Production Team Leader

Playdale Playgrounds Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic outdoor equipment manufacturer in the UK is seeking a Production Team Leader for its timber production facilities. This full-time role involves managing a team, ensuring high-quality production standards, and driving continuous improvement in line with safety protocols. Candidates should have strong leadership and communication skills, with a proven track record in production environments. The position offers a bonus structure and a commitment to employee well-being, making it a rewarding opportunity for those passionate about team development.

Benefits

Company Profit Bonus

Personalized well-being plans

Access to high street discounts

Employee Assistance programme

Health Cash Plan

Additional holiday for milestone birthdays

Qualifications

• Proven track record of leadership in production environments.
• Experience in conducting risk assessments and H&S inspections.
• Organized and results-oriented with a focus on quality.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop a team of 11 in timber production.
• Ensure on-time completion of production orders.
• Drive a positive culture and performance within the team.
• Assist in capacity planning and management of production facilities.

Skills

Leadership and people management skills

Strong communication skills

Analytical skills

Knowledge of Lean and Continuous Improvement concepts

Ability to prioritize workload

Job description

PRODUCTION TEAM LEADER – TIMBER PRODUCTION

Job alerts Register your details Playdale Playgrounds Ltd, Haverthwaite, Cumbria, LA12 8AE United Kingdom

Full time, 5 days, 38 hours per week

Permanent

Company Profit Bonus

Big birthdays ending in a zero, receive an additional holiday

Free personalized well-being plans, access to high street discounts

Employee Assistance programme

Health Cash Plan

At Playdale Playgrounds we are a dynamic, international business currently in 50 countries, who design, manufacture, and install fun, exciting, outdoor playground equipment. We pride ourselves on creating exciting, innovative, and educational outdoor play equipment that makes children smile all over the world.

Are you an experienced Production Team Leader? Or are you a Production Operative ready to take the next step into a management role with a sound knowledge of production methods? If so, then this role could be for you.

You will be responsible for effectively managing, leading and developing a successful team in our timber production facilities and assembly areas. Providing high quality leadership of the team to drive a positive culture. Driving high performance and continual improvement of Playdale product quality, on time delivery, profit maximisation and safety performance.

About the role:

• Promoting and setting safety, quality and housekeeping standards.
• Managing a team of 11 people, including daily workloads, staffing issues, and hands on involvement in production output, ensuring optimal production output is achieved.
• Responsibility for the on-time completion of all the production works orders and goods inward checks to meet and exceed client expectations.
• Assisting the Production Manager with effective capacity planning and management of the production facility so that manning levels are appropriate for the planned volume of work to meet the operational agreed KPI’s. This requires the continuous and effective review of demand and resource to achieve maximum output.
• Defining problems, finding solutions that work, making collaborative decisions about change ensuring effective implementation of resolution.
• To drive a positive KPI culture within the team. Ensuring that all quality systems, risk assessments and procedures are followed.
• To actively monitor attendance and performance of staff.
• Thrive on looking after our people, provide help, support and training by finding ways to help them develop, grow and be successful in line with our values.

About you:

• Active participation in Lean and CI concepts and tools.
• Must have a strong proven track record of leadership and people management skills.
• Must have strong communication skills who can think outside the box.
• Conversant in conducting risk assessments, H&S Inspections and 5S methodology.
• Ability to prioritise workload.
• Strong analytical skills having ability to deal with data.
• Highly organised and results oriented with a strong quality ethos.

If you are an ambitious and passionate individual with a drive to create a positive customer experience then you may be just what we are looking for in this role so apply with your CV via our website www.playdale.co.uk/careers

We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment for everyone. We especially encourage applications from all underrepresented groups. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability.