Materials Analysis is an Oxford Instruments Business Unit

Materials Analysis is an Oxford Instruments Business Unit that manages our Electron Microscopy and Mechanical Microscopy products, Atomic Force Microscopes, Raman Microscopes and Benchtop NMR Products. We are part of the wider Oxford Instruments Group that also includes Andor Technology, NanoScience, Plasma Technology and X-Ray Technology. With a sixty-year history, and fourteen Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, our world-class products and technologies are helping our customers to address the greatest challenges of the 21st century.

We are seeking a Production Team Leader to join our Production team in High Wycombe

We are a manufacturer of high-precision scientific tools and instruments. The primary purpose of the Production Team Leader is to support the safety, quality cost and delivery objectives of the production team.

Location:

We are based in High Wycombe (Cressex). This is an onsite role, with a 37-hour working week and a 1pm finish on a Friday.

This role would be ideal for you if…

• Are experienced in managing people and have the Ability to coach/mentor teams for effective performance and mutual success.
• Have knowledge of best practice manufacturing methods (Lean/Six Sigma - desirable but not essential).
• Have experience leading teams within a complex manufacturing environment

Responsibilities:

• From business Sales & Operation Plan, produce plan to co-ordinate workload ensuring all milestones are achieved in a cost-effective manner.
• Facilitate and Support local team meetings. Represent the team at production meetings, with accurate product and delivery detail.
• Proactively manage the development of the team and its members – regular reviews held with individuals to support performance and development objectives. Key focus on upskilling for production flexibility.
• Performance improvement - proactively manage under performance where needed (capability / disciplinary concerns, absenteeism, skills, grievances) for effective resolution and consistency in team performance.
• Implement measures and targets, monitor and control performance, report on progress and initiate corrective action as required. (e.g. quality, on time delivery, yield, rework and scrap.)
• Facilitate best practice processes, techniques and continuous improvement methods in co-operation with the production engineering and process improvement teams.
• Facilitate and champion the adherence to quality policy and standard operating procedures as defined in the quality system.
• Drive compliance with Health and Safety policy and procedures. Measure and report in line with business H&S best practice.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships throughout the business.
• Identify team customers, both internal and external and strive to fully satisfy their needs