Production Team Leader in Leicester

Production Team Leader

Advance Tapes International

Thurmaston, Leicester

About the Company

Advance Tapes is an independent SME adhesive tape manufacturer based in Thurmaston, Leicester, operating since 1964. They have two factories in Leicester and a subsidiary facility in France. They mainly sell into industrial and professional markets, including

construction and entertainment.

Their range includes around 100 products sold in over 1,500 formats (colours, widths, lengths, cores, brands, labels, wrapping and boxes), covering cloth tapes, duct tapes, masking

tapes, gaffer tapes, PVC tapes, polythene tapes, foil tapes and double-sided tapes.

Manufacturing is split into two main processes:

• Coating – adhesives are formulated in-house and coated onto cloth, PVC or foil using a state-of-the-art fully automated mixing and coating line, producing large logs ready for converting.
• Converting – lathes, cutters, wrappers and a fully automated slit-and-rewind machine convert the logs into the exact sizes and lengths customers require.

The Role

They are looking for a Production Team Leader to join the Operations team, reporting to the Production Manager (who covers both manufacturing sites). The successful candidate will lead the production team to deliver safe, high-quality and on-time output while

driving continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and embedding a strong Health & Safety culture, including near-miss reporting and environmental compliance.
• Achieving quality targets by reducing scrap and Material Usage Variance through process control, audits and root-cause problem solving.
• Owning the production schedule and ensuring disciplined adherence to plan, with efficient changeovers and minimal unplanned downtime.
• Managing team resources flexibly across areas to match demand, including holidays, absences, training, appraisals and disciplinary processes.
• Driving OEE improvements and monitoring performance against Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery and People metrics.
• Ensuring clear role expectations, daily team briefings, accurate data/stock movements and effective use of company systems.

The Ideal Candidate

• Proven experience successfully leading production teams and driving performance through influence and motivation.
• ·Ability to quickly gain knowledge of production processes, assets and equipment.
• Strong track record of managing performance, absence and day-to-day people matters within HR policies.
• Computer literate and numerate, with experience of company systems.
• Excellent communicator who sets high standards in an open, inclusive team environment and can identify and resolve risks (service, quality, H&S and financial).

Location & Benefits

• Location: Based at either of their two Leicester sites (approximately one mile apart).
• Salary: Competitive salary based on qualifications and experience: circa £30,000 – £34,000.
• Hours: Contracted hours: 40 per week, Monday to Friday. Shift patterns include 06:00–14:00, 14:00–22:00 and 22:00–06:00, or 06:00–18:00 days/nights. Shifts will depend on which site needs support and will be planned in advance. Breaks are paid.
• 31 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays (rising to 32 after five years’ service, plus your birthday off after two years).
• Company sick pay of 8 weeks (after successful probation).
• Health Cash Plan (Level 2 cover) with cash back, following probation.