Production Team Leader in Devon, Exeter

Engineered to Protect, that's our promise, we protect what matters - our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world. The Production Team Leader is responsible for the safe, compliant, and efficient day-to-day operation of an assigned production area(s) within an ISO 9001 certified manufacturing environment. This role does require being onsite 5 days a week. The salary for this role is up to £42.8k, depending on experience.

What you'll be doing:

• Performance Monitoring: Direct daily manufacturing activities to meet or exceed SQDCP (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, People).
• Safety: Foster a safety-first culture and enforce safety procedures and reporting.
• Quality: Adopt quality control and compliance procedures, monitoring governance across manufacturing execution and fostering quality first culture.
• Delivery: Coordinate daily workflows, resolve bottlenecks, and manage material flow. Interfacing with materials & planning.
• Cost: Ensure production booking adherence for utilisation tracking, maintain accuracy in labour bookings to enhance standard cost monitoring.
• Team Leadership & Development: Supervise, motivate and manage performance. Ensure all team members receive the appropriate training.
• Continuous Improvement: Support continuous improvement initiatives within CI, Lean or Production Engineering frameworks aligned to SEA strategy.
• Governance & Process Compliance: Ensure adherence to standard work, safety regulations (GMP), and quality standards.

At SEA, we develop and deliver advanced solutions to make our world safer, cleaner and more efficient. We provide state-of-the-art applications for naval ship and fleet protection, and undersea surveillance systems. In-service across the globe, our systems deliver a rapid response to threats and system effectiveness and interoperation. Our systems support an ever-growing number of navies across the world, and we continue to bolster our already specialist, on-the-ground knowledge of key overseas markets.

What we offer:

• Work life balance
• Hybrid/flexible working arrangements
• 25 days annual leave, plus buy and sell
• Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual
• Half day Fridays
• Reservists in the Armed Forces receive special paid leave
• Family & wellbeing: Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance Program, All Staff Bonus, Group Pension Plan of up to 7% employer contribution, Cycle to work scheme, Wellbeing Centre, Sports & Social activities, Employee Discounts portal - online and in-store discounts, travel savings, Life assurance policy, Publication and recruitment bonus rewards.
• Development opportunities: Including LinkedIn learning.
• Facilities & resources: Electric vehicle charging points at all sites, Private seated lunch areas, Onsite bistro (Barnstaple office) and free hot and cold beverages, Onsite showers and toiletries provision, Free onsite parking.

The skills you need:

• Previous experience leading production teams in a regulated manufacturing environment (defence, aerospace, automotive, or similar).
• Strong understanding of ISO 9001 principles and controlled manufacturing processes.
• Demonstrable leadership experience managing skilled technicians/operators.
• Sound knowledge of SQDC performance management.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, work instructions, and quality documentation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing processes and product.
• Must have basic computer skills - Microsoft Office (Word & Excel).
• Strong communication and listening skills. Effective communicating 1:1 and in groups.
• Goal/Results oriented ability to set challenging and meaningful goals and achieve results.

Join us and be part of something smaller - with 500 people in the UK and Canada - doing something bigger: protecting what matters.

If you'd like to know more, please give Kelly Thomas from our Talent Acquisition Team a call on 03330 414300.