Role - Production Team Leader

Location – Wolverhampton

Salary - £39,123.44

Shifts – 2 days, 2 nights – 4 off

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Procurement Leader to join a globally reaching manufacturing business.

The Production Team Leader is responsible for the management of an operational team to ensure self-sufficiency of that team. They will assist the production manager in the management of their shift team including control, planning, organising and motivating.

The successful candidate will:

Manage HSE issues for the plant during the shift ensuring a zero Accident mentality is maintained.
Production to Plan (quality, cost, delivery) to meet sales requirements.
Schedule and utilise the required labour for achievement of the production plan.
Ensure that all labour is allocated in accordance with the competencies signed off on the skills matrix.
Identify and facilitate any training needs and be actively involved with people management.
Drive business improvement development within the team to ensure effective problem-solving tools are utilised.
Use Pareto analysis to regularly identify the top 3 areas for improvement and drive to close out.
Achieve business and departmental objectives by best use of resources hour by hour.
Identification of all forms of waste reduction.
Communicate with your team by utilising the visual management & delivery shift briefs with focus on quality, cost and delivery and gathering ideas for improvement.
Undertake performance management and take responsibility for team members, conducting appraisals and giving direction to aid good people performance.
Responsible for accurately completing all compliance paperwork, daily shift reports, HR attendance reports or any other documentation or reporting as and when required by the business.
Maintaining a consistent production flow ensuring employees are full trained and working efficiently.
Responsible for ensuring the shift is if fully staffed, ensuring absences are backfilled.
Reporting machine discrepancies and ensuring efficient running of all materials where possible.
Detailed reporting will be required for any issues, discrepancies across the shift this may include; people management, stock, machinery etc.

What you will bring to the role:

A minimum of 5 years previous experience of working within a manufacturing environment as a Shift Manager or similar supervisory role.
Lean manufacturing or production management (Online or Open University)
GCSE Grade C and above or equivalent Maths and English.
ILM or equivalent certificate in Leadership.
Able to work under pressure in a fast-growing business and meet tight deadlines.
Understanding of health and safety processes and safe methods of working
Displays safe and considerate working practices.
Fully computer literate and competent using all Microsoft packages including Outlook.
Has a can do attitude -Showing a positive professional attitude to everyday challenges.
Delivers Results by coordinating activities for efficient service delivery across the teams. Managing and motivating the team and striving for success.
Customer Focus – Ensuring the customer expectations and requirements are met.
Strong communication skills, you are comfortable communicating at all levels within the business and have the ability to build strong relationships with all stakeholders.

For further details, please contact Nick Sollis – (phone number removed) or (url removed)

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