Production Team Leader Assistant
Swadlincote
Night shift
Up to £29,000 + shift allowance + overtime (£37,000)

SF Recruitment are recruiting for a Production Team Leader Assistant to work for our established manufacturing client based in Swadlincote. This role would suit a candidate looking to establish themselves as a Team Leader position or an already experienced Team Leader looking to develop.

The role:
- Manage the activities of production teams to manage and coordinate the effective and efficient planning & placement of manpower. This includes inventory control for the assigned area including all MRP movement

Tasks and Responsibilities:

- Overall day to-day running of assigned area on a designated shift in support of the Value Stream Leader
- Execute the daily production plans issued to the assigned area, offering support and adaptability when necessary
- Support the VSL & VSM to achieve orderbook requirements and Sales Targets driven by the business
- To ensure full loading of direct operators to maximise production output and achieve the daily plan
- Support the assigned area to focus on Scrap Reduction Absence Control, H&S and Continuous Improvement Initiatives
- Hourly check in of plan v actual with operators
- Hourly check of scrap and enforcement of stop, call, wait process
- Confirm tooling, material and process adherence
- First off checks for the continuation of product moulding
- Maximising the performance and efficiencies of their assigned area as well as any shared function
- Ensure that their team is motivated and working in a productive and positive atmosphere
- Promotes a good standard of housekeeping and 5S
- Full control over production teams adhering to MIS & SOPs
- Physical spot checks of parts to ensure all are OK as declared
- Ensure all operators are aware of correct methods to ensure tooling is not damaged
- Deliver the start of shift briefs with operators in line with template
- Manage Operators in line with Absence Control Procedure, carry out RTW meetings
- Support Safety@Work within their area of responsibility, developing a safety culture
- Support 5s initiatives and all Lean/ CI projects: Lead minimum of 3 Six sigma/ Lean events in year

Education and Experience:
- 5 + years of manufacturing experience with supervisory abilities
- Strong background in Lean/Six Sigma preferred.
- IOSH - proven track record of improving and developing effective safety systems
- Degree or Higher qualification in an operational discipline
- Must possess strong leadership, drive, and change management skills, with high degree of integrity, energy and standards for excellence.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills are a must at all levels in the organization.
- Ability to optimize and prioritise individual and assigned area work load.
- Ability to develop data collection and analysing methods, tracking systems, & reporting of KPI deliverables (Both current and new).
- Technical acumen to solve technical and production or process issues.
- Ability to utilize basic Manufacturing Excellence tools such as 5S, Lean, etc.
- Ability to engage in presentations, team improvement meetings with the occasional requirement to travel for training.
- Strong skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook/Excel/powerpoint/word)
- Ability to positively engage and resolve employee related issues e.g. conflict, attendance, performance
- Ability to conduct risk assessments and implement effective control procedures (Quality, HR and Safety)