Production Team Leader

**Production Team Leader - 25,000- Crayford, Kent - Permanent | Full Time - Monday - Thursday | 07:00 - 16:00 (30-minute lunch) Friday | 07:00 - 11:15**

The business requires competent Production Team Leader to lead and manage a team within the business to ensure that products are produced in the most efficient manner, at the right quality levels to ensure a high level of performance is maintained in the business.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

- Work to ensure people and resources are applied in an efficient and effective manner to meet delivery requirements while achieving quality and safety standards
- Ensure that team members follow defined manufacturing procedures and comply with quality requirements and full adherence to good housekeeping standards are always met.
- Ensure equipment is within calibration date and all systems are functioning correctly, ensure achievement of production throughout.
- Ensure that non-conforming material is clearly identified and segregated, ensure all records are completed appropriately.
- Ensure that quality concerns are reported to the appropriate personal and that proper process controls are followed in the event of a quality issue raised.
- Manage picking to your area - ensure prior day line loading is adhered to by the pickers/stores.
- Identify training and development needs to management, Monitor and maintain all safety equipment and tools
- Be part of the corrective action process when your area is affected.
- Identify improvement opportunities, Provide technical expertise to the team
- Set clear team goals and KPI's, Monitor team performance and report to your manager/direct report.
- Responsible for training of operators for products and processes within your team
- Responsible for daily management and support for the team to achieve operational success
- Monitor time and attendance and ensure compliance with Company procedures
- Consistently promote high standards through personal example and roll out through the team so that each member of the team understands the standards and behaviours expected of them
- Communicate Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) from the strategic annual plan so that each employee is aware of expectations and deliverables
- Provide product expertise within team, and respond to operator queries
- Interface with Production Scheduling to determine schedules for shift production
- Liaise and communicate with other departments and ensure an effective interface is maintained

**Requirements**:

- Support, comply and ensure complicity with Health & Safety regulations, the Company Handbook, Quality and Environmental standards, and all other Company policies and procedures
- Embraces personal challenge, Confident, rounded thinker, Is self-aware, resilient, assertive, and open to change
- Engages interest and participation of others and has a collaborative approach to working together
- Actively Committed to team development
- High levels of motivation, optimistic and action orientated Skills and Attributes.
- Exercise considerable initiative/judgement in work methods and in interpreting and delegating work requirements/goals
- Work independently, reviewed infrequently with mínimal supervision
- Ability to lead by example, gain respect from team and communicate with clarity whilst demonstrating excellence in approach to work and people activities
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent organisation skills, problem-solving skills
- Ability to manage a wide variety of activities at the same time, Ability to plan, analyse and challenge
- Ability to work under pressure, knowledge of Health & Safety legislation
- Able to work cross functionally and collaboratively with many stakeholders
- Solid understanding of all people related processes and procedures
- Good understanding of customer deliverables and the impact of failure/cost of poor-quality
- At least 3 years' experience in leading a production team.
- Experience of assisting and developing (multi-skilled) people.
- Understanding of production costs to include waste, downtime, scrap, and re-work

What we offer:

- Discretionary company performance related bonus*
- Private healthcare Inc. Dental and Optical*
- Employee Assistance programme
- 20 rising to 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Additional holiday for long service*
- Pension scheme - Company matches employee 4% contribution
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Dell advantage for employees with Dell UK
- Casual working environment
- Multiple social events throughout the year
- As much tea & coffee as, you can consume
- = Dependent on length of service]