Production Team Leader

Production Team Leader
Location: Crayford
Salary: Depending on experience
Hours: Monday - Thursday, 7am - 4pm. Fridays, 7am - 11/15am.
Job type: Full-time, permanent
Bridge Recruitment is helping one of our established clients recruit for an experienced Production Team Leader to join their ever-expanding team. You will be reporting to the Production Manager.
Responsibilities of the Production Team Leader:
Work to ensure people and resources are applied in an efficient and effective manner to meet delivery requirements while achieving quality and safety standards
Ensure that team members follow defined manufacturing procedures and comply with quality requirements
Ensure equipment is within calibration date and all systems are functioning correctly
Ensure all records are completed appropriately.
Ensure that quality concerns are reported to the appropriate personal and that proper process controls are followed in the event of a quality issue raised.
Manage work order closures (scanning where applicable)
Manage picking to your area - ensure prior day line loading is adhered to by the pickers/stores.
Identify training and development needs to management.
Monitor team performance and report to your manager/direct report.
Responsible for training of operators for products and processes within your team
Carry out incident, accident and non-conformity investigations and associated reporting and action closure
Consistently promote high standards through personal example and roll out through the team so that each member of the team understands the standards and behaviours expected of them
Communicate Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) from the strategic annual plan so that each employee is aware of expectations and deliverables
Work positively with support functions to fully define the processes/procedures/controls relevant to team activities. Provide support and input to continuous improvement activities within the team
Feedback to the Management team to share ideas and improve operations, recommending, supporting, and implementing continuous improvement activities and process and procedure improvements to optimise results and improve quality of delivery, in line with quality standards requirements and delivery in line with Company and Customer requirements
Provide technical expertise to the team
Requirements of the Production Team Leader:
At least 3 years experience in leading a production team.
Experience of assisting and developing (multi-skilled) people.
Knowledge of Health & Safety legislation
Knowledge of environmental ISO14001
Knowledge of Quality standard ISO9001
Ability to work as part of a team and your own initiative