Welding Supervisor

Interaction Recruitment; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Health cash plan

25 days' annual holiday plus bank hols

Free on-site parking & EV charging

Job summary

Interaction Engineering in Aylesbury is seeking a Production Team Leader for the Welding Cell. You will supervise the welding team, coordinate daily activities and drive improvements to meet targets while upholding safety and quality.

Ideal candidates have coded welding qualifications and proven leadership, with a focus on productivity and continuous improvement in a busy manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading welding teams in a manufacturing environment.
• Coded welder qualifications or equivalent.
• Strong focus on quality, health and safety.
• Ability to plan workloads and manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead, supervise and support the welding production team.
• Organise workloads and coordinate production activities to meet schedules.
• Monitor progress across shifts and communicate updates and challenges.
• Ensure welding/fabrication work meets quality standards.
• Promote health and safety procedures throughout the workshop.
• Maintain production records and documentation accurately.
• Ensure inspection holds and quality control points are followed.
• Support capacity planning and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Team leadership

Welding supervision

Quality focus

Lean manufacturing

Job description

Interaction Engineering

PRODUCTION TEAM LEADER – WELDING CELL

£43,000–£49,000 per annum DOE | Permanent Opportunity | Aylesbury

Are you an experienced Production Team Leader or Welding Supervisor looking for your next challenge? Do you have a strong background in engineering manufacturing, coded welding and leading production teams?

We’re recruiting for an exciting opportunity to join a growing engineering business in Aylesbury, where you’ll play a key role in leading a welding production team, improving manufacturing performance and ensuring the highest standards of quality and safety.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a hands‑on leader who can motivate a team, keep production running efficiently and drive continuous improvement in a busy, customer‑focused manufacturing environment.

If you're passionate about engineering, team development and getting the best out of people while maintaining exceptional quality standards, this could be the role for you!

What's on offer?

• £43,000–£49,000 per annum, depending on experience.
• Full‑time position with a consistent day shift.
• 25 days' annual holiday plus bank holidays.
• Pension scheme.
• Life assurance.
• Health cash plan.
• Free on‑site parking and electric vehicle charging points.
• Company social events and seasonal flu jabs.
• Training and development opportunities.
• The opportunity to join an ambitious, growing engineering business where you can make a real impact.

Working Hours

• Monday to Thursday: 8:00am – 4:30pm.
• Friday: 8:00am – 2:00pm.
• 37.5 hours per week.

Location: Aylesbury, HP19.

The Role

As Production Team Leader, you'll take responsibility for supervising the welding cell and coordinating manufacturing activities to ensure production targets are achieved without compromising quality, safety or delivery schedules.

Working closely with the Production Manager and wider management team, you'll oversee welding personnel, monitor progress and ensure work is completed to the required standards. This is a leadership role that may also involve a degree of hands‑on involvement on the shop floor.

You'll be instrumental in maintaining a productive, organised and quality-driven manufacturing environment, helping the business continually improve its processes and performance.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading, supervising and supporting the welding production team.
• Organising workloads and coordinating production activities to meet manufacturing schedules.
• Monitoring progress across shifts and communicating updates, challenges and achievements.
• Ensuring all welding and fabrication work meets the required quality standards.
• Promoting and enforcing health and safety procedures throughout the workshop.
• Ensuring quality control plans, production records and job documentation are completed correctly.
• Making sure inspection requirements and quality hold points are followed.
• Maximising team performance, productivity and the effective use of resources.
• Working alongside Production Engineering and Management to support capacity planning and delivery targets.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives, including Lean manufacturing, 5S, Kaizen and visual daily management.
• Supporting problem‑solving activities and implementing improvements to production quality.
• Developing strong working relationships across departments to ensure the smooth running of operations.

What We're Looking For

We're keen to hear from candidates with a solid engineering manufacturing background who have experience leading teams in a welding or fabrication environment.

You'll ideally have:

• Recognised coded welder qualifications.
• Previous experience in a supervisory or team leadership role within an engineering manufacturing business.
• A strong understanding of welding, fabrication and production processes.
• Experience working in a build‑to‑order or project‑based manufacturing environment.
• Proven leadership skills, with the ability to motivate, support and develop a team.
• A strong focus on quality, health and safety, and customer satisfaction.
• Experience improving production efficiency and driving continuous improvement.
• Good organisational skills, with the ability to plan workloads and manage competing priorities.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to produce accurate reports and production updates.
• A proactive, structured approach to problem‑solving and operational management.

Why Apply?

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Welding Supervisor, Welding Team Leader or Production Supervisor ready to take ownership of a key manufacturing function.

You’ll have the opportunity to make a genuine difference to production performance, develop your team and help drive improvements within an ambitious engineering business.

If you enjoy leading from the front, maintaining high standards and ensuring production runs safely, efficiently and to schedule, we'd love to hear from you.