Production Team Lead

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We are recruiting for a Production Team Leader – Value Streams to join a high-technology manufacturing environment based in Avonmouth, Bristol. This is a key leadership role where you will take ownership of shift operations across production and test processes, driving performance through strong people leadership and continuous improvement.

As a Value Stream Production Team Leader, you will lead, coach, and develop a team of technicians while working closely with fellow shift leaders and reporting into the Value Stream Manager. You will play a critical role in delivering safety, quality, cost, delivery, and productivity targets within a complex, low-volume, high-technology manufacturing setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a shift-based value stream team across production and test activities
• Coach, mentor, and develop technicians to drive performance and technical capability
• Drive Lean and continuous improvement initiatives across the value stream
• Deliver safety, quality, cost, delivery, and productivity targets
• Collaborate closely with Supply Chain, Quality, and Engineering teams to meet customer requirements
• Represent the value stream during customer visits and external audits
• Support compliance audits and maintain external accreditations
• Contribute to manufacturing strategy, best practices, and operational improvements
• Support new business initiatives and assess manufacturing impacts
• Commit to ongoing training and professional development

Education & Qualifications

• Engineering degree, relevant apprenticeship, or equivalent practical experience
• Lean Green Belt (or equivalent) highly advantageous

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience leading and developing technicians in a manufacturing environment
• Strong understanding of high-complexity, low-volume manufacturing processes
• Ability to motivate, inspire, and hold teams accountable to high standards
• Confident decision-maker with strong planning and organisational skills
• Strong IT literacy and data-driven approach to performance management
• Effective communicator who collaborates well within a wider leadership team
• Open to innovation and new ways of working

Personal Attributes

• Customer-focused with strong integrity and leadership by example
• Clear and confident communicator with strong negotiation skills
• Proactive, flexible, and delivery-focused mindset
• Enthusiastic, innovative, and willing to challenge the status quo
• Self-aware leader who understands the wider business impact of decisions

What’s on Offer

• Structured career development and progression
• Excellent work-life balance with half-days on Fridays
• Share incentive plan
• 25 days annual leave
• Defined contribution pension scheme
• Flexible benefits package tailored to individual needs

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Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Engineering and Manufacturing

Industries: Engineering Services and Manufacturing

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