support NPD trials, and ensure materials are available to prevent downtime. The position offers temp-to-perm progression with onsite benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role required.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Knowledge of production KPIs, OEE, waste and labour management.
• Flexible, reliable and results-driven.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily team briefings covering production, OEE, waste, labour, quality and performance targets.
• Ensure production plans and KPI targets are achieved, including OEE, labour, waste, GMP, quality and H&S.
• Maintain a safe working environment and ensure incidents, near misses and corrective actions are properly managed.
• Oversee day-to-day production, ensuring efficient operations, correct staffing and minimal downtime.
• Drive continuous improvement across the production area and challenge existing processes where appropriate.
• Monitor product quality, investigate non-conformances and ensure corrective actions are completed.
• Maintain GMP and factory standards.
• Develop and train team members, keeping training records and skill matrices up to date.
• Ensure effective communication across departments and participate in relevant operational meetings.
• Support NPD trials and production samples.
• Ensure materials are available to meet production requirements and prevent shortages or downtime.
• Support reporting, succession planning and implementation of operational improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Planning

Problem-solving

Tools

GMP knowledge

OEE awareness

Job description

Staffline is seeking a Production Team Leader at our Buckinghamshire site, responsible for leading daily briefings, meeting OEE and KPI targets, and maintaining GMP standards. The role emphasizes safe operation, training, and cross-functional collaboration to drive improvements.

You will supervise production activities, monitor quality, support NPD trials, and ensure materials are available to prevent downtime. The position offers temp-to-perm progression with onsite benefits.