Job Description
Production Team Leader\n 📍 Location: Salford\n 💼 Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 per annum\n 🕒 Hours: Full Time –\n\nMonday to Thursday: 7:00am – 3:30pm\nFriday: 7:00am – 12:30pm✨ Additional Benefits:\n\nEnhanced employer pension contribution\nAdditional holiday entitlement\nAnnual performance-based bonusAre you a hands-on leader with a passion for people, performance, and progress? We’re looking for a Production Team Leader to join our client’s growing team in Salford. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact within a forward-thinking manufacturing business.\nThe Role:\nYou’ll be responsible for leading a production team to ensure daily targets are met safely, efficiently, and to the highest standards of quality.
You’ll champion continuous improvement and drive a positive, high-performance culture on the shop floor.\nKey Responsibilities:\n\nLead, support, and develop a team of production operatives\nMonitor and manage production schedules and workflow\nUphold and promote Health & Safety best practices across all operations\nDrive productivity and continuous improvement initiatives\nMentor and coach team members to develop skills and build capability\nIdentify and implement process improvements\nCommunicate effectively across departments and levelsWhat We’re Looking For:\n\nProven experience in a production or manufacturing leadership role\nStrong people management and mentoring skills\nA proactive, open-minded approach to problem-solving and change\nPositive mindset with a focus on team engagement and collaboration\nExcellent understanding of Health & Safety practices\nAbility to remain calm under pressure and manage competing priorities\nComfortable working in a fast-paced, target-driven environmentThis is more than just a team leader role — it’s an opportunity to shape the culture and performance of a critical part of our client’s operation. If you’re someone who leads by example, thrives on bringing out the best in people, and embraces change with a positive attitude, we want to hear from you.\n \nMeridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy