Machine Shop Team Leader

Career Area:

Operations

Job Description:

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Job Title: Machine Shop Team Leader

Salary: £18.87 ph

Location: Shrewsbury

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave,

• Up to 6% Bonus

• Contributory pension scheme – Caterpillar will double the employee\’s contribution Up to 10%

• Contributory share scheme – Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee\’s contribution.

• Optional flexible benefits including access to health and dental care plans, EV car lease, holiday purchase.

About IPSD

Caterpillar’s Industrial Power Systems Division (IPSD) designs, tests and manufactures 0.5 to 18L Cat and Perkins engines that power over 5000 applications including Marine, Petroleum, Industrial Applications, Electric Generators, and Locomotives. Caterpillar’s company strategy includes sustainability as one of four focus areas and IPSD is engaged and actively preparing green energy solutions for the future.

Job Summary

An opportunity has arisen for a Team Leader to lead the Macine Shop Department, coordinate projects and CPS initiatives, reporting directly to the Section Manager. The successful candidate must be a self-starter with a range of experiences including a broad knowledge of the Shrewsbury products and have an operational background, and ability to lead teams and coach others. The purpose of this post is to develop the team, deliver the production plan, exceed cost targets and ensure that products are defect free. In addition, it is expected that the post holder will ensure and promote a safe, clean and organized environment for all staff.

Key responsibilities include:

• Ensure safety standards and procedures are followed.

• Responsibility for return to work interviews and discipline issue which arise.

• Understand the technical aspects of the processes and flow for area assigned.

• Team Leader must be both a practitioner and teacher of fundamental CPS principles and committed to their successful implementation. They are responsible for continually looking for and identifying waste.

• 5S improvement in their areas.

• Communicate effectively with all those in need of information, including Team Members, management, maintenance, quality groups, etc. They are required to report out on the area’s status relative to plan.

• Owning the metrics for the given area and are accountable for each operation’s metric accuracy and timeliness of their reporting.

• Team Leader own the area’s current state Value Stream Map. They partner with the Section Manager in implementation of changes needed to achieve the future state Value Stream Map.

• Monitor and audit People, Quality, Velocity and Cost metrics for each operation (cell level metrics) in their area of responsibility. This is accomplished via audits of Team Member’s performance compared to: Standard Work, Significant Control Points and Area indicators.

• Responsible for assisting in the creation, auditing, training and implementation of Standard Work processes and documentation.

• Manage the CI process in their area of work.

Key Skills and Attributes:

Essential

• Can demonstrate previous leadership qualities and successes

• Problem solving and analytical skills.

• Multi-task capability.

• Customer focus.

• Team Builder with positive, team-oriented attitude.

• Plan and organize workflow and to follow instructions.

Desirable

• Competent in QAD.

• Understanding of Shrewsbury product.

• Computer literacy.

• Engineering or manufacturing systems experience.

• Should have knowledge of other functions that provide inputs regularly. Product Development, Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, and Operations.

What You Will Get

• Opportunity to lead a team who are responsible for ensuring a Caterpillar approved quality product

• Opportunity to work on all major products which the Shrewsbury site produce

• Opportunity to lead an evolving, highly motivated and skilled team

• Opportunity to be a member of a diverse and inclusive team

• Opportunity to future training and development

NB. The panel cannot make assumptions when shortlisting therefore please demonstrate your qualifications and experience on your CV relevant to the criteria outlined.

Pending the number of applications, the criteria for the position may be enhanced to facilitate shortlisting.

This job is subject to U.S. and U.K. rules concerning the export and protection of controlled or protected technologies or information, including, but not limited to, U.S. State Department regulations at International Traffic in Arms (ITAR), 22 C.F.R. 120 et. seq.; the Export Administration Regulation, 15 C.F.R. 730-774; and the Foreign Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. 500-598, and the United Kingdom Official Secrets Act 1989 (collectively, “Export Control and Protection of Information Laws”), and you may be subjected to additional security screening / checking

Posting Dates:

July 10, 2025 – July 25, 2025

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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