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Production Team Leader, Larkhall, £28,560
We are recruiting for a Production Team Leader to work at our clients' site in Larkhall.
What you'll be doing:
As a Production Team Leader you'll play a key role in supporting production operations, with responsibilities including:
- Leading the team to deliver the daily production plan and the department KPI's
- Communicating shift production targets and objectives to the team at shift start as well as ensuring an effective handover completed at shift changeover
- Ensuring quality of product maintained to both internal and customer standards
- Actively manage and drive H&S performance within the team
- Ensuring all direct reports comply with internal procedures including work instructions, use of equipment, product quality, housekeeping and 5S
- Identify training needs and ensure all relevant training completed
- Identify opportunities for improvement within production areas utilising activities such as Gemba Walks, 5S Audits, Process Audits, Waste Walks etc.
- Ensuring all direct reports comply with company policies and procedures such as break times, start / finish times, absence reporting, holiday management and overtime
- Ensure prompt action taken on all quality issues
- Organising the supply of materials and any related documentation
- Managing team performance; providing coaching to ensure operator excellence
What you can expect:
- Working a three-shift rotational pattern - Back Shift, Early Shift and Night Shift
- No weekends unless it's overtime - standard shifts all worked Monday to Friday
- Permanent job with regular overtime paid at great rates
- Free on-site parking
- Competitive pension scheme
- Competitive holiday allowance
- Investment in training & development
What we're looking for
- Experience of leading, developing and engaging a high performing team within a fast-paced manufacturing and production environment
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
- Resilience and self-motivation with a genuine drive for achieving production targets
- Experience of championing continuous improvement methodologies within a manufacturing setting
- Good IT skills with an ability to use data to interpret action required
- A solid work history
- An enthusiastic can-do attitude
If you're interested in working for a well-respected business, then we'd love to hear from you. Apply now!We will be in touch quickly to have a chat and book you in for a tour of the site! If you like what you see, we can move quickly to get you started on this long-term career option!
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