Manufacturing Shift Team Leader

About Us: Based in Bromborough, Teledyne CML Composites is a fast growing manufacturer, supplying carbon/glass fibre composite parts and assemblies to some of the world’s leading aircraft and aero engine producers. Operating across various distinct product groups including commercial and business jet products, this role is an opportunity to join a team putting the finishing touches to our highly technical products. The manufacturing facility houses some of the most advanced machining technology in Europe such as a multi axis NDT robotic machine, automated material cutting machine and multi axis CNC machining centres. Teledyne CML Composites has positioned itself, and is recognised as one of the worlds leading suppliers in composites and supports the business strategy of continuous growth and technical innovation. With an orderbook extending out into the next decade, we are looking for new colleagues to join our thriving company.

Job Summary: We currently have a fantastic opportunity for a Manufacturing Shift Team Leader (working 4 on 4 off days and nights 6-6) in our Cleanroom production environment. This will offer you a great opportunity to further develop your understanding of a composites business along with development and training to enhance your leadership skills. Helping to achieve customer satisfaction by delivering high quality products. In turn helping the business to develop and grow as being the go to Composites Component provider to key airspace programmes.

What we’ll be looking for you to undertake:

• You will be required to lead the SQCDP board review at the beginning of every shift to ensure targets are clearly set out for the team.
• Monitor shift attendance by reporting any absences to management and logging these on the correct HR systems, whilst monitoring the Absence Management Procedures.
• Managing HR procedures such as, but not limited to, performance and conduct issues with support from HR and the Cleanroom Manager.
• Ensure all priority tasks are allocated to relevant operators.
• Drive efficiencies responsible for jobs to be completed in a timely manner.
• Make proactive decisions to ensure scheduled demand is kept on target and reprioritising resource capability as required to achieve this (Liaise with Cleanroom Supervisor on any staffing shortfall).
• Responsible for ensuring adequate materials have been assigned during shift.
• Proactively plan for shift handover by ensuring product documentation is updated for the required processes – material allocation – issue resolutions – prioritisation.
• Working with Quality department to ensure processes are followed and adhered to i.e paperwork, 5s, housework.
• Report any personnel issues to the Cleanroom Supervisor in a timely manner.
• Proactively plan 24 hours ahead of your shift schedule.
• Ensure clear communication between shifts hand overs verbally and written ensuring to highlight any key priorities or pending issues.

Requirements:

• Good communicator.
• Able to challenge difficult situations appropriately.
• Take ownership and lead the shift.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Able to hold the SQCDP meetings confidently.
• Strong attention to detail and focused on quality.
• To be a positive role model for your team and champion best practices.
• Flexibility in your working approach.
• Willing to undertake further self-development training.

We offer a range of benefits that include: At Teledyne, we believe that Equality, Diversity and Inclusion mean Opportunity – the opportunity to cherish and celebrate the value of diversity, to bring our full and authentic selves to work and to feel fully involved and respected – and we are committed to this journey. Occupational health and safety and environmental sustainability are also an integral part of our business strategy, and we believe in implementing environmental, health and safety improvements to continually enhance the working environment for staff, visitors and contractors. Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.