Welding Production Lead — Lean & Quality

First Military Recruitment Ltd; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

First Military Recruitment Ltd in the UK is seeking a Welding Supervisor in Aylesbury to oversee welding operations and production personnel, ensuring quality and targets are met. You will lead the team, develop members, and drive improvements while upholding safety standards in a busy workshop.

The role requires strong leadership, a track record in manufacturing supervision, and a focus on continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Recognised coded welder qualifications.
• Experience in a supervisory role within an engineering-focused manufacturing environment.
• Experience supervising production in a build-to-order environment.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Good understanding of quality management systems and quality control procedures.
• Knowledge of continuous improvement techniques, including Lean manufacturing.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to produce accurate reports.
• Good planning, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to improve production performance whilst maintaining quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate welding production personnel and manufacturing operations.
• Promote and maintain health and safety standards throughout the workshop.
• Ensure all work meets required quality standards and customer expectations.
• Monitor production progress across shifts, communicating workloads and challenges.
• Ensure quality control procedures and inspections are completed correctly.
• Manage resources effectively to maximise productivity and meet manufacturing schedules.
• Lead and participate in continuous improvement activities, including Lean, 5S and Kaizen.
• Support production planning to ensure manufacturing and delivery targets are achieved.
• Identify opportunities to improve production performance, quality and efficiency.
• Complete relevant administrative tasks and production reports.
• Work closely with other Team Leaders, the Production Manager and Production Engineering Team.
• Support other production areas and duties when required.

Skills

Recognised coded welder qualifications

Supervisory leadership

Build-to-order supervision

Team management

Quality management systems

Lean manufacturing

Reports and communication

Planning and problem solving

Production performance improvement

Job description

First Military Recruitment Ltd in the UK is seeking a Welding Supervisor in Aylesbury to oversee welding operations and production personnel, ensuring quality and targets are met. You will lead the team, develop members, and drive improvements while upholding safety standards in a busy workshop.

The role requires strong leadership, a track record in manufacturing supervision, and a focus on continuous improvement.