Job Summary:

The Team Leader provides direction, instruction and guidance to a team of operators in a defined area to ensure targets are achieved. The Team Leader participates as a member of the operational leadership team to deliver monthly / annual production plan. The Team Leader role is a “hands on” role

Main Responsibilities

* Support the flow of operations on a day to day basis

* Track the team performance and support the daily cell production activity and work flow

* Work a % of the time directly in product manufacture when required

* Ensure resources are available (manpower, machines and material)

* ID training requirements through the area

* Communicate clear instructions through start of shift meetings on a day to day basis and report feedback to area production managers

* Ensure compliance with established quality standards

* Lead on health and safety for the Team (including risk assessment; wellbeing of staff; accident investigation and reporting)

* Suggests Continuous Improvement projects to achieve productivity targets

* Leads “5S status”

* Maintain KPI’s; Ensure targets (for example: Quality; Costs and Delivery) are met

* Lead the team to continuously improve the area

* Capacity plan to meet order requirement

* Ensure TPM regime is adhered to maximise machine availably

* Supports / performs manufacturing roles when performance decreases due to sickness / holiday

* Support company in developing further Lean activities

* Maintains standards, practices and procedures for cell

Essential skills:

* Relevant Operations experience in a heavy industrial environment

* Safety conscious

* Ability to understand workflows

Desirable skills:

* Problem solver

* Continuous improvements thinker

* Open and willing to learn

* Leadership potential