Manufacturing Technical Team Manager
2 days ago
As a key member of our team at TQR, you will take ownership of daily technical execution, problem-solving, and team development in a high-volume manufacturing environment. With a focus on leadership, this role involves guiding a technical team, providing comprehensive support and guidance to engineers, technicians, and apprentices when resolving equipment breakdowns, completing planned maintenance, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
Responsibilities- Attend meetings to provide engineering status updates and agree on resource deployment and timings to close losses.
- Resolve repeat loss issues using systematic problem-solving techniques to determine root cause.
- Support shift technicians in investigating losses (breakdowns, waste, speed) to ensure countermeasures are effective.
- Coach team members in all related duties to support maintenance activities.
- Support CI projects/validations to help improve equipment reliability.
- Provide details to improve maintenance standards and execution (frequency, breakdowns, and repairs) to the reliability leader based on problem-solving outcomes and DTM/PPM activity.
- Coach on continuous improvement methodologies & tools.
- Engage in planning processes for maintenance activities.
- Maintain critical equipment settings, standards, and close loops on changes made.
- Ensure all preventative maintenance activities are performed effectively, including opportunistic maintenance working with the PM leader to plan same.
- Record maintenance details in full on designated forms/SAP.
- Report and action any abnormalities observed during DT/PPM to reduce losses.
- Record spares used during maintenance/unplanned breakdowns in line maintenance requirements.
- Responsible for equipment breakdown response and escalation process in an expedient manner.
- HNC or degree-level education in engineering/mechatronics or a similar field of study.
- A minimum of 5 years of technical or manufacturing experience required, with several years of experience with complex moulding manufacturing.
- Experience leading a technical team in a busy manufacturing setting.
- Ability to work as part of a team and encourage effective teamwork activities.
- Confident independent thinking, with the ability to act quickly in a high-pressure situation.
- Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
- Experience with safety and ergonomics in a manufacturing environment.
- Strong understanding of quality systems.
- Lifetime assurance and critical illness cover.
- Private medical insurance.
- Reward & recognition scheme linked to health & safety and continuous improvement.
- Employee assistance program, supporting physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.
- Flexible benefits, including cycle-to-work scheme.
- Matched contribution pension scheme up to 10% of salary.
- Share save scheme matched up to £150 per month.
- Subsidised canteen.
- Free on-site parking.
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