Team Leader - Production

Job Title: Team Leader - Production

Location: Pudsey

Salary: £17.64 - £18.98 per hour, with shift allowance of 26% every other week

Job type: Full Time, Permanent. Shifts, 6am - 2pm Monday to Thursday and 6am - 12.30pm week 1, and 2pm - 11.45pm Monday to Thursday week 2 (4-day week)

Our Company:

Local Subsidiary of a global group based in Germany (€1.2 billion turnover, 70 sites around the globe, 8000 employees)
Produces and sells Carbon components and products for the British Isles Markets
Main customers are Aerospace, Chemical and Process Industries, Industrial and Electrical Application IndustriesThe Role:

The Team Leader is both a line manager for their production team, as well as a trained professional working on the shop floor.

They lead their team through professional expertise and exemplary conduct.

They work closely in a small management team with Production, Logistics, Quality and Product Management to master the many demands of the production section; day- to- day output and personnel management, training and qualifications issues, machines management, process set-up and improvement.

By their diligent work our products get the high technical standard and fulfil our customers' need for quality and reliability. As part of the production team they work adeptly and efficiently, including set- up of CNC programs, feeding machines, checking products' dimensions manually (in- process) and/ or using CMM machines.

Benefits:

Attendance bonus of £100
Private health insurance after a qualifying period
26 days holiday + 8 days bank holidays
Cycle to work scheme after a qualifying period
Company Sick scheme after qualifying period
Hourly rate above minimum wageKey Responsibilities:

General supervision duties
Organisation of shifts, holidays, etc.
Monitoring of overtime/ absenteeism
Disciplinary actions if necessary (working closely with the Personnel)
Interviewing applicants/ laying off workshop staff
Evaluation of personnel performance for Skills Matrix
Training and/ or supervision of training and qualifications on shop floor
Receipt of works orders and raw materials (by cell) from Logistics
Allocation of work loads for machines and shop floor personnel (in co-operation with Logistics)
Monitoring work in progress
Pursuing and pushing fast and/ or late orders
Co- operation with Despatch and Logistics on finished/ out- going products
Initiate and manage or delegate improvement projects
Read drawings and creates CNC programs accordingly
Setting up and programming CNC machines (Mazak)
First- off dimensional tests on new programs
Feeds and runs CNC machines
In-process controls using manual devices (gauges, micrometer)
Finished product inspections using CNC CMM machines
Problem- aware, active handling of CNC machines and other equipment
Creating, raise and start works orders in SAP (BOM, routings)
Reporting in SAP and on paper
Evolution of own skills and techniques
High standard of quality and performance
Methodical skills like 5S or CIP
Ability to demonstrate initiative and work independently
Will to improve him-/ herself and the work environmentFurther Duties:

Factory Key holder
Monitors professional standards of team and workshop
Monitors Health and Safety, etc.
Monitors 5S and CIPPlease click on the APPLY button to send your CV for this role.

Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; Production Supervisor, Manufacturing Team Leader, Shift Supervisor, Operations Supervisor, may also be considered for this role