Production Team Leader

We are recruiting for a Production Team Leader to join a high-technology manufacturing environment based in Severn Beach, Bristol. This is a key leadership role where you will take ownership of shift operations across production and test processes, driving performance through strong people leadership and continuous improvement.

As a Value Stream Team Leader, you will lead, coach, and develop a team of technicians while working closely with fellow shift leaders and reporting into the Value Stream Manager. You will play a critical role in delivering safety, quality, cost, delivery, and productivity targets within a complex, low-volume, high-technology manufacturing setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a shift-based value stream team across production and test activities

• Coach, mentor, and develop technicians to drive performance and technical capability

• Drive Lean and continuous improvement initiatives across the value stream

• Deliver safety, quality, cost, delivery, and productivity targets

• Collaborate closely with Supply Chain, Quality, and Engineering teams to meet customer requirements

• Represent the value stream during customer visits and external audits

• Support compliance audits and maintain external accreditations

• Contribute to manufacturing strategy, best practices, and operational improvements

• Support new business initiatives and assess manufacturing impacts

• Commit to ongoing training and professional development

Education & Qualifications

• Engineering degree, relevant apprenticeship, or equivalent practical experience

• Lean Green Belt (or equivalent) highly advantageous

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience leading and developing technicians in a manufacturing environment

• Strong understanding of high-complexity, low-volume manufacturing processes

• Ability to motivate, inspire, and hold teams accountable to high standards

• Confident decision-maker with strong planning and organisational skills

• Strong IT literacy and data-driven approach to performance management

• Effective communicator who collaborates well within a wider leadership team

• Open to innovation and new ways of working

Personal Attributes

• Customer-focused with strong integrity and leadership by example

• Clear and confident communicator with strong negotiation skills

• Proactive, flexible, and delivery-focused mindset

• Enthusiastic, innovative, and willing to challenge the status quo

• Self-aware leader who understands the wider business impact of decisions

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary

• Structured career development and progression

• Excellent work-life balance with half-days on Fridays

• Private healthcare

• Share incentive plan

• 25 days annual leave

• Defined contribution pension scheme

• Flexible benefits package tailored to individual needs

📞 Interested? Get in touch:

Freddie Southall
📧 F.Southall@Mane.co.uk
📱 01923 470 714