Manufacturing Engineer Team Leader

Onsite-Cheltenham Salary up to £55K (subject to skills and experience) + fantastic benefits including company bonuses, healthcare plan and generous pension scheme. Designing award-winning products for our market-leading brands – Mira Showers, Rada and Recoup - is our lifeblood. We focus on investment; investing in the best technology and resources available and investing in each and every individual. Whether you arrive at our facilities in Cheltenham, Worcester or Hull, have a visit from a Service Engineer or pick up the phone to our Customer Service team, you’ll instantly see that, no matter our department or location, we all share the same cultural values at Kohler Mira. From day one you’re part of the Kohler Mira community – a collaborative, forward focused team with a shared pride in our work and commitment to delight our customers, develop innovative products and services and inspire our people. We are looking for Manufacturing Engineering Team Leader to lead our incredible manufacturing engineering team. Find out more below Role Summary This role leads a dedicated section within the Manufacturing Engineering Team, with responsibility for driving manufacturing process improvements, resolving technical issues, supporting new product introductions, and ensuring adherence to safety and quality standards. Success in this position requires strong communication, problem-solving, and team leadership skills. As a key contributor to the Manufacturing Engineering function, the Team Leader plays a vital role in supporting our operations strategy, fostering a safe working environment, enhancing product quality, ensuring on-time delivery to customers, and achieving cost reduction targets. The role is based at our Cheltenham site and involves close collaboration with production teams and other supporting functions. Key Responsibilities Ensure people and resources are applied in an efficient and effective manner to meet delivery requirements whilst maintaining Quality and safety standards Coaching and mentor the engineers in engineering best practice and practical problem solving. Ownership for problem solving, systematically working through variables to identify root causes and put in place solutions within tight timescales. Using data and trends to identify improvement initiatives and drive actions to deliver against key metrics. Working closely with production, maintenance, safety, supply chain and product development functions in problem solving, improvement activities and capital project delivery. Supporting the introduction of new products, processes, automation and equipment to the production lines on time, on budget and to the highest level of safety and quality. Ensuring process controls and documentation are in place for all manufacturing processes in line with requirements for ISO9001. Identifying potential hazards through risk assessment and putting in place measures to eliminate to support our drive towards zero injuries. Continuous improvement of assembly & test processes, including partial or full automation. Improve & sustain productivity in manufacturing cells. Identify conditions that contribute to performance gaps or variances; explores relationships between conditions and effects; use facts and data to distinguish causes from symptoms and determine root causes; identify solutions to root causes and lead implementation of countermeasures. Application of lean manufacturing, PFMEA, Six Sigma and other engineering tools. Comply with and implement best practice systems, procedures & manufacturing documentation. Perform time study, standard work, takt time, and line balancing. Analyse and propose detailed capital expenditure requirements. Ensure manufacturing cells comply with health, safety and environmental requirements. Skills/Requirements A degree or equivalent qualification in an engineering discipline or equivalent engineering experience with a completed engineering apprenticeship. Able to demonstrate experience in delivering continuous improvement in previous roles. Experience within a manufacturing environment Experience with automated assembly equipment and OEE would be beneficial. Formal qualification in Six Sigma, project management or lean tools would be advantageous We can offer you a lot in return We empower each associate to #BecomeMoreAtKohler with a competitive total rewards package to support your health and wellbeing, access to career growth and development opportunities, a diverse and inclusive workplace, and a strong culture of innovation. With a genuine commitment to creating better tomorrows, we’re driving meaningful change in our mission to help people live gracious, healthy, and sustainable lives. About Us In the UK, Kohler Mira Ltd. is made up of three market leading brands: Mira Showers, Rada Controls, and Recoup Where our brands differ in market position, they are equal in their commitment to design, innovation, and providing a single level of quality regardless of price. Kohler Mira is committed to diversity and inclusion to drive our business results and create a better future every day for our diverse associates, consumers, partners, and global communities. As an equal opportunities employer, it is Kohler Mira’s policy to recruit, hire, and promote qualified people in all job classifications without prejudice. If, as an individual with a disability, you require adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact talentacquisitionuk@kohler.com. Note for Recruitment Agencies: The Kohler Talent Acquisition team is responsible for managing all current vacancies through direct hiring and referrals wherever possible. We do work with recruitment agencies, and where we require external support, we will formally release those vacancies to the agencies on our Preferred Supplier List deemed best placed to assist us. Speculative CVs sent by any agency to Kohler Co. without a specific request by our Talent Acquisition Team will not be accepted and with no introduction fee applicable.