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Ceema Recruitment
Posted 2 months ago, valid for 14 days
Sandy, Bedfordshire SG19 1AG, England
£35,000 - £39,000 per annum
Full Time
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Sonic Summary
- Salary: Not specified
- Experience Required: Apprenticeship trained, City & Guilds, ONC, trade qualification. CSE, GCSE, NVQ in English Math, other. Strong experience in a mechanical manufacturing environment.
- Job Title: Mechanical Fitter - Team Leader
- Year of Experience Required: Not specified
- Job Description: The job involves overseeing department health and safety, maintaining a clean working environment, leading teams towards production goals, and solving working problems. Responsibilities include promoting good housekeeping, achieving production deliverables, leading and motivating the team, and setting high quality expectations. Essential qualifications include apprenticeship training, trade qualifications, and experience in a mechanical manufacturing environment.
Interfaces with: Mechanical Fitting Team
Authorities and Accountabilities:
H&S of team, putting a stop to activities & production due to concerns over quality or processing risks, Housekeeping, communicating & to challenge individuals' time keeping, maintaining production goals, to approve annual leave or appointments. Supervisor duties & department inspections.
Job Purpose:
Working alongside the production manager to:
* oversee department H&S and quality needs,
* maintain a clean & tidy working environment - using the 5s philosophy,
* develop & maintain individuals' training and skill requirements,
* lead teams and direct focus towards goals for achieving production deliverables,
* be a strong communicator and team motivator,
* being an ambassador/voice of the mechanical fitting team,
* demonstrate strong engineering, mechanical skills to assist with manufacturing/production problems,
* Participates in working activities & solves working problems,
* focus on continuous improvements by creating efficiencies, implementing & completing projects,
* Covering areas/tasks in the absence of the production manager.
Key Responsibilities:
* Department H&S - work area checks at end of working day - promoting good housekeeping.
* Overseeing machine build progress.
* Achieving production deliverables ready for electrical fitting and FAT's.
* Communicating, leading & motivating the team.
* Act as an educator, communicates expectations - processes, procedures, quality standards & mentoring individuals, e.g. apprentices, new starters.
* Encouraging collaboration & teamwork.
* Setting high quality expectations & upskilling others.
* Reviewing shelf-life of adhesives, checking stock levels of consumables - requesting purchase.
* Works strategically with production manager, updating on successes, issues, concerns & opportunities - verbally or by written report.
* Adhere to the procedures defined by ISO9001 QA system.
Role Related Knowledge, Experience and Personal Attributes:
Essential:
Apprenticeship trained, City & Guilds, ONC, trade qualification. CSE, GCSE, NVQ in English Math, other.
Mechanical Instrument / Special machine building and fitting.
Understanding and working to technical drawings, using measuring instruments & following SOP's.
Bench craft skills - marking drilling cutting, threading, forming & using various hand tools.
Strong experience, in a mechanical manufacturing environment.
Computer literate and competent in Microsoft Word, Excel and ERP/MRP systems
Good communicator, friendly & approachable disposition, a "go-to" person. Logical and methodical approach, calm and task & team focused.
Desirable:
CMI level 2 team leadership diploma is supervision or other supervisor training courses.
Basic / general Manual machining - turning & milling etc.
Electro-mechanical experience.
Forklift counterbalance licence.
First Aid at Work Certificate.
Can work under pressure, enjoys challenges and goes the extra mile.
