Front–Line Workshop Leader

Description

Front–Line Leader – Fabrication/Assembly

Near Stalham Mon–Thurs 8am–4.30pm Friday 8am–3.30pm

Our client are manufacturers of high–end products servicing the marine sector with an ever–increasing product range. Customer expectations are excellence in product design, cost and delivery performance.

As a Front–Line Leader, you will take responsibility to lead a production team. You will support, challenge, inspire and coach Team Members in delivering the company strategy and production/cellular objectives.

You will be the first line contact for your team and responsible to ensure they are performing and adhering to all processes and procedures. Communicate and participate in tiered meetings.

The successful candidate will have an engineering or manufacturing background with a technical understanding and ideally formal training in production engineering.

The role requires strong numerical and IT skills. Having a working understanding of the principles and tools of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement tools within a low volume, high quality manufacturing facility would be advantageous

Responsibilities:

• Lead: To guide, support and lead the team you are assigned to. Coordinating their workloads and providing support to ensure that all inbound and outbound activities are completed in time to meet expected timescales.

• Develop engagement within your team by achieving minimum 75% participation in Engagement Survey and 100% participation in performance reviews.

• Assist where required in production while also monitoring, coaching, and evaluating the team s performance.

• Goal orientated: Make decisions based on data and drive results to achieve production targets.

• Collect and monitor daily performance metrics and communicate daily via the Tier 1 production boards covering aspect of SQDCP.

• Obtain product parts, materials, tools etc., set up bench and test facility, within machine shop or assembly and test product.

• Implementation and ownership of KPI/ metrics to support the department s development and to secure direction.

• Compliance: Ensure that all operations comply with process documentation, industry standards and regulations

• Manage HR related issues whilst treating sensitive information/conversations with upmost confidentiality. Report incidents and seek guidance from HR and the management team when required. • Communication lead Tier 1 briefings, performance reviews, cover Tier 2 briefings when requested.

• Comply with all environmental, health and safety policies and procedures. Reporting any relevant issues to immediate Supervisor, EHS team member.

• Efficiency: Work closely with other teams to drive class leading delivery performance. • Reviewing worker performance (and use corrective action as appropriate) and identify training needs.

• Attention to Detail: Pay close attention to every aspect of the processes associated with your team s work.

• Focus on Continuous Improvement and on accomplishing Departmental and Plant goals. Using the Lean System work processes as and when applied to the area

. • Ensuring the customer is provided with products to their quality requirements in the right quantity and on time.

• Ensuring stocks in your area of responsibility are accurate, through cycle counting and correct recording of stock movements.

The Person:

• Engineering/manufacturing background with a technical understanding and ideally formal training in production engineering. Requires strong numerical and IT skills.

• Have a working understanding of the principles and tools of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement tools within a low volume, high quality manufacturing facility

. • Identifies with the Company s Core Values and encourages the promotion amongst team members. • Effective communicator who is adaptable and can motivate team members and is willing to listen to ideas.

• Team player with strong leadership skills, a hands–on approach and a visible level of drive and enthusiasm, with the ability to think strategically.

• Ability to work productively, efficiently, and effectively with initiative and drive, even under tight deadlines and pressure, while maintaining attention to detail and quality

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well in a team at all levels.

Technique–Recruitment Solutions Ltd is a proud equal opportunities employer, dedicated and specialist to the engineering and manufacturing industries. We work and support some of the most well–known companies in Norfolk and Suffolk. These vacancies are being advertised on behalf of Technique–Recruitment Solutions Ltd who are operating as an employment business and employment agency.

Ad ID: 5416991822