Production Team Leader - Finishing
Cooper Golding
Job Title: Production Team Leader
Department: Finishing
Job Type: Full Time; Permanent
Hours: Monday - Friday (39-hour week)
Salary: Competitive DOE
Location: Barnstaple
Production Team Leader Role Overview:
Lead and support the finishing team in delivering high-quality patinated and finished components to company standards and bespoke customer requirements. This is a hands-on role, requiring the successful candidate to actively carry out finishing processes while leading the team to ensure consistency, quality, safety, and on-time delivery. You will be working with a range of finishing techniques including blasting, chemical and acid treatments, and manual surface finishing processes to achieve specific visual and aesthetic outcomes.
Key Responsibilities of the Production Team Leader:
- Lead and coordinate the finishing and hammering teams, including task allocation, scheduling, and performance management to meet production targets and on-time delivery (OTD)
- Support production planning and workflow management to optimise efficiency and throughput
- Create, manage, and close jobs within the ERP system, ensuring accurate booking, tracking, and completion of work
- Carry out hands-on finishing processes including blasting, chemical and acid baths, and Scotch-Brite abrasive techniques to achieve required visual finishes
- Develop and maintain consistent finishing methods, adjusting chemical and acid processes systematically to ensure repeatable, high-quality results
- Ensure all parts are processed in line with quality standards and customer specifications
- Work closely with production, quality, and engineering teams to resolve issues and refine finishing processes
- Maintain strict adherence to Health & Safety procedures, particularly in relation to chemical handling, PPE, and safe working practices
- Ensure correct handling, storage, and disposal of chemicals and materials in line with environmental and safety regulations
- Monitor and maintain finishing equipment and work areas, carrying out first-line maintenance and reporting faults where necessary
- Train, mentor, and support team members to develop skills in finishing techniques and maintain high standards
- Promote and maintain 5S and continuous improvement practices within the finishing area
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across production processes
- Act as a role model for company values, quality standards, and professional behaviours
- Provide flexibility to meet changing production demands and priorities
- Undertake any other reasonable duties to support the wider business as required
- Team leadership experience in a manufacturing environment
- Ability to organise workloads and manage time effectively in a production environment
- Experience using ERP systems for job tracking and production control
- Proven experience in metal finishing, patination, or surface treatment processes (e.g., brass, bronze, or similar materials)
- Hands-on experience with blasting, chemical and acid treatments, and manual finishing techniques (e.g., Scotch-Brite abrasion)
- Strong understanding of achieving consistent visual finishes and aesthetic quality standards
- Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain consistency across batches
- Good problem-solving skills and ability to refine processes for improved outcomes
- Knowledge of Health & Safety regulations, particularly COSHH and safe chemical handling
- Experience working with and safely handling chemicals and acids
- Company pension
- Free onsite parking
- Annual performance bonus (discretionary)
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Long service awards
- Free fruit basked + hot & cold drinks on site
- Branded Uniform provided
- Death in Service
- EAP programme
- Employee Discounts
Cooper Golding is acting as an Employment agency for the purposes of this role.
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