Production Team Leader

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We have a vacancy for a Production Team Leader to join our team at our Melsonby (Electrical Production) site. The role will be to lead, motivate and manage the daily team activities ensuring alignment with weekly production plans set by the Production Manager. Communicating company goals effectively and driving continuous improvement projects. The successful candidate will also oversee Traffic Controller production, testing and quality control.

Taking ultimate responsibility for the team’s safety and quality performance as well. Championing company standards and culture and ensure the on-time delivery of products to our customers.

• At least 3 years hands-on experience in electro-mechanical production environment.
• Proven logical and creative thinking in a supervisory/team leadership role especially in a production setting.
• Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma or equivalent training.
• Planning and managing design tasks and documenting processes.
• Creative problem solving with an aptitude for researching, identifying and applying different technologies/methodologies.
• Proficiency in MS Office Package.

As well as providing a competitive salary and benefits package, SWARCO actively runs employee opinion surveys as part of our drive to provide a comfortable and supportive working environment. We will support your development and you will also receive:

• 25 days holiday rising to 28 days excluding bank holidays, plus the option to buy an agreed number of days
• Employee discounts portal - Perkbox
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life assurance

Please apply by clicking on the link below.

Applications are shortlisted on a rolling basis, and we reserve the right to interview and appoint before any advertised closing date. We, therefore, encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment. Applications received after the closing date will not be processed.

We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK, therefore successful candidates must have the right to work in the UK by the start of their employment. We are an equal opportunities employer.

Agencies, please note, that should we require recruitment agency involvement, we will contact the agencies on our PSL; we would ask that you respect the relationships we have already built with these suppliers. If an agency submits an unsolicited CV to any partner or employee of our company for a role we have not actively engaged with you on, you should be aware that they have no authority to enter an arrangement with you, and we will consider the CV a gift!

We will not be liable for any payment you charge in relation to it.