Senior Manufacturing Team Leader - night shift

STI Limited; Hook; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days holiday

Pension scheme

Health cash back

Flexible working opportunities

Training & development

Job summary

STI Limited in Hook, England, is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Team Leader for the night shift to drive output, quality and delivery targets while upholding manufacturing standards.

You will lead and develop the night shift team, ensure compliance with IPC, 5S and procedures, manage route cards, and act as the primary liaison between staff and management.

Qualifications

• Experience leading manufacturing teams in electronics or similar sectors.
• Strong knowledge of IPC, quality systems and process improvement.
• Ability to manage production schedules and optimise output.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise the night shift team, ensuring targets are met.
• Enforce IPC, quality, 5S, and safety policies across the line.
• Coordinate with production planning and management for on-time delivery.
• Provide coaching, training and performance feedback to staff.
• Support gate and contract reviews as required.

Skills

Leadership & team management

Quality improvement

Production planning

IPC knowledge

5S

Tools

IPC Procedures

Job description

Keep SMT Moving, Quality High, and Teams Performing at Their Best!

Are you an experienced electronics manufacturing professional with a passion for leadership, quality, and continuous improvement? We are looking for a Senior Manufacturing Team Leader to oversee our night shift production team, ensuring output, quality, and delivery targets are achieved while maintaining the highest manufacturing standards.

This role is 37.5 hours per week, across 4 days. Night shift working pattern can be discussed within the interview process.

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual who enjoys leading people, driving performance, and working collaboratively within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

What you’ll be doing:

• Ensuring required output and delivery targets are achieved according to production schedules
• Controlling product through the manufacturing process
• Assisting with gate and contract reviews
• Leading and supervising a team including: ensuring the team complies with all applicable policies, procedures and paperwork e.g. IPC, checking route cards etc; being the main communication point between employees and management; regularly communicating tasks, priorities and achievements; providing support, training and buddying as required; being a role model for performance and conduct; providing assistance with reviews; dealing with T&A issues; ensuring required Security Clearance level
• Working to meet all required business objectives regarding production
• Complying with all 5S activities as required

We offer 23 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays & Flex Days), early finish on a Friday, Flexible working opportunities, Company Pension Scheme, Health Cash Back Scheme, a range of discounts and excellent training and development opportunities. We also pay for professional memberships on a case-by-case basis.

A full job description is available on request.

The ability to obtain Security Clearance will be required for this role.

All applicants should have the Right to Work in the UK, as we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.