Production Team Leader

Production / Process Team Leader

Location

Wirral

Salary

£32,000 - £35,000 per annum

Hours

Monday to Friday, Days

Reports to

Production Supervisor

Job Type

Permanent

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Production / Process Team Leader to support the day-to-day operation of a busy manufacturing environment in Wirral.

Reporting to the Production Supervisor, you will be responsible for leading and supporting a production team to ensure work is completed safely, efficiently and to the required quality standards.

This is a hands-on leadership position where you will coordinate daily production activities, monitor performance, resolve operational issues and help ensure production targets are consistently achieved.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and support production/process operatives during the shift.

• Ensure all work is carried out in accordance with company health and safety procedures.

• Promote a positive safety culture and challenge unsafe working practices.

• Ensure required quality standards and specifications are consistently achieved.

• Monitor production output against daily and weekly production targets.

• Allocate work and resources to ensure production schedules are achieved.

• Monitor process performance and identify issues affecting output, quality or efficiency.

• Escalate equipment, process or production issues to the Production Supervisor where required.

• Carry out basic problem solving and support corrective actions.

• Ensure production paperwork, process records and shift documentation are completed accurately.

• Provide regular production updates and performance information to the Production Supervisor.

• Complete production reports covering output, downtime, quality issues and any operational concerns.

• Support investigations into production or quality issues.

• Ensure good housekeeping and workplace standards are maintained.

• Support the training and development of new and existing team members.

• Ensure employees follow agreed operating procedures and work instructions.

• Support continuous improvement initiatives aimed at improving safety, quality, productivity and efficiency.

• Work closely with Production, Quality, Maintenance and other departments to minimise downtime and maintain production flow.

About You

You will ideally have

• Previous experience as a Team Leader, Production Team Leader, Process Team Leader, Manufacturing Team Leader or Senior Operator.

• Experience working within a manufacturing, production or process environment.

• Previous responsibility for supervising or coordinating a production team.

• A good understanding of health and safety within a manufacturing environment.

• Experience working to production targets and quality standards.

• Strong communication and people-management skills.

• Good problem-solving skills and the ability to respond effectively to production issues.

• Experience completing production paperwork, reports and performance records.

• A practical, hands-on approach to leadership.

• The ability to organise workloads and prioritise effectively.

What's on Offer

• £32,000 - £35,000 per annum

• Monday to Friday

• Day shifts

• Permanent position

• Opportunity to develop within an established manufacturing operation