Unipart
Team Leader - Manufacturing Assembly
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Team Leader - Manufacturing assembly with electrification and injection moulding inputs
Coventry
£37,750 plus 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme
About The Role
Unipart Manufacturing is launching a flagship, fast-paced manufacturing project in Coventry, combining high-volume electrification assembly with complex injection moulding inputs. Fully aligned with Unipart’s Sector and Growth Strategy and The Unipart Way Forward Plan, this exciting venture will scale rapidly from zero to over 200 team members within a four-month period, carrying potential to evolve into a standalone business. We are looking for driven, hands-on Assembly Team Leaders to provide direct supervision to shop-floor production teams. You will lead shift teams to achieve on-time output, deliver right-first-time quality, and embed Unipart Way lean practices into daily operations.
As part of your key responsibilities you’ll focus on:
- Production Line Supervision - Lead, motivate, and direct production operators to achieve daily output targets, maintain production schedules, and drive line efficiency
- Quality and Zero-Defect Standards - Maintain production area quality standards, audit Quality Gates (Poke-Yokes), investigate defects for containment, and support zero-PPM quality goals
- Health, Safety, and Environment - Upkeep the highest levels of Health and Safety and 5S housekeeping, complete risk assessments, and lead accident/near-miss investigations
- The Unipart Way and Lean Tools - Employ Lean manufacturing techniques, communicate business KPIs, and actively coach operators in continuous improvement tools and standardised work
- Team Leadership and Development - Conduct shift briefings, manage time and attendance, perform return-to-work interviews, and foster cross-functional collaboration with Quality, Maintenance, and Logistics
- Change Management - This is a fast-paced, evolving project where your scope will grow alongside the initiative itself - while core deliverables are clear, flexibility is key - you’ll have the opportunity to shape processes, adapt to changing priorities, and directly influence the project's direction as it unfolds
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About You
We’d love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think you’d be able to perform well in this role!
- Leadership Experience - Proven track record supervising production operators within a fast-paced, demanding manufacturing or Just-In-Time (JIT) environment
- Lean and Continuous Improvement - Practical experience applying Lean manufacturing principles, 5S, visual management, and continuous improvement tools
- Technical Familiarity - Previous experience in assembly processes, electrification components, or polymer/injection moulding operations is highly advantageous
- Interpersonal and Coaching Skills - Strong ability to motivate teams, communicate target performance expectations clearly, and coach others
About Unipart
We are a supply chain performance improvement partner. We Design, Make, Move, and Improve components in our customers’ supply chains, keeping their operations and assets moving and working better, for longer. Through our commitment to continuously driving operational efficiencies, we improve performance - saving time, cost, and carbon. Our ambition is to be the driving force behind efficient, resilient, and sustainable supply chains.
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Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
We believe that a great workplace is one where you can bring your whole self to work. Our recruitment process is designed to be accessible, inclusive, and based entirely on merit. We define merit through a combination of technical skills and the core behaviours that help our people thrive at Unipart. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of background or circumstances. We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity that exceeds our statutory obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and subsequent legislation. Whether it’s your age, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, family status, or any other characteristic that makes you ‘you’ - it is your talent and potential that we value most.
Adjustments for you: We want you to perform at your best. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know. We are here to support you.
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