Production Shift Team Leader
- Recruiter
- One Recruitment Glasgow
- Location
- Kilmarnock
- Salary
- 25000.00 - 29000.00 GBP Annual
- Posted
- 23 Sep 2020
- Closes
- 06 Oct 2020
- Sectors
- Manufacturing & Industrial
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
We have a brilliant exclusive opportunity for 2 Production Shift Leaders with a continually growing Ayrshire based manufacturing business.
Supplying a range of well-known businesses with their products, our client is looking for experienced Production Shift Leaders who can match their drive and ambition.
Reporting to the Production Manager, you will be leading a team and have full responsibility for your shift.
Main Responsibilities
- Work with the Production Manager to lead a Shift Team to achieve production and output targets/KPI on a daily basis and lead smaller process improvement teams as assigned.
- Setting and monitoring weekly targets and objectives for the Shift.
- Ensuring the highest standards of product quality, and integrity are achieved.
- Drive daily improvement in line with management objectives around quality & safety standards
- Maintaining high levels of Housekeeping through rigorous conformance with 5s principles.
- Drive safe working practices and conduct of the team, contractors and visitors.
- Ensuring the team are properly trained and managed to work in a safe, quality conscious and effective way.
- Executing meaningful Performance Development Reviews of team members bi-annually.
- Maintaining positive working relationships & ensuring effective communication at all levels
- Leading the team to optimise performance in terms of output, quality, costs, etc.
- Ensuring all work areas & equipment within your control are regularly and properly maintained to deliver optimum performance.
- Driving initiatives to maximise employee contribution and driving improvements in product quality and process efficiencies.
- Liaising with Safety, logistics, technical and maintenance teams to achieve optimum results.
You will be expected to cover for the Supervisors in their absence and support the Production Manager in other areas of Operations as and when required. Additionally, you will be an active member of the manufacturing staff contributing to the overall department performance plan in the areas of Safety, Quality, Output, People Management and Cost Interfacing with HR in relation to employee relations issues.
Required Experience/Qualifications
- Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma qualification and or Experience is required.
- Experience of continuous process production lines would be beneficial.
- The ability to communicate clear objectives and motivate staff to achieve more is the key to success for this role.
- A strong understanding of 5s and the role it plays in driving both safety and workplace efficiencies.
- Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills
- Experience of timber frame manufacturing Industry would be an advantage although not essential.
As a Production Shift Lead for this business, you will have a strong work ethic with evident enthusiasm for the role. You will also be an exceptional team player who can galvanise support for achieving key objectives. The client needs you to be a strong leader in change and seeking out improvements who can manage challenging environments.
If you are a clear thinking individual who can resolve issues on your feet with a decisive personality, have a logical and methodical approach to work practices and processes then this could be the job for you!
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