Production Team Leader in Wellington, Telford and Wrekin

Proactive Personnel are recruiting for a Production Team Leader on behalf of our client based in Telford. 

In this role, the Team Leader is responsible for guiding and managing a group of associates to achieve specific goals, ensuring effective communication, and providing support to team members. This includes supporting shift management in achieving G&Os, and the day-to-day operation of specific sections, machines or stages to achieve business objectives. 

Hours: Mon-Fri Double Days | 7:00am – 3:00pm & 3:00pm – 11:00pm 

Salary: £32,985.00 per annum DOE

Duties include but are not limited to:
•    Responsible for supervising, training, and supporting associates within their section. 
•    Effectively communicating information to relevant stakeholders and associates, championing continuous improvement and compliance within the team. 
•    Leadership style stemming from a ‘lead-by example’ approach regarding matters of Health and Safety, operational procedures and company policies. This includes motivating associates, addressing performance issues, and interpersonal conflicts to aid team cohesion. 
•    Ownership and ability to escalating issues outside their responsibly aptly when required.
•    Assist associates to achieve their cycle time in relation to production targets and any changes to the schedule are communicated effectively throughout the shift.
•    Support new associates and ensure adequate job training is provided.
•    Ensure team briefings happen every shift covering all issues including Health & Safety, Environment, Quality, 5s/TPM, absence and targets.
•    To understand and communicate the ‘Quality First’ philosophy, ensuring quality standards are achieved in terms of Right First Time (RFT).  
•    Ensure that non-conformance is challenged.  
•    Effectively carrying out operational requests and tasks relating to business areas goals. Maintaining and enforcing operational standards within their section to ensure the daily operation runs smoothly and efficiently. 
•    Responsible for the ordering of parts to achieve daily build plan and ensuring that minimum and maximum stock levels are maintained.
•    Ensure your team understand production schedule expectations. 
•    Effectively deploy the team to achieve schedule and production targets daily.  
•    Ensure production monitoring boards (e.g. hourly boards/output control boards) are kept up to date throughout the shift. 

Ideal Candidate: 
•    Experience of manufacturing and responsiveness to customer needs.
•    Basic understanding of relevant company policies and procedures.
•    An accredited Level 3 qualification in Leadership and Management.
•    Good written and verbal communication skills.
•    Good level of numerical and analytical ability.
•    Computer literate.
•    Experience of Lean Management Techniques/Kaizen.
•    Motivate, involve and engage Associates to deliver departmental objectives.
•    Encourages teamwork and leads by example.
•    Understanding of business KPI’s, finance and budgetary control.

Interested? Apply today!