Manufacturing Lead in Consett

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Manufacturing Lead – Aerospace & Defence

Location: Consett

Function: Manufacturing / Production

Industry: Aerospace & Defence

Reporting to: Production Manager

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Manufacturing Lead to join our aerospace and defence manufacturing operation in Consett.

Reporting to the Production Manager, you will lead and manage the U13 manufacturing area, ensuring we consistently meet and exceed customer expectations across Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery and People (SQCDP).

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, can make effective decisions under pressure and is passionate about developing people and driving continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

Safety, Health & Environment

Promote a strong HS&E culture and ensure compliance with company policies, procedures and relevant standards, including ISO 14001, ISO 50001 and ISO 45001.

Proactively manage health, safety and environmental performance using 6S principles.

Work with the wider site team to reduce accidents, near misses and environmental hazards.

Support legislative audits and action plans, driving improvements in safety and environmental performance.

Quality

Lead and make decisions on quality and engineering issues affecting the shift, with training provided where required.

Promote a culture of right-first-time manufacturing, continuous improvement and zero defects.

Ensure quality standards and procedures are consistently followed.

Provide effective two-way communication between the shop floor and wider business regarding internal and external quality concerns. xgikmsk

Lead issue resolution through SQCDP meetings, root-cause analysis and robust problem-solving methodologies.

Cost & Con

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