Production Team Leader (Clean Room)

Baltic Recruitment are delighted to be partnering with a market-leading manufacturing company to recruit a Production Team Leader to work in their clean room. This is an excellent opportunity to join a successful and growing organisation in a leadership role within a highly regulated production environment.

Overall Purpose: The smooth and efficient day to day running of the Production Team to the agreed standards of productivity, quality and personnel values.

• Manage and review dispatch team performance regularly, identifying areas for improvement, motivate and develop.
• KPI Reporting, inclusive of data metrics and actions to measure progress.
• Support recruitment as required.
• Store and handle goods in a safe and orderly manner.
• Ensure production areas comply with current Health and Safety regulations and maintain high standards of Health, safety and good housekeeping at all times.
• Maintain a flexible workforce relating to the needs of the business.

Key Duties:

• Ensure the agreed production schedule is met to the agreed delivery due dates.
• Allocate staff to the required jobs.
• Monitor the team production performance and ensure the labour standards are met.
• Ensure that the production plan is carried out to maintain and improve customer delivery satisfaction.
• Input data into the logistics department on machine and labour availability to enable the production schedule to be set.
• Manage, motivate and develop production personnel.
• Ensure all batch paperwork is fully filled in as required by QC prior to the batch being sent for sterilisation.
• Ensure that team quality standards are met.
• Train and develop team members in production techniques.
• Lead the team in continuous improvement of their performance.
• Carry out performance appraisals of the team and its members at appropriate intervals via the appraisal system and ensure work is consistent with company objectives.
• Interview and selection of new production staff supported by HR Manager.
• Ensure all personnel records are kept up to date, including attendance, disciplinary and training records, ensuring all fields are populated, documented, dated and signed as appropriate.
• Ensure personal discipline in accordance with the company disciplinary procedure and policy/handbook guidelines.
• Ensure all employees are appraised in accordance with the appraisal system at least annually.
• Ensure that all employee training needs are regularly evaluated and provided if in line with company objectives.
• Provide point of contact cover for shift leader in times of absence, liaising with Production manager.
• Provide support and coaching to team leaders to safeguard continual improvement, training and mentoring as required to enable personnel up-skilling.

Key Requirements:

• Experience of Team Management in a production environment.
• Experience in Kaizen or 5S continual improvement and lean manufacturing principles.
• Manage and take responsibility of workload commitments, planning and prioritising.
• Good understanding of Health & Safety in the workplace.
• Has a good general standard of education including Numeracy and Literacy.
• IT Literate.

The Package:

• £31,360 per annum starting salary which will rise after probation, also having the opportunity to progress to advanced team leader which will come with a salary increase.
• 2 shift pattern (NO NIGHTS!): 06:00-14:15 Monday to Thursday, 06:00-12:30 Friday & 14:00-22:30 Monday to Thursday, 12:15-17:45 Friday on rotation.
• Pension scheme.
• Healthcare.
• Perkbox.
• Additional benefits.