Team Leader

Artifex Interior Systems Limited; Stirchley; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Artifex Interior Systems Limited in Stirchley, United Kingdom, is seeking a Team Leader to take day-to-day ownership of people and production within an assembly area. You will coordinate resources, monitor hourly performance and respond quickly to operational issues to keep production flowing.

You will lead a team, ensure safety and quality, administer training records, and escalate concerns to Shift Management as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience leading or coordinating people in a production/manufacturing setting.
• Clear communication with colleagues, coaching and development of team members.
• Structured problem-solving and quality controls, with familiarity with audits (8D/5S)

Responsibilities

• Lead employees across the assigned area and allocate work to production staff, forklift drivers and technicians.
• Monitor hourly performance and escalate risks or shortfalls to Shift Management.
• Maintain product and process quality through first-off approvals and audits; manage non-conforming products and training records.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching & development

Communication

Problem solving

Production planning

Education

Team-leading qualification

Quality management knowledge

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Job description

About The Role

As a Team Leader at our Elmdon Plant, you will take day-to-day ownership of people and production activity within an assigned assembly area. You will help ensure operations run safely, efficiently and to the required quality standards by coordinating resources, monitoring hourly performance and responding quickly to operational issues.

This is an opportunity to provide visible leadership in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You will set clear expectations, support colleagues to develop their capability and work with operational support teams to maintain production flow and deliver agreed objectives.

Key Responsibilities

You will lead employees across the assigned area, allocate work and coordinate production colleagues, forklift truck drivers and technicians so that people, equipment and processes operate effectively. You will monitor performance against the production plan, maintain hourly pace boards and **escalate** risks or shortfalls promptly to Shift Management.

You will maintain product and process quality through production first-off approvals, hourly audits and adherence to operating, packing and quality instructions. You will also control non-conforming products, maintain accurate training records and support fair, consistent management of attendance, conduct and performance.

Health, safety and wellbeing will be central to your role. You will reinforce correct PPE use, respond to hazards and near misses, and drive continuous improvement through structured problem-solving, process audits, housekeeping and 5S activity.

About You

You will have experience of leading or coordinating people in a production or manufacturing environment, together with the ability to manage changing operational priorities and respond effectively to production, quality and safety issues. You will communicate clearly, coach and develop colleagues, take ownership and escalation concerns appropriately.

Working knowledge of production quality controls, process auditing and structured problem‑solving is important, as is competence in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint. Automotive manufacturing experience, a relevant team‑leading qualification, knowledge of IATF 16949 or ISO 9001, and experience of 8D or 5S activity would be advantageous.