Team Leader

Key accountabilities Team Leader - Accountable for the Health & Safety of all personnel within their team. - Work hands on within their team to execute the required workload - Lead and mentor team members - Lead by example through a positive attitude and commitment. - Motivate team members and create a strong team ethic - Managing hours worked, recommend overtime when required. - Work with the manufacturing supervisor to identify and address performance issues - Ensuring training needs are identified and co-operate with the shop floor trainer to update records - Lead daily SQDIP meetings with the team - Assist the supervisor with performance reviews and annual appraisals. - Identify, and where necessary work with others to resolve issues and bottlenecks and facilitate resource sharing. - Ensure quality standards and factory housekeeping is of the highest standard. - Ensure that the companies Quality, Health Safety & Environmental policies and procedures are constantly adhered with. - Ensure all products are produced and delivered to the customers requirements. - Develop and maintain good working relationships through open lines of communication at all levels. - Develop and nurture a culture of continuous improvement that empowers and encourages teamwork across all aspects of Manufacturing within business - Creating, implementing, monitoring and improving processes that drive OTIF delivery to downstream areas. Key accountabilities Copper, Paint and Gasket Specific - To forecast raw material (Copper Bar and Powder) ensuring production continuity - Management and cycle counting of stockholdings - Ensure daily checks of Copper and Powder Coating equipment are undertaken - Ensure timely transactions of Copper and Powder Coated parts in the manufacturing system Competence Profile - Is able to demonstrate the ability to lead, coach and develop team members - Has the ability and confidence to identify and address performance issues. - The ability to effectively communicate using both verbal and written communication that delivers high levels of confidence in those dealt with. - The ability to meet the expectation of both internal and external customer, clients and suppliers through a sound understanding of their requirements, being responsive to their needs and exceeding their requirements. - The ability to think through and adopt a clear, sensible approach to planning, prioritising and organising tasks and activities to meet deadlines and targets. Makes most efficient use of time and other resources. - The ability to pragmatically solve problems using varied approaches and considering all relevant factors and options before making a decision/taking action. - The ability to encourage team working within own function and the broader business. - The ability to demonstrate energy, drive, commitment and dedication to achieving both own and company success. - Proactive in approach, resilient under pressure, ability to maintain clarity and vision, and possesses a strong results orientation. - The ability to produce clear factual evidence to assist in prioritising and resolving problems. Behaviours: We expect all employees to behave in a consistent way, and actively encourage others to do so. In our everyday behaviours we expect you to: - Speak up - Deliver on our commitments - Encourage knowledge sharing between colleagues - Work together and support each other Academic Qualifications - Working towards or willing to undertake vocational qualification in team leader/management/ leadership skills. - Knowledge of Powell processes and policies. Total Rewards - Competitive salary - 33 days holiday including statutory - Health care - Life assurance - Pension - Cycle to work scheme - Opportunity for personal and professional development growth In our 70+ year history, Powell has always known that our employees are at the heart of our success. Without question, we have the most talented people in every part of our organisation. As a manufacturer, we recruit experienced, knowledgeable and capable individuals to ensure our product is engineered, fabricated and assembled to customer specification. Powered by Innovation - Powells culture has and will always be founded in our "can do" attitude. If we can imagine it, we can do it. The Job Description is a broad statement of the purpose, scope and responsibilities essential to performing within the role to a required standard. The defined role and responsibilities will change with technology, working practices and redefining of roles; with this in mind, the process will be reviewed as changes demand. The format does not require every single task to be recorded, instead the Job Description is generic in nature permitting flexibility but describing the boundaries of responsibility and accountability. Powell is committed towards equality in employment.