Production Team Leader

Lucy Electric; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 540,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

Lucy Electric is seeking a Production Team Leader to steer daily production, assembly and adaptation tasks on site. You will translate plans into action, supervise technicians, and ensure safety, quality, and productivity targets are met.

Lead by example to maintain 6S discipline, coordinate with purchasing and warehousing for materials, and drive continuous improvement in a high-volume electrical assembly environment.

Qualifications

• Production planning and execution discipline.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings and schematics.
• Strong people coordination and problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of quality, safety, and efficiency metrics.

Responsibilities

• Execute daily/weekly production plans per schedules and priorities.
• Allocate work to technicians based on skills and capacity.
• Monitor output, quality, efficiency, and on-time delivery.
• Identify and escalate production constraints or shortages to the Operations Manager.
• Supervise Assembly and Adaptation Technicians; ensure standards are followed.
• Maintain production records and contribute to continuous improvement.

Skills

Production planning

Reading electrical drawings

People coordination

Quality and safety metrics

Education

National Diploma or Trade Qualification in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Job Purpose

The Production Team Leader is accountable for the day-to-day execution, coordination, and performance of production, assembly, and adaptation activities within the assigned site. The role ensures that products are assembled safely, efficiently, and to the required quality standards, meeting agreed production plans, delivery targets, and customer requirements. The role provides first-line operational leadership to Assembly and Adaptation Technicians, translating production plans into daily execution while maintaining discipline in safety, quality, housekeeping, and productivity.

Job Context

The Production Team Leader is accountable for the day-to-day execution, coordination, and performance of production, assembly, and adaptation activities within the assigned site. The role ensures that products are assembled safely, efficiently, and to the required quality standards, meeting agreed production plans, delivery targets, and customer requirements.

The role provides first-line operational leadership to Assembly and Adaptation Technicians, translating production plans into daily execution while maintaining discipline in safety, quality, housekeeping, and productivity.

Job Dimensions

Number of Staff Supervised

• Direct Reports: 1 (Assembly / Adaptation Technicians)
• Total Employees: 1

Financial Dimensions

• Direct influence on productivity, rework, scrap, and on-time delivery through effective production execution.
• Payment & Other Authorisations as per approved Delegation of Authority.

Key Accountabilities

Production Planning & Execution

• Execute daily and weekly production plans in accordance with approved schedules and priorities.
• Allocate work to Assembly and Adaptation Technicians based on skills, capacity, and production requirements.
• Monitor production performance against output, quality, efficiency, and delivery targets.
• Identify, manage, and escalation production constraints, delays, or resource shortages to the Operations Manager.
• Track and follow up on buy-out and project-specific orders to ensure alignment with planned dispatch dates.
• Where required to meet demand or address short-term capacity constraints, personally perform production, assembly, or adaptation tasks while maintaining leadership and accountability for overall performance.

People & Shopfloor Leadership

• Provide clear, consistent, and effective first-line supervision to Assembly and Adaptation Technicians.
• Ensure work instructions, drawings, specifications, and standards are available, understood, and followed.
• Coach and support team members to develop skills, capability, and adherence to standard work.
• Promote a positive, disciplined, and performance-focused shopfloor culture.

Quality, Safety & Housekeeping

• Ensure production activities comply with QHSE requirements, procedures, and safe systems of work.
• Promote high standards of housekeeping and 6S discipline on the shopfloor.
• Identify and report quality defects, non-conformances, and safety hazards.
• Support investigations and corrective actions in collaboration with Quality & HSE.

Equipment, Tools & Materials

• Ensure tools, fixtures, and equipment are available, fit for purpose, and used correctly.
• Coordinate with Technical Purchasing and Warehousing to ensure material availability.
• Support basic equipment care, calibration awareness, and escalation of maintenance issues.

Reporting & Continuous Improvement

• Maintain accurate production records, outputs, and efficiency metrics.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives to improve productivity, quality, and safety.

Qualifications, Experience & Skills

Minimum Qualifications and Knowledge

• National Diploma or Trade Qualification in Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Sound understanding of electrical assembly and low- to medium-volume production environments.

Minimum Experience

• 5–8 years’ experience in electrical assembly, production, or manufacturing roles.
• Demonstrated experience leading or coordinating shopfloor teams.

Job Specific Skills

• Production planning and execution discipline.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings and schematics.
• Strong people coordination and problem-solving skills.
• Understanding quality, safety, and efficiency metrics.

Behavioral Competencies

• Results-driven with strong execution focus.
• Calm and structured under production pressure.
• Safety- and quality-conscious.
• Clear communicator and team leader.
• Continuous improvement mindset.