Team Leader

Production Team Leader

High Wycombe

Fulltime, Permanent

Monday - Thursday 7.00am - 3.30pm & Friday 7.00am - 12.30pm

Competitive Salary + Benefits

Owen Daniels are supporting a leading manufacturing business in their search for a Production Team Leader to join their growing operations team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Team Leader or Supervisor from a manufacturing environment who enjoys leading people, driving performance and ensuring production targets are achieved safely, efficiently and to the highest quality standards.

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading a team within a busy production environment, ensuring production schedules are delivered on time while maintaining high standards of safety, quality and continuous improvement.

Job Description

• Lead, motivate and develop a team of production and assembly personnel.
• Coordinate daily production activities to ensure output targets and customer delivery requirements are achieved.
• Manage and maintain production schedules, balancing resources and priorities to maximise efficiency.
• Monitor productivity, quality and performance metrics, taking corrective action where required.
• Support inventory management, stock accuracy and material availability.
• Ensure compliance with health & safety procedures and promote a safe working environment.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives including Lean Manufacturing and 5S activities.
• Work closely with Planning, Engineering, Quality and Supply Chain teams to resolve production issues and improve performance.
• Support training, development and performance management activities within the team.
• Assist with problem-solving, root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions.

Experience & Skills

• Previous experience as a Team Leader, Production Supervisor, Manufacturing Supervisor or similar leadership position.
• Experience working within a manufacturing, engineering or production environment.
• Strong production scheduling and planning experience.
• Proven ability to lead and develop teams.
• Experience monitoring KPIs and driving operational performance.
• Understanding of inventory management and production processes.
• Experience using ERP/MRP systems.
• Strong problem-solving and organisational skills.
• Good communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders across multiple departments

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