Production Team Leader
Salary - £12.65 - 14.17 p/h
Hours - Monday - Friday (40 hours per week)
Location - Huddersfield, HD8
Temporary - Permanent
Our client, a leading manufacturing company, is seeking an experienced and dynamic Production Team Leader to join their operations team. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual to lead and drive productivity within a fast-paced production environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Effectively lead and support a team of operatives to achieve production targets and quality standards.
- Distribute workloads, assign tasks, and troubleshoot issues to optimise productivity.
- Continuously seek process improvements, implement best practices, and drive operational excellence.
- Communicate expectations, deadlines, and priorities to the team while maintaining quality control.
- Liaise with production management regarding deliveries, priorities, and overdue orders.
- Monitor production functions, reporting systems, work allocation, and identify training needs.
- Conduct performance reviews, address absence issues, and foster team collaboration.
- Ensure adherence to lean manufacturing principles (5s), workspace security, and health and safety standards.
Requirements:
- Proven experience as a team leader or supervisor within a manufacturing setting.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, methods, and continuous improvement principles.
- Assertive leadership skills with the ability to motivate and inspire teams.
- Excellent decision-making, problem-solving, and strategic thinking capabilities.
- Adaptable and flexible with a results-driven approach.
- Effective communication, organisational, and time management skills.
- IT proficient with experience in production management systems.
What's on Offer:
- Opportunities for growth and development.
- Competitive salary package.
- Work for an environmentally conscious industry leader.
- Generous employee benefits including performance bonuses.
If you are a proactive leader with a passion for driving productivity and continuous improvement, we encourage you to apply. This full-time, permanent role offers excellent career growth prospects within a dynamic manufacturing organisation.
This role offers a great opportunity for an ambitious individual who is looking at growing/expanding with a successful company. If you are a highly organised and detail-oriented professional with exceptional production management skills, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.