Production Team Leader

Team Leader - Manufacturing
Location: Dengie area, Essex
Salary: From 34,500 (depending on experience)

We're looking for an experienced Production Team Leader to support and guide a manufacturing team in meeting production goals, maintaining quality standards, and ensuring smooth operations in a cleanroom environment manufacturing medical devices.

Benefits:

• Hours 7.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Thursday and 7.30am to 3pm Friday
• 22 days holiday + bank holiday
• Pension and life insurance
• Excellent career development opportunities with support to do extra qualifications
• Close to train station and has free on site parking
• Free branded workwear
• Clean and newly decorated working environment with great staff facilities

The Opportunity

• Support and achieve daily, weekly, and monthly production and efficiency targets
• Ensure timely replenishment of components and efficient line setup
• Use MRP system to book in sub-assemblies, report job completion, downtime, scrap, etc.
• Ensure delivery of product on time and in full
• Perform and document in-process testing
• Maintain clean, safe, and organised production areas using 5S methodology
• Be responsible for Quality & Compliance within your team upholding and enforcing cleanroom and GMP standards
• Liaise with Quality for work instruction updates
• Participate in internal/external audits and health & safety initiatives
• Ensure PPE and hygiene compliance at all times
• Act as the interface between Operators and Senior Management
• Manage staff, inductions, training, absences, conduct return-to-work meetings, and approve holiday requests
• Ensure up-to-date training records and sign-off on operator competencies

Experience & Requirements

• Extensive leadership experience within manufacturing is a must.
• Medical, pharmaceutical or electronic manufacturing environment experience would be ideal.
• Must be comfortable using IT systems including MRP (preferably 123insight)
• Excellent communication, planning and team leadership skills are key

This is a fantastic opportunity for a proactive and organised individual to develop their leadership skills within a fast-paced, high-quality manufacturing environment. If you are passionate about production, quality, and people - we'd love to hear from you.

Sponsorship is not available for this position.