Team Leader Assembly & Integration

Rheinmetall AG; West Midlands Combined Authority; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Team Leader for Assembly & Integration, responsible for managing a team and achieving production targets. The role emphasizes safety, quality, and improvements in a dynamic manufacturing environment. Ideal candidates will have a solid engineering background and demonstrable leadership experience.

Benefits

Competitive salaries reviewed each year

Life assurance

Long Service rewards with additional holiday

Health cash plan

Employer pension contributions up to 10%

Salary sacrifice benefits including cycle to work

Access to high street and gym discounts

Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits

Qualifications

• 3 years of leadership experience in Engineering/Manufacturing.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings.
• UK MOD ‘SC’ security clearance needed.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of 15-20 technicians.
• Achieve production KPIs and facilitate continuous improvement.
• Manage people performance and develop the team.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Safety awareness

Risk management

Continuous improvement mindset

Education

ONC/HNC or NVQ Level 3 Engineering Apprenticeship

Tools

SAP

Job description

Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land Ltd RBSL Ltd in Telford Shropshire

We are currently recruiting for Team Leader Assembly & Integration to join RBSL Production Team.

The individual in this role will report directly to the Production Manager and be responsible for the supervision of a team of approximately 15 – 20 Assembly & Integration Technicians and Weld Technicians. As Team Leader you will ensure a safe working environment and resolve any issues and performance matters that may arise. The role is pivotal to the long-term achievement of manufacturing schedules and provision of cost targets through the delivery of continuous improvement and lean activities.

In addition to the core skills and competences the individual will bring to the production team, RBSL will provide the individual with a detailed understanding of the platform on which they will be working and all of the necessary skills required to undertake their role.

Shift work & overtime is not planned but may be required.

Position Key Duties and Responsibilities:-

• Manage all aspects of people management, including day to day responsibility of teams’ performance management and development to include attendance, sickness, overtime approvals, training (where appropriate), PDP’s (Personal Development Plans), and behavioural and conduct related issues.
• Support the Production Manager in achieving production KPI’s (e.g. Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery & People) targets and actively participate with continuous improvement activities (e.g. production efficiency, operating cost reduction, safety, PPS & 5S).
• Accountable for all aspects of Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery and People targets within your area of responsibility.
• Allocate work to the Team at the start of shift and communicate issues, progress and achievements at an end of shift meeting.
• Escalate issues and disruption to the Production Manager in a timely manner.
• Encourage the Team to submit improvement ideas to increase engagement and efficiency.
• Provide inputs to the wider production team (e.g. Welding Engineers, Manufacturing Engineers, Production Planning, Logistics or Quality) as required.

WHAT QUALIFICATIONS YOU SHOULD HAVE

Required:-

• Ideally be ONC/HNC qualified or NVQ Level 3 Engineering Apprenticeship (or equivalent qualification).
• Minimum of 3 years of Leadership experience in Engineering/Manufacturing bias, or assembly experience working within an engineering or production environment in a similar industry.
• Be able to read and interpret technical drawings to understand specifications, tolerances and required materials to carry out the task.
• UK MOD ‘SC’ security clearance needed (If no SC yet, RBSL will sponsor application). Candidate must declare any known concerns that they may have in achieving security clearance in their application.
• Good Communication skills & the ability to lead a high performing team through training, mentoring and the transfer of knowledge.
• Motivated and disciplined with an excellent work ethic, technical aptitude, continuous improvement mind-set and can demonstrate good attention to detail.
• Ability to work and influence cross-functionally
• Demonstrate high levels of SHE behaviours to teams through positive promotion of safety awareness, risk management and compliance
• Hold high levels of SHE knowledge that will require Risk Assessment and Method Statements skills and functional knowledge. Team safety, quality and cost performance of the team is delivered to the highest standards.
• Utililise and drive the selected business process and tool sets to enable effective delivery performance.
• Lead and coach teams to develop a new improving culture that will deliver efficiencies to our delivery methods, processes, systems and tools

Desirable / advantageous:-

• Experience in working in a low volume, Fabrication, heavy manufacturing environment.
• Experience in working in the production or installation of Military or Heavy goods vehicle sub systems such as, but not limited to, brakes, transmissions, engines, auto electrical, communications, hydraulics, cooling and HVAC.
• General knowledge of SAP.

WHAT WE OFFER YOU

We want RBSL to be an employer of choice and for our employees to build a career they can be proud of with us. Through our contracts to deliver world-class products and support, we are able to offer great opportunities for personal development and career advancement through specialist technical roles, essential support functions and leadership positions.

• Competitive salaries reviewed each year against market
• Life assurance
• Long Service rewards with additional holiday
• Health cash plan
• Employer pension contributions up to 10%
• Salary sacrifice benefits including cycle to work and electric vehicles schemes
• Access to high street and gym discounts and cashback
• Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits