Deputy Production Team Leader

Location: Merseyside

Job Description

Job Title:

Deputy Production Team Leader

Location:

Speke

Hours:

40 hours, 10 hour shifts rotational mornings, afternoons, nights

Salary: £13.84p/h.

HRGO Recruitment are currently recruiting for an enthusiastic and proactive Deputy Production Team Leader to lead the team in ensuring our manufacturing operations run safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards. This role is ideal for someone with hands-on manufacturing experience who is ready to step up, support a busy production environment, and act as a key point of leadership on the shopfloor.

As Deputy Team Leader, you will work closely with the Team Leader to guide Production Operators, maintain smooth operations, and take charge when the Team Leader is absent.

What You'll Be Doing

Ensuring all team members follow health & safety procedures and promptly reporting issues to Management.
Operating production machinery, including forklift trucks (approx. 4 hours/day).
Maintaining excellent housekeeping standards across the shopfloor.
Managing paperwork flow: issuing, collecting, checking, and validating operator sign-off.
Ensuring jobs are completed accurately to order instructions.
Driving production efficiency and ensuring effective team passover between shifts.
Using Tropos for reporting production, manpower, and machine usage.
Conducting colour correction using the Datacolor system.
Managing the preventative maintenance programme and recording maintenance activities.
Reporting product non-conformances and making quality decisions.
Acting as first aider, and securing/opening the building at the start and end of the production week.
Organising team holidays and supporting training & development of shift personnel.
Addressing poor performance or attitude when necessary.

What We're Looking For

Qualifications & Experience

Previous experience in manufacturing (desired)
FLT licence
Strong team player
Excellent attention to detail
Conscientious and reliable
Highly organised

If you are interested in this Deputy Production Team Leader role, please contact Mia at (phone number removed) or email (url removed)