Lead Production Operative

What do you need? Training Management • Ability and willingness to train/mentor trainees, less experienced operators and apprentices Self-Management • Support, comply and ensure complicity with Health & Safety regulations, the Company Handbook, Quality and Environmental standards, and all other Company policies and procedures • Assertive, optimistic, resilient and welcomes change • Self-motivated and hard working • Adaptable and flexible including overtime when required • Positive, responsible attitude • Consistently manages the task • Is self-aware and has a collaborative approach to working with others • Shows moral courage, openness and honesty in all dealings • Exceptional time keeping and attendance Skills and Attributes: • Ability to work across most/all areas of the production process • Able to work as part of a team • Able to train trainee operators • Able to work on own initiative when necessary • Able to work in a safe manner • Ability to read and follow written and verbal instructions and work standards • An eye for detail • Able to work with minimum supervision and to timescales • Ability to learn quickly • Good understanding of customer deliverables and the impact of failure / cost of poor quality Qualifications and Experience Levels: • Previous manufacturing experience • Experience of working with production and sub-assemblies • Practical hands-on approach to problem solving • Experience of working to production targets • Understanding of lean manufacturing and 5S (Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain) process • Understanding of production costs to include waste, downtime, scrap and re-work

We encourage a work-life balance, are supportive and are a friendly bunch of people. We provide opportunities for progression and have an in house trainer.