Mechanical Fitter – Team Leader

Bedfordshire, England, gb

Mechanical Fitter Team Leader Job Purpose: Working alongside the production manager to: oversee department H&S and quality needs, maintain a clean & tidy working environment using the 5s philosophy, develop & maintain individuals training and skill requirements, lead teams and direct focus towards goals for achieving production deliverables, be a strong communicator and team motivator, being an ambassador/voice of the mechanical fitting team, demonstrate strong engineering, mechanical skills to assist with manufacturing/production problems, Participates in working activities & solves working problems, focus on continuous improvements by creating efficiencies, implementing & completing projects, Covering areas/tasks in the absence of the production manager. Job Summary: Supervising daily work activities, maintaining a safe working environment, supporting the production manager. Key Responsibilities: Department H&S work area checks at end of working day promoting good housekeeping. Overseeing machine build progress. Achieving production deliverables ready for electrical fitting and FAT s. Communicating, leading & motivating the team. Act as an educator, communicates expectations processes, procedures, quality standards & mentoring individuals, e.g. apprentices, new starters. Encouraging collaboration & teamwork. Setting high quality expectations & upskilling others. Reviewing shelf-life of adhesives, checking stock levels of consumables requesting purchase. Works strategically with production manager, updating on successes, issues, concerns & opportunities verbally or by written report. Achieving machine delivery dates Achieving budgeted hours Reducing internal quality errors resulting in re-work or scrap Ideally Apprenticeship trained, City & Guilds, ONC, trade qualification. CSE, GCSE, NVQ in English Math, other. CMI level 2 team leadership diploma is supervision or other supervisor training courses. Skills Knowledge Experience Mechanical Instrument / Special machine building and fitting. Understanding and working to technical drawings, using measuring instruments & following SOP s. Bench craft skills marking drilling cutting, threading, forming & using various hand tools. Minimum of 5-year s experience, in a mechanical manufacturing environment. Computer literate and competent in Microsoft Word, Excel and ERP/MRP systems Basic / general Manual machining turning & milling etc. Electro-mechanical experience Forklift counterbalance licence preferred Good communicator, friendly & approachable disposition, a go-to person. Logical and methodical approach, calm and task & team focused. Can work under pressure, enjoys challenges and goes the extra mile.