Team Leader

Westinghouse Electric Company LLC; Preston; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance

Pension plan

Employee Assistance Program

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Westinghouse Electric Company LLC is seeking a Team Leader in Preston to oversee daily manufacturing operations. You will lead a skilled team to ensure safe, efficient, and compliant production, coordinating with Engineering, Maintenance and Quality to meet performance goals.

The role supports continuous improvement, promotes safety culture, and ensures activities align with regulatory requirements and customer expectations.

Qualifications

• Proven experience supervising teams in manufacturing or operations.
• Knowledge of health, safety and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate daily operational activities for safe plant performance.
• Promote safety culture and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Issue and manage safety documentation within responsibilities.
• Monitor performance and address safety, quality, or production issues.
• Provide technical guidance and daily support to team members.
• Collaborate with Production, Engineering, Maintenance, Quality and others to meet targets.

Skills

Team leadership

Safety culture

Collaborative work

Education

Recognised apprenticeship, BTEC, NVQ Level 3, or equivalent technical qualification in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, or a related discipline

Job description

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Welcome to the future of nuclear energy, where Westinghouse Electric Company is leading the field with expertise and innovation to shape the power of tomorrow.

At Westinghouse, innovation is in our DNA. We are creative. We think differently. We reimagine the possible across the nuclear industry every day.

As a Team Leader, you will lead a team to ensure the safe, efficient, and compliant operation of manufacturing and operational activities within a designated area. You will coordinate daily operations, support employee development, and work with cross-functional teams to achieve safety, quality, production, and performance objectives.

You will play a key role in maintaining high operational standards, supporting continuous improvement initiatives, and ensuring all activities are delivered in line with company policies, regulatory requirements, and customer expectations.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate daily operational activities to ensure safe and efficient plant performance.
• Promote a safety culture and ensure compliance with all health, safety, environmental, quality, and regulatory requirements.
• Issue and manage appropriate safety documentation within the assigned responsibilities.
• Monitor operational performance and address safety, quality, or production issues.
• Conduct or support investigations into operational, safety, and quality-related incidents and implement corrective actions.
• Provide technical guidance and daily support to team members.
• Allocate work, set priorities, and ensure resources are available to meet production requirements and performance targets.
• Collaborate with Production, Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, and other stakeholders to support our goals.
• Monitor team performance and support employee development through coaching, training, and knowledge sharing.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, productivity, and operational performance through continuous improvement activities.
• Ensure services are delivered to internal and external customers following agreed standards and expectations.
• Support budget management by working within departmental cost and resource goals.

Qualifications

• Recognised apprenticeship, BTEC, NVQ Level 3, or equivalent technical qualification in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, or a related discipline.
• Typically, a minimum of 5 years' experience in a manufacturing, production, industrial, or operational environment.
• Experience supervising teams and coordinating operational activities to achieve safety, quality, and production goals.
• Knowledge of health, safety, quality, and regulatory requirements within an operational environment.
• Experience working collaboratively with teams and stakeholders.

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Why Westinghouse?

We know that to put forth your best effort, you need to be challenged and enjoy what you do in a supportive and respectful environment. We aim to maintain this balance by offering our employees the amenities, benefits and training they need to reach personal and professional goals.

• Attractive compensation
• Great benefits for your convenience and safety:
  • Peer-to-peer recognition program.
  • Life insurance
  • Pension plan
  • Employee Assistance Program: confidential counseling and resources for employees, eligible dependents, and household members
• Learning and development opportunities.
• We encourage our employees to participate in community service events and other team-building activities to strengthen their bonds and inspire each other.

Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.

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