Trelleborg Sealing Solutions
Production Team Leader
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Sista ansökningsdag 2026-08-14
Plats: GBR - Tewkesbury
We are looking for an experienced and motivated Production Team Leader to join our manufacturing team. This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive leader who is passionate about people, safety, quality, and continuous improvement. In this role, you will be responsible for leading day-to-day production activities, ensuring products are delivered safely, efficiently, and to the highest standards. Working closely with the Production Manager, you will play a key role in driving operational performance, developing your team, and fostering a positive culture focused on teamwork, accountability, and manufacturing excellence.
Hourly Rate: £19.35 (£17.59 + 10% shift premium)
Week 1 Shift: Monday - Friday 6am-2pm
Week 2 Shift: Monday - Thursday 2pm-11:53pm
Tasks And Responsibilities
- Support the planning of the factory and stand in for Production Manager where vital
- Responsible for achieving production KPI’s for factory and be able to demonstrate impacts on business performance and how to put
- Implement improvements to resolve issues affecting production
- Plan labour for factory, raising resourcing concerns to the line manager when relevant and make appropriate suggestions to resolve the issues yourself first
- Booking output from the production lines daily
- Investigation and documentation of disciplinary and/or capability issues in accordance with Company policy
- Monitor attendance and sickness levels for your area in line with company targets. Ensure Return to Work interviews are conducted within 24 hours of staff return; raising concerns to line manager and/or HR Manager where appropriate.
- Undertake appraisals and performance review when required, highlighting training and development needs and ensuring these are met
- Ensure quality targets are met and take the lead in root cause analysis (RCA) events to understand cause and prevent re-occurrence
- In conjunction with Production Engineers look to assist in standardisation and continuous improvement of manufacturing methods / processes
- Responsible for opening and closing the factory as and when required
- Promote lean manufacturing core principles that promote manufacturing excellence.
- Adhering to Customer and Industry Quality Standards
- Foster an environment that encourages engagement, innovation, and teamwork.
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Education And Experience
- Relevant industry background in the manufacturing environment
- Engineering or industry experience
- Line Management Experience
Personal Competencies
This position calls for someone with excellent organisational and planning skills that is able to influence others and lead a team. For this being demonstrating experience in people management would be valuable. We would value a leader who shows a strong understanding of health and safety requirements and ensures that our safety first culture is part of their team. Elements of the role will require strong 1 to 1 personal skills as well as delivering information to large groups, and we will be looking for experience with Microsoft Office such as Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
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What we offer
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – including access to online GP appointments, counselling, physiotherapy, nutrition advice, plus a range of savings and discounts
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Comprehensive insurance cover - including 4 x life assurance and income protection
- Cycle to Work scheme
- On-site canteen
Application Process
Trelleborg is an equal opportunity employer! We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform significant job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Trelleborg provides an encouraging environment which offers growth within the company while investing in employee training/education. Our facility is a close and friendly community which allows you to brainstorm your ideas with other colleagues.
Come and join Trelleborg and be part of our journey that enables our customers to engineer a better world.
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