Ethero Strategic Staffing
Manufacturing Team Leader
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TEAM LEADER
PERMANENT POSITION
Telford
Double days Monday to Friday
1500 - 2300
Annual salary up to 35,000.00 (inclusive of shift allowance)
We are looking for an experienced Team Leader, preferably from automotive sector, to join a well-known and successfully 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,
- To understand and communicate the 'Quality First' philosophy,
- Effectively carrying out operational requests and tasks relating to business areas goals,
- Maintaining and enforcing operational standards within their section to ensure the daily operation runs smoothly and efficiently,
- Responsible for the ordering of parts to achieve daily build plan and ensuring that minimum and maximum stock levels are maintained.
- Ensure your team understand production schedule expectations. Effectively deploy the team to achieve schedule and production targets on a daily basis.
- Ensure production monitoring boards,
- 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.
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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 team working and leads by example.
- Understanding of business KPI's, finance and budgetary control.
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Desirable Skills, Experience Or Qualifications
- Have completed IOSH Managing Safely qualification
- Previous experience within an automotive environment
- Experience of trouble shooting and problem solving.
- An understanding of Japanese manufacturing process and thinking way.
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 on or apply on line. If you have not received feedback in 14 days please deem your application as unsuccessful.
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