Workshop Team Leader
£30k-£35k
Sandwich
DO YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE LEADING A MANUFACTURING TEAM?
ARE YOU LOOKING TO WORK FOR A GLOBALLY RECOGNISED DEFENCE ORGANISATION?
Our client, a globally recognised supplier of defense technology, is looking for a Workshop Team Leader to lead a team within their CNC machine department where you will be manufacturing prototype products. As a Workshop Team Leader you will provide leadership to the team, ensuring efficiency through proper management of the CNC setters and operators.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with natural leadership skills and proven experience looking to make the jump into a team leader position, and in return our client is offering attractive benefits such as private healthcare, company pension, profit share scheme and more!
Please note, I cannot consider candidates who require sponsorship for this role, so please do not apply if you do not already have the right to work in the UK with no restrictions.
Duties for the Workshop Team Leader include:
- Provide leadership to the CNC machine shop floor, ensuring proper training, development and motivation is given across many levels of skillset.
- Act as a mentor by programming, setting and operating CNC Mills and Lathes when production is required.
- Monitor the performance of the team to support KPI’s, giving out staff appraisals and reviews accordingly.
- Implement quality tools to the manufacturing environment to create a culture of continuous improvement.
- Provide daily meetings to distribute tasks following production requirements.
- Any other duties ad hoc.
The successful Workshop Team Leader will have / be:
- Proven experience in a machine operated manufacturing setting.
- Experience leading a manufacturing team.
- The ability to operate and program a wide range of CNC Mills and Lathes.
- Knowledge of, or exposure to Lean manufacturing techniques.
- An efficiency-based mindset.
- Team focused and a natural mentor.
If you believe you met the above criteria, please apply for immediate consideration!
This role is being handled by Emily Powell, Manufacturing, Engineering & Technical Specialist at Pearson Whiffin Recruitment
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