We are seeking a Machine Shop/CNC Team Leader to work for a successful multinational manufacturing company in Whitstable.
This is a permanent position paying £34,000 to £37,000 pa annum, depending on experience. 37.5 hours pw. Working pattern; Monday to Thursday; 8am to 4.30pm and Friday; 8am to 1.30pm. Based on site.
Purpose of the role:
To ensure the smooth daily running of the area ensuring all targets as defined by the Production Manager and in line with the scope are met on time whilst maintaining Quality and Health & Safety standards.
Duties and responsibilities:
• Organising daily workload and resources to ensure that work is carried out to the manufacturing schedule to achieve production KPI’s – OTD / Quality / Arrears lines and Values / Late Starts monitoring.
• Work closely with the Planning Team to understand and achieve the production requirements for the cell.
• Plan / delegate team priorities on a daily basis as appropriate, authorize team members holiday requests and follow up periods of absence / sickness.
• Initial processing of Health and Safety - Accident and Near Miss reporting and follow up / Risk Assessments and COSHH and Quality issues- Responsible for scrap / rework / Not Right First-Time identification and improvement.
• Actively supporting and implementing initiatives to improve skill and flexibility levels – ensuring up to date skills matrices and effectively trained operators, including temporary labour. To ensure adequate cover is in place to provide a flexible service to ensure skills gaps are always covered in periods of Operators absence. E.g. Adequate holiday cover to ensure smooth running of the cell. Be actively involved in recruitment processes, interviews, assessments, reviews.
• Maintain a skills matrix for your area of responsibility to ensure a match between skill resource and anticipated workload at all times.
• Responsibility for daily production and Quality performance against given KPI targets per above.
• Set and Run assigned machinery safely as trained and required
• Ensure First Offs / In process inspections are carried out as appropriate.
• Complete daily performance metrics and communicate results with
the team. Facilitate resolution and improvement of measures with
team.
• Manage log and follow up requests for Engineering Support
Essential Skills and Experience
• Good Health and safety Awareness
• Proven experience in a manufacturing or production environment.
• Supervising or leading a team.
• Working to and achieving KPIs (e.g., Safety, Quality, Delivery etc).
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, production planning and quality systems
• PC literacy including Microsoft office programs
• Able to read CAD drawings and Conduct First Off Inspection
• MRP / ERP production system knowledge
Skills and Competencies
• Knowledge of quality control procedures and regulatory compliance
• Understanding of Health & Safety procedures including Risk Assessments and COSHH.
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