Production Team Leader
Near Pontypool
£40,000 - £46,000, 2 shifts (3 shifts in future with enhanced shift rate)
Yolk Recruitment is exclusively partnered with this well-established manufacturing business in the recruitment of an experienced Production Team Leader.
This is a hands on leadership role for someone who is comfortable running assembly lines, managing people, solving day-to-day issues and keeping output on track without letting standards slip. You'll lead teams across assembly and related areas, working closely with planning, materials, maintenance and other production leaders to make sure the right people, parts and processes are in place.
The business is looking for someone with a strong manufacturing background and the confidence to challenge where needed. There are long-serving teams in place, so this will suit someone who can build trust, bring people with them and still be firm enough to drive improvement.
This is what you'll be doing
1. Leading a shift with a strong focus on people management, to achieve production targets around productivity, quality and safety
2. Coordinating labour, managing absence, holiday cover and day-to-day resource planning.
3. Acting as the key link between production, planning, materials, maintenance and other departments.
4. Running start-up meetings, toolbox talks, s...