Group Leader - Burton-on-Trent, United Kingdom - Absolute Commercial

Absolute Commercial

Verified Company

Burton-on-Trent, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

As
Group Leader you will supervise a small team (around 10 operatives) to ensure production is operated in a safe and efficient manner, ensuring all customers are supplied within the agreed delivery times.

As Group Leader you will proactivelylead and manage both team and individual performance, ensuring production is working at the lowest cost, with the highest quality output.

Key duties will include the following (not an exhaustive list):

Ensuring a safety culture across site, 5S standards are implemented and company procedures adhered to
Ensuring deliver of all agreed operating plans
Leading by example as a key agent for change and role model to lead, develop, motivate, coach and manage performance of direct reports
Carrying out appraisal, monitor absence, ensuring agree minimum staffing levels are met
Developing a culture of continuous improvement. Delivering performance improvements
Maximising equipment efficiency
Ensuring right firsttime quality, reducing scrap and completing root cause analysis to ensure repeat failures are removed
Working closely with maintenance team and Production Planner
Investigating customer complaints. Ensuring root cause identified
Monitoring and managing consumable item spend
Carrying out daily reviews to minimise wastage

Key skills and experience required:

Strong background in manufacturing/engineering is essential
Good working knowledge of Lean/CI techniques
Kanban, SMED
Supervisory experience is essential, including improving individual and team performance
Good standard of education including GSCE (or equivalent) in Maths and English
ILM Level 2/3 or equivalent would be beneficial
IOSH or equivalent qualification would be beneficial
Presentation/Train the Trainer skills/experience would be an advantage

Hours of work:
Monday - Friday, 6.30am - 3.00pm (with some flexibility to meet business needs)

Holidays: 25 days + bank holidays

Excellent pension scheme and overall package