Manufacturing Team Leader

Manufacturing Team Leader – Counterbalance & Reach FLT

Salary: £32,931 per annum

Find out more about the daily tasks, overall responsibilities, and required experience for this opportunity by scrolling down now.
Location: Dewsbury
Shifts: Rotating weekly shifts, Monday–Friday
Hours: 6am–2pm and 2pm–10pm

Mission is on its way with a new opportunity for a Manufacturing Team Leader to join an established manufacturing operation.

Offering £32,931 per annum, this is a hands-on leadership role suited to someone with manufacturing experience who can motivate a team, maintain production standards and ensure targets are met. You'll also need to be comfortable operating both counterbalance and reach FLTs.

The Role

You'll take responsibility for production within your designated area, overseeing daily activities and supporting your team to achieve production targets while maintaining high standards of quality and health and safety.

Working closely with the Shift Manager and other Team Leaders, you'll help keep production running efficiently, resolve issues on the shop floor and support continuous improvement.

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading and supporting production operators to achieve daily targets and KPIs.

• Coordinating workflow and ensuring production plans are met.

• Monitoring quality standards and ensuring health and safety procedures are followed.

• Identifying production issues and helping implement practical solutions.

• Supporting continuous improvement and improving operational efficiency.

• Coaching, training and developing team members.

• Deputising for the Shift Manager when required.

• Carrying out effective shift handovers between teams.

• Providing hands-on support with production and operator duties when needed.

• Operating counterbalance and reach FLTs as part of daily operations.

What We're Looking For

• Previous experience in manufacturing, production or a similar industrial environment.

• Experience leading, supervising or coordinating a team.

• A valid counterbalance and reach FLT licence, or the ability to undertake and pass the required training.

• A good understanding of production targets, KPIs, quality and health and safety.

• Strong communication, organisational and problem-solving skills.

• A practical, hands-on approach and the ability to lead by example.

• The ability to work effectively in a busy production environment.

Experience within process, chemical or industrial manufacturing would be advantageous.

What's On Offer?

• £32,931 annual salary.

• Monday–Friday working pattern.

• Rotating weekly shifts, alternating between 6am–2pm and 2pm–10pm.

• Free on-site parking.

• On-site canteen.

• Training and development opportunities.

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If you've got manufacturing experience, leadership skills and the ability to operate counterbalance and reach FLTs, get in touch with Mission today to find out more.