Team Leader
Permanent Position
Location: Telford
Schedule: Double days Monday to Friday, 0700 – 1500; 1500 – 2300.
Annual salary: £35,000.00 (inclusive of shift allowance).
Key Responsibilities & Duties
* Responsible for supervising, training, and supporting associates within their section.
* Leadership style stemming from a lead‑by‑example approach.
* Assist associates to achieve their cycle time in relation to production targets.
* Support new associates and ensure adequate on‑the‑job training is provided.
* Understand and communicate the Quality First philosophy.
* Effectively carry out operational requests and tasks relating to business area goals.
* Maintain and enforce operational standards within their section to ensure daily operations run smoothly and efficiently.
* Responsible for ordering parts to achieve daily build plan and ensuring that minimum and maximum stock levels are maintained.
* Ensure your team understands production schedule expectations and effectively deploy the team to achieve schedule and production targets on a daily basis.
* Ensure production monitoring boards.
* Ensure an effective end‑of‑shift handover, covering issues, actions and resolutions, and that the area(s) are left in production‑ready condition for the next shift.
* Ensure that 5S is championed, maintained and audited.
Essential Requirements
* Experience of manufacturing and responsiveness to customer needs.
* Basic understanding of relevant company policies and procedures.
* An accredited Level 3 qualification in Leadership and Management.
* Good written and verbal communication skills.
* Good level of numerical and analytical ability.
* Computer literate.
* Experience of Lean Management Techniques/Kaizen.
* Motivate, involve and engage associates to deliver departmental objectives.
* Encourage team working and lead by example.
* Understanding of business KPI’s, finance and budgetary control.
Desirable Skills, Experience or Qualifications
* Completed IOSH Managing Safely qualification.
* Previous experience within an automotive environment.
* Experience of troubleshooting and problem solving.
* Understanding of Japanese manufacturing process and thinking way.
This role is UK based and does not have sponsorship opportunity.
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