Workshop Team Leader

Yolk Recruitment Ltd; Wales; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Workshop Team Leader in Wales. You'll manage the press team in a busy manufacturing environment, ensuring production targets are met and driving workplace improvements. The ideal candidate will have experience in a team leader role within manufacturing, excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills. This position offers competitive salary and fully funded training opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Fully funded training courses

Salary increase after probation

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a manufacturing or workshop team leader/supervisor role.
• Experience in press or machine shop environments preferred.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the press team, ensuring production targets are achieved.
• Plan, prioritise, and allocate workloads to meet daily production schedules.
• Conduct short daily briefings covering safety, quality, and workflow priorities.
• Monitor stock levels, workflow, and equipment to maintain smooth operations.
• Take ownership of workshop standards, including 5S, housekeeping, and tool control.
• Coach and develop your team, supporting skills growth and cross-training.
• Monitor quality at all stages of production and take corrective action when necessary.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and implement practical solutions.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety procedures and maintain a safe working environment.
• Collaborate with other team leaders to ensure smooth handovers and interdepartmental workflow.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organisational skills

Job description

Workshop Team Leader

Yolk Recruitment are supporting the recruitment of Workshop Team Leaders to manage the press team in a busy manufacturing environment. In this role, you'll take ownership of your team, manage day-to-day production, maintain quality and safety standards, and drive continuous improvement across your workshop.

You'll be responsible for leading your team, ensuring production targets are met, and implementing practical improvements that enhance workflow, efficiency, and quality. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a hands‑on leadership position and wants to make a tangible impact on a high‑performing workshop.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the press team, ensuring production targets are achieved.
• Plan, prioritise, and allocate workloads to meet daily production schedules.
• Conduct short daily briefings covering safety, quality, and workflow priorities.
• Monitor stock levels, workflow, and equipment to maintain smooth operations.
• Take ownership of workshop standards, including 5S, housekeeping, and tool control.
• Coach and develop your team, supporting skills growth and cross‑training.
• Monitor quality at all stages of production and take corrective action when necessary.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and implement practical solutions.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety procedures and maintain a safe working environment.
• Collaborate with other team leaders to ensure smooth handovers and interdepartmental workflow.

This is what you'll need:

• Previous experience in a manufacturing or workshop team leader/supervisor role.
• Experience in press or machine shop environments preferred.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills.

And this is what you'll get:

• Competitive salary.
• Fully funded training courses to support your development
• Salary increase after successfully completing probation

If you feel you have the skills, experience and passion to be successful in this role apply now.

*Please note, whilst we do our best to contact all candidates, due to the high number of applications we receive we cannot guarantee this for every role. If you have not heard anything from us within 7 days of applying - then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful. Please keep an eye on our website for more opportunities.