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Production Team Leader

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Posted on May 22, 2026 by CV-Library
Trench, Shropshire, United Kingdom
Automotive
Immediate Start
£33k - £35.4k Annual
Full-Time
Production Team Leader

Proactive Personnel are recruiting for a Production Team Leader on behalf of our client based in Telford.

In this role, the team Leader is responsible for guiding and managing a group of associates to achieve specific goals, ensuring effective communication, and providing support to team members. This includes supporting shift management in achieving G&Os, and the day-to-day operation of specific sections, machines or stages to achieve business objectives.

Hours: Mon-Fri Double Days | 7:00am – 3:00pm & 3:00pm – 11:00pm

Salary: £32,985.00 - £35,436.00 per annum DOE

Duties include but are not limited to:

* Responsible for supervising, training, and supporting associates within their section. Effectively communicating information to relevant stakeholder and associates, championing continuous improvement and compliance within the team.

* Leadership style stemming from a ‘lead-by example’ approach regarding matters of Health and Safety, operational procedures and company policies. This includes motivating associates, addressing performance issues, and interpersonal conflicts to aid team cohesion.

* Ownership and ability to escalating issues outside their responsibly aptly when required.

* Assist associates to achieve their cycle time in relation to production targets and any changes to the schedule are communicated effectively throughout the shift.

* Support new associates and ensure adequate job training is provided.

* Ensure team briefings happen every shift covering all issues including Health & Safety, Environment, Quality, 5s/TPM, absence and targets.

* To understand and communicate the ‘Quality First’ philosophy, ensuring quality standards are achieved in terms of Right First Time (RFT).

* Ensure that non-conformance is challenged.

* Effectively carrying out operational requests and tasks relating to business areas goals. Maintaining and enforcing operational standards within their section to ensure the daily operation runs smoothly and efficiently.

* Responsible for the ordering of parts to achieve daily build plan and ensuring that minimum and maximum stock levels are maintained.

* Ensure your team understand production schedule expectations. Effectively deploy the team to achieve schedule and production targets daily.

* Ensure production monitoring boards (e.g. hourly boards/output control boards) are kept up to date throughout the shift.

Ideal Candidate:

* 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.

* Encourages teamwork and leads by example.

* Understanding of business KPI’s, finance and budgetary control.

Interested? Please call Taylor Butterfield on (phone number removed)

Reference: 225148319

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CV-Library

Production Team Leader

CV-Library

Posted on May 22, 2026 by CV-Library

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Trench, Shropshire, United Kingdom
Automotive
Immediate Start
£33k - £35.4k Annual
Full-Time
Production Team Leader

Proactive Personnel are recruiting for a Production Team Leader on behalf of our client based in Telford.

In this role, the team Leader is responsible for guiding and managing a group of associates to achieve specific goals, ensuring effective communication, and providing support to team members. This includes supporting shift management in achieving G&Os, and the day-to-day operation of specific sections, machines or stages to achieve business objectives.

Hours: Mon-Fri Double Days | 7:00am – 3:00pm & 3:00pm – 11:00pm

Salary: £32,985.00 - £35,436.00 per annum DOE

Duties include but are not limited to:

* Responsible for supervising, training, and supporting associates within their section. Effectively communicating information to relevant stakeholder and associates, championing continuous improvement and compliance within the team.

* Leadership style stemming from a ‘lead-by example’ approach regarding matters of Health and Safety, operational procedures and company policies. This includes motivating associates, addressing performance issues, and interpersonal conflicts to aid team cohesion.

* Ownership and ability to escalating issues outside their responsibly aptly when required.

* Assist associates to achieve their cycle time in relation to production targets and any changes to the schedule are communicated effectively throughout the shift.

* Support new associates and ensure adequate job training is provided.

* Ensure team briefings happen every shift covering all issues including Health & Safety, Environment, Quality, 5s/TPM, absence and targets.

* To understand and communicate the ‘Quality First’ philosophy, ensuring quality standards are achieved in terms of Right First Time (RFT).

* Ensure that non-conformance is challenged.

* Effectively carrying out operational requests and tasks relating to business areas goals. Maintaining and enforcing operational standards within their section to ensure the daily operation runs smoothly and efficiently.

* Responsible for the ordering of parts to achieve daily build plan and ensuring that minimum and maximum stock levels are maintained.

* Ensure your team understand production schedule expectations. Effectively deploy the team to achieve schedule and production targets daily.

* Ensure production monitoring boards (e.g. hourly boards/output control boards) are kept up to date throughout the shift.

Ideal Candidate:

* 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.

* Encourages teamwork and leads by example.

* Understanding of business KPI’s, finance and budgetary control.

Interested? Please call Taylor Butterfield on (phone number removed)
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Reference: 225148319

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