Production Team Lead

Job Role: Production Team Lead

Job Location: Harrogate Knaresborough area commutable from Leeds, Wetherby, easy A1 access

Job Type: Permanent, NO nights

Reward: £27k - £28k Plus Overtime, Package

Client: Category market leader in manufacturing and distribution

Our client is an established multi-site market-leading manufacturer, expanding its UK operations. Due to continual growth and expansion at this site, we are recruiting a Production Team Lead to join this successful factory and distribution operation. You will lead by example in your area and set the production standard.

You will take full responsibility for the day-to-day running of operations and production in your area, on your shift. Delivering the operational plan and empowering your team to drive production performance - it's a hands-on leadership role.

1. Leading your team to achieve best-in-class quality, safety, people, and production performance.
2. Ensuring we deliver Great Quality, In Time, In Full every time.
3. Leading and coaching teams to deliver great results, with a clear eye for recognising and nurturing talent.
4. Creating a positive environment on the shop floor, encouraging operators to take ownership for monitoring machine performance, collecting data, and generating ideas.
5. Developing peer relationships across the operation to drive operational performance and continuity.
6. Coaching and supporting to drive the delivery of breakthrough results through their teams to the achievement of targets.
7. Being authentic to inspire great performance and create trust.
8. Managing the performance of individuals by conducting regular performance, career, and development discussions.
9. Building high performing teams.

Qualifications and Experience:

1. Demonstrable track record in a production frontline management role with a strong emphasis on leading, motivating, and developing people.
2. Experience within a similar manufacturing environment with proven experience in delivering results in all areas of the scorecard is required.
3. Good knowledge of the tools and techniques of Continuous Improvement and how to integrate them into a business, best practice manufacturing methods.
4. Ideally with a food and Drink / FMCG, Packaging or process background; high-volume continuous manufacturing or a fast-moving warehouse or logistics environment.
5. A clear career development plan and progression plan are available to you.

What We Offer:

1. An opportunity to work with leading technologies with training for specialist machinery.
2. Continuous training through internal development programmes.
3. Six weeks holiday (including bank holidays).
4. Subsidised staff canteen.
5. Free parking.
6. Market leading pension.
7. Enhanced Family/maternity leave.

Candidates who are currently Senior Operator, Line Leader, Operations leaders, Production team leader, Supervisor, Production Team Leader, warehouse supervisor, and any equivalent background will be suitable for the role. Omega is an employment business specialising in opportunities at all levels within the Engineering, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Defence, Scientific, Energy & Renewables, and Tech sectors.