Team Leader

**About us**:As a global manufacturer, we utilise our Core Values: Customer First, Respect for our Employees, Continuous Improvement and "Can-Do Attitude, to solve our customers' toughest problems. At Powell, we believe in being a partner to our customers by providing innovative engineered electrical power solutions and services. Our offerings include: low & medium voltage electrical distribution packages, electrical and valve servicing, and a wide number of automation systems to increase the overall safety of your system. **Purpose of the job**:To work alongside and drive a team of production operatives to ensure the execution of work meets the On Time in Full delivery and quality requirements of the assembly and test areas. Be the product expert in their area, working hands on to motivate and mentor team members while ensuring that we learn from issues and promote a continuous improvement culture. **Key accountabilities**: - Accountable for the Health & Safety of all personnel within their team. - Work hands on within their team to execute the required workload (50% recoverable) - Be the product expert in the area they are leading and mentor team members - Work with the relevant co-ordinator to resolve any potential technical issues found on the job. - 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. - Perform end of line inspections, prior to panel handover to the test team. - 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 - Work with the test team to resolve any test report and punch list requirements ensuring relevant mechanisms are in place to ensure we learn from issues and update processes and re-train accordingly - Assist the supervisor with performance reviews and annual appraisals. - Identify, and where necessary work with others to resolve issues and bottlenecks. - Ensure quality standards and factory housekeeping is of the highest standard. - Ensure all required documentation is completed correctly and on time. - Ensure that the companies Quality, Health Safety & Environmental policies and procedures are constantly adhered with. - Ensure all products are produced and delivered to the customer’s requirements. - Shows understanding of HR processes and procedures and manages them in the required timescale and positively promotes them across the business. - Develop and maintain good working relationships through open lines of communication at all levels. - Identify, validate and implement continuous improvement activities. - Creating, implementing, monitoring and improving processes that drive OTIF delivery to assembly areas. **Communications** Effective and regular communication between manufacturing departmental members is crucial. In addition the post holder when required must engage in clear and constructive communication with: - Switchgear design and development. - Procurement. - Quality, Health & Safety and Environment. - Project Management. **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. **Academic Qualification** - Working towards or willing to undertake vocational qualification in team leader/management/ leadership skills. - Knowledge of Powell processes and policies. - Preferred background in Electrical panel wiring **Personal Qualities** - Honesty & Integrity. - Sincere and genuine. - Driven. - Excellent interpersonal skills. - Team worker. - Dedicated and conscientious. - Flexible. - Customer Focused. - Planning and Organising. - Problem solvi