Manufacturing Team Leader

**Company Profile**

Halton Foodservice Limited specialises in the design, manufacture, installation and servicing of commercial kitchen ventilation systems. We offer a complete product portfolio including; Ventilation Canopies, UV technology, Heat Recovery, Service Distribution Units, Ventilated Ceilings, Pollution Control, Fire Suppression, demand based ventilation and complete controls package.

We can offer Maintenance and Service Contracts providing a total turnkey solution from concept to completion. Halton invests heavily in R&D, and have extensive testing facilities in Rochester, Kent.

**Principal purpose or objective of the job**

Assist the Manufacturing Manager responsible for the operation of an assigned area in terms of production, quality, cost, delivery, technical, safety, and human resources. Responsible for the day-to-day management of people within production, to ensure company's targets and objectives are met to meet customer requirements. Ensuring that staff comply with health, safety and standard operating procedures. Strive to continually improve using Lean tools to reduce costs, improve production and quality. Act with minimum supervision.

**Main duties/key tasks/key result areas**
- Lead by example, ensuring a safe and efficient work place is maintained at all times
- Achieve the required company quality standards ensuring both internal and external customer satisfaction.
- Ensuring that Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) are monitored and targets achieved.
- Liaise and coordinate with support functions to progress issues concerning production planning and resource/skill allocation to ensure delivery of products to schedule within all relevant quality specifications.
- Communicate with the teams by utilising the visual management, delivering shift briefs with focus on quality, cost and delivery, and gathering ideas for improvement.
- Drive performance of team members, giving direction and feedback to aid good performance.
- Ensure safe working practices are maintained and ‘Standard Operations’ adhered to.
- Ensure that non-conformance is challenged and counter-measures are agreed and implemented
- Motivate the team to create a high performance culture where improvement suggestions are embraced
- Through the utilisation of lean manufacturing techniques, strive to exceed the Company targets in productivity, efficiency and quality on a continuous basis
- Support the implementation of engineering changes, production trials, model change and pilot build
- Report and act upon plant or machinery breakdowns to maintenance technicians
- Contribute in the improvement of working procedures by constantly looking for solutions to ensure the best productivity results of her/his machinery group and ensuring compliance with procedures, operating instructions and work instructions
- Liaise and communicate with other departments and ensure an effective interface with is maintained
- Feedback to the Management team to share ideas and improve operation, recommending, supporting and implementing continuous improvement activities and process and procedure improvements to optimise results and improve quality of delivery, in line with quality standards requirements delivery in line with Company and Customer requirements
- Support, comply and ensure complicity with Health & Safety regulations, the Company Handbook, Quality and Environmental standards, and all other Company policies and procedures

**Profile **_**(what personal characteristics are required for this role)**_
- Ability to sustain and develop team working and team based problem solving
- High level of numerical and analytical ability
- Possess the ability to lead and motivate a team of people to succeed by utilising appropriate interpersonal styles including leading by example, setting objectives and defining responsibilities to give a clear sense of direction
- Ability to build effective relationships with work colleagues
- Ability to sustain and develop team working and team based problem solving
- Able to achieve results by setting high standards and committing to clear objectives
- Adaptable to change and varying situations
- Ability to show resilience and a flexible approach
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills and able to establish logical practical solutions

**Experience/Qualifications**
- ONC, City & Guilds level 3, BTech National Diploma Level 3, IVQ Technician Diploma or equivalent NVQ level 3 qualification
- Professional (or working towards) accreditation with an industry related body.
- Proven track record within manufacturing management
- Ability to design processes and layouts
- Experienced with a number of systems, expert in at least one area and working knowledge of a number of other areas of specialisation
- Full understanding of design and production costs to include waste, downtime, scrap and re-work

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £17.00 per hour

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