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Manufacturing Team Leader

Contract

Permanent

Location

Derby, Derby

Salary

£45,500

Manufacturing Team Leader
Derby
Permanent 
£41,000 - £45,500 (inclusive of shift premium)

 

EMBS Engineering Ltd is working in partnership with a leading precision engineering manufacturer, located in Derby, that is currently in the market for a Manufacturing Team Leader to join their company on a permanent basis.

This market leader is a well-established entity within the precision engineering industries and boasts a rich history of supporting globally recognised customers with safety-critical, highly complex components.


What's in it for you?

  • Stability / Longevity: Work for a market leader with a rich history.
  • Competitive salary: Earn between £41,000 and £45,500, including a shift premium.
  • Hours: Late Shift; 15:00 – 01:00 on Mondays, and 15:00 – 00:30 Tuesday to Thursday (36.5 hours per week).
  • Annual salary reviews with regular appraisals
  • Excellent benefits: Salary sacrifice contributory pension scheme, Profit related bonus, Sick pay, Length of service awards, Cycle to work scheme, Childcare vouchers, Gym discounts, Perk box membership, Employee Assistance Program, plus much more


Responsibilities:

Due to internal changes and off the back of continued success, our client is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Shift Team Leader to oversee the late shift operations, ensuring productivity, EHS standards, and site security are maintained, and to provide strong leadership to the team.


Your responsibilities will include:

  • Manufacture forming and sheet metal components, read and understand data cards and drawings, and set up machines with required tooling
  • Efficiently complete sheet metal and press brake operations according to job card instructions to achieve output levels
  • Carry out routine machine maintenance and manage work throughput to meet OTIF targets
  • Generate and review data to ensure planned times are accurate and team members complete work within the allocated time
  • Maintain an efficient system for tooling control, liaise with management on staffing and priorities, and distribute work based on scheduling lists
  • Conduct daily Hazard Spotting and work with the Manufacturing Engineer and Technical Lead to resolve quality issues
  • Oversee technical lead training for employees, conduct RTWs, absence reviews, and manage late shift holidays to ensure coverage
  • ​​​​​​​Collaborate with Human Resources to maintain an ethical working environment and apply problem-solving methodologies to improve operational performance


Successful applicants must be able to demonstrate:

  • Strong leadership experience within a management, supervisory, team leader or lead capacity
  • Passion for personal development and a desire to progress your career
  • Experience leading a team in a target-driven environment with KPIs
  • A fine balance between leadership and hands-on skills, with a preference for fabrication (forming, sheet metal, welding) but openness to machining (CNC-focused)
  • Familiarity with driving performance
  • Worked within a precision engineering or advanced manufacturing environments, manufacturing detailed components into industries such as; Aerospace, Automotive, Motorsport, Defence, Nuclear, Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Power etc.


If you are interested in the opportunity of a Manufacturing Team Leader and believe you meet the illustrated criteria, apply today to join our clients’ growing team located in Derby.


About us:

EMBS Engineering is a dedicated talent specialist that partners with some of the UK's most prestigious, advanced, precision engineering companies within the Aerospace, Automotive / Motorsport, Nuclear, Oil & Gas, Green, Environmental and FMCG industries. We’ll offer you expert support and advice throughout the process to ensure you select and secure a career-defining role.

Please note, due to the nature of the markets our client supplies into, all candidates must be UK residents; we cannot offer visa sponsorship for overseas candidates.

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