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Team Leader Bedlington, England

TT Electronics plc

Full Time Bedlington, England 10.56 - 12.04 GBP Today

Job description

Company Overview:

At TT Electronics, you will meet dedicated people who believe that advanced electronics is the key to a brighter, smarter future. Whether it’s advanced flight controls, smart surgical tools, intelligent vehicle charging or seamless automation everywhere, advancements like this come from the minds of passionate, creative people – working to a common goal, watching out for each other, and caring about making a difference in the lives of people all over the world.

Our passion? Simplifying the development of complex electronics… it’s the reason we exist as an organisation. Our way of life? Fostering a culture that values individuals as well as community and teamwork.

Join us – and work with a team that believes success is measured by more than the bottom line, where you’ll find opportunities to achieve your goals, contribute to the lives of others, and build a brighter, smarter future, together.

TT Electronics’ Bedlington facility north of Newcastle upon Tyne is the home of two TT Electronics divisions; Sensors & Specialist Components and Power Electronics. Sensors & Specialist Components are leaders in high reliability, high performance and engineered electronic components. Power Electronics provide custom power solutions for safety-critical applications in harsh environments. The team in Bedlington specialises in microcircuit production for the aerospace and defence industries.

Employee engagement is centre stage; we’re focussed on our employees and making TT a great place to work. Here at Bedlington we continue to invest and improve the site’s facilities, regularly get involved in fundraising for local charities and activities in our community, have a busy social club and have a group wide focus on ‘Build Expertise’ in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects developing our current employees and encouraging more to join our industry at this exciting time.

Role Overview and Responsibilities:

Main Duties

Guide and direct operators regarding the improvement and implementation of work methods to ensure correct build and quality is continuously improved, leading to ultimate customer satisfaction.
Develop, maintain, and promote business work ethics, teamwork and general culture of change and flexibility within all team members to drive the continuous improvement initiative within the business.
Coordinate training plans in order to ensure all new and existing employees within the operations department receive any training as necessary to ensure flexibility.
Ensure HSE requirements are implemented, maintained and standards are adhered to.
Ensure all relevant production documentation is available and updated as required. E.g. Operator Instructions
Actively work to reduce scrap levels and improve RFT.
On a daily basis, monitor and manage absence and lateness, ensuring relevant records or updated and RTW interviews take place on the day of return.
Ensure all employees are aware of the company policies, rules, and procedures and are adhered to.
Planning and leading of production and process delivery.
Reviewing production schedules and adjusting as necessary to ensure that deadlines are met
Ensure operations are consistently delivered within target times and costs.
Ensuring capacity and coverage meet demand within standard hours.
Providing hands-on operational process coverage where/when required.
Participating in quality and process internal and external audits where required.
Lead daily team briefs to communicate performance against SQDCP metrics.
Present SQDCP metrics to support functions and management daily.
Deliver annual appraisals to operators to enhance employee engagement.

Qualifications, Skills and Attributes:

Skills & Knowledge

A collaborative approach and be able to build and maintain effective relationships.
Strong literacy, numeracy, IT skills, documentation, and time management experience.
Have worked in a fast-paced Manufacturing, Engineering, or equivalent environment.
Ideally have knowledge of LEAN manufacturing procedures.
Ideally have a management, engineering, or process improvement qualification.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and you can rest assured that TT Electronics takes positive steps to ensure we are an inclusive business, that will welcome and support you, from your initial application to wherever your career takes you! Please get in touch if you’d like to discuss any reasonable adjustments to your application, in order that we can accommodate and support you in the process. If you want to work for a company where who you are is valued and respected, we’d love to hear from you.

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