Production Team Leader - Ely, United Kingdom - Thorlabs

Thorlabs

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Ely, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

What is the job?
In addition to product assembly duties, the Team Leader leads their team to meet the customer-driven production plan.

This role oversees the daily capture of downtime issues and works closely with the Supervisor to implement lean initiatives and develop a continuous improvement culture that creates continuous production workflow.

Working Hours:
Monday to Thursday 7:30am to 4:30pm and Friday 7:30am to 12:30pm

Who we are?
Thorlabs is a global, industry leading optical technologies company. We are experts in the design and manufacture or a range of innovative photonics products. We use these products in manufacturing and research, from fibre optics to piezo motors. We are the gold standard with optics laboratories worldwide. There are now 22 facilities across the world in 13 countries. Here in Ely, we are responsible for the Motion Control and Optical Tables product line.

Where you will be working?
You'll be working in our new purpose-built facility in Witchford, Ely.

Just 12 miles from Cambridge, there are train and bus links to Ely from Kings Cross and Liverpool Street London, and our site is within distance of Ely train station and Ely Bus station.

Requirements:

What is essential to us

Previous supervisory/team leader role is advantageous
Knowledge of and experience with mechanical and electronic assembly techniques
Familiarity with Windows, including PC based firmware programming equipment/techniques
Ability to multitask, time manage and work independently
Ability to work in a multidisciplinary project team to drive projects through to completion
Ability to adjust in a fastpaced environment to support productions needs
To be able to contribute to lean implementation activities and follow standard works

What we would like you to do/ to see

Manage the flow of work within the team in order to achieve daily production targets and be onhand to address any issues that affect throughput
Escalate production flow issues to the appropriate teams, with a focus on same day fixes where possible
Lead daily Tier 1 meeting with team to review performance against the production plan and initiate corrective actions and continuous improvement activities to address any throughput issues
Actively engage in Tier 2 meetings with other team leaders and Supervisor to review daily performance of the entire production floor and agree on key information to communicate to the 2nd shift leadership
Contribute to lean implementation activities such as cell layout, takt time and planned cycle time data analysis, and generation of job element sheets and standardized work
Contribute to production output through assembly of products and follow the standard work that outlines guidelines for how much time to spend on and offprocess
Manage team resources, adhering to policies on holiday approvals and allocated time for offprocess activities
Be available to work overtime occasionally to allow for joint team leader meetings across both shifts
Assist management with hiring and training new starters, and provide performance assessments
Conduct Return to Work interviews and disciplinary actions (warnings, performance improvement plan, etc.)
Responsible for the Health & Safety of your work area and your team members.
Undertake the role of Fire Marshal for your work area and team members.

What will you get?
At Thorlabs there are lots of opportunities for inhouse customised training and development that accelerates your career progression.

We have free onsite parking, free refreshments, as well as an entertainment area in our large canteen for your enjoyment.

And the benefits are?

Competitive Salary to attract the best, plus an excellent benefits package including pension, health care, 25 days holiday plus public holidays.

Job Reference:
THOR-VC-701**_

We would encourage all internal applicants to inform their line managers of their interest in this position._**
Benefits

Contributed Pension Scheme Group Life Cover Private Health Care Group Income Protection & more.
Contributed Pension Scheme Group Life Cover Private Health Care Group Income Protection & more.