Team Leader Aerospace

The Team Leader within the Aerospace Department at Denroy Plastics is responsible for the ongoing development and performance of an established team. The primary focus of this role is on people development, using Personal Development Plans (PDPs) and structured training programmes to ensure the team consistently meets the demands of both new and existing aerospace customers. Additionally, the Team Leader will be responsible for issuing jobs to the team and managing their progress through each stage of production, ensuring timely and efficient completion.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead, motivate, and support the aerospace team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional growth.
• Develop, implement, and review Personal Development Plans (PDPs) for all team members, identifying individual strengths and areas for development.
• Design and deliver targeted training plans to address skill gaps and support career progression within the team.
• Issue jobs to team members, ensuring clarity in instructions and expectations for production tasks.
• Manage and oversee all jobs as they progress through the production process, ensuring deadlines, quality, and customer requirements are met.
• Monitor team performance against departmental objectives, ensuring delivery of high-quality products and services to aerospace customers.
• Act as a point of contact for team members, providing guidance, feedback, and support as required.
• Collaborate with the Section Manager to align people development initiatives with wider departmental and business goals.
• Facilitate regular team meetings and one-to-one sessions to communicate expectations, track progress, and address challenges.
• Support the onboarding and integration of new team members, ensuring they receive appropriate training and support.
• Promote a safe, inclusive, and positive working environment in accordance with company policies and industry standards.

Essential Skills:

• Proven experience in team leadership, ideally within the aerospace or plastics manufacturing sector.
• Strong understanding of people development strategies, including PDPs and training frameworks.
• Experience in production management, including job allocation and workflow monitoring.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to inspire and engage others.
• Organisational and time management skills, with a focus on delivering results through others.
• Ability to analyse performance data and implement improvement actions.
• Commitment to maintaining high standards of quality, safety, and customer service.

Essential Criteria:

• The candidate will have a good standard of education, which includes English and Maths grade C or above and at least 2 years supervisory experience working in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• The candidate must have a good knowledge of current manufacturing methods and technologies and be familiar with lean tools such as kaizen, 5s, TPM, 8D reports and SPC.
• Experience of disciplinary procedures and implementation.
• Willing to support health and safety policy implementation.
• A collaborative approach to managing quality standards and procedures.
• Experience of performance monitoring and management.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office tools including Word, Excel, Office & Teams.

Desirable Criteria:

• A management/supervisory qualification to Level 3.
• Manual handling training.
• First aid training.

Benefits:

• Full in-house training.
• Reward Gateway discount scheme.
• Staff Discount Scheme.
• Annual leave increasing in line with length of service.
• Electric Vehicle charging ports.
• Yearly allowance for branded clothing merchandise.
• Secure, free onsite parking.
• Free tea, coffee, milk and fruit provided.

This is not an exhaustive list but is an indication of the extent of the role. There is significant opportunity to develop this role further as it is a critical function in Denroy.

Please note: We are not a licenced UK visa sponsor. All applicants must have the existing right to work in the UK at the time of application.

Hours of work: Monday Thursday: 07:00 hrs 17:30 hrs

Closing date 05 February 2026 at 13:00 hrs

To apply, please click apply below 15 January.