Manufacturing Team Leader

We are looking for an experienced Team Leader, preferably from the automotive sector, to join a well-known and successful manufacturer based in Telford. As a Team Leader, you would be responsible for guiding and managing a group of associates to achieve specific goals, ensuring effective communication, and providing support to team members.

Key Responsibilities & Duties:

• Responsible for supervising, training, and supporting associates within their section.
• Leadership style stemming from a 'lead-by-example' approach.
• Assist associates to achieve their cycle time in relation to production targets.
• Support new associates and ensure adequate on-the-job training is provided.
• Understand and communicate the 'Quality First' philosophy.
• Effectively carry out operational requests and tasks relating to business area goals.
• Maintain and enforce operational standards within their section to ensure the daily operation runs smoothly and efficiently.
• Responsible for the ordering of parts to achieve the daily build plan and ensuring that minimum and maximum stock levels are maintained.
• Ensure your team understands production schedule expectations and effectively deploy the team to achieve schedule and production targets on a daily basis.
• Ensure production monitoring boards are maintained.
• Ensure an effective end-of-shift handover, covering issues, actions, and resolutions, and that the area(s) are left in a production-ready condition for the next shift.
• Ensure that 5S is championed, maintained, and audited.

Essential requirements to be considered for the role:

• 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 KPIs, finance, and budgetary control.

Desirable skills, experience or qualifications:

• Have completed IOSH Managing Safely qualification.
• Previous experience within an automotive environment.
• Experience of troubleshooting and problem-solving.
• An understanding of Japanese manufacturing processes and thinking.

Training on specific manufacturing processes will be provided. This role is UK based and does NOT have sponsorship opportunity.

To apply for this exciting position please call Anita or apply online. If you have not received feedback in 14 days, please deem your application as unsuccessful.