Team Leader

Job Description

• Organise workflow and people resources to meet specifications and deadlines, ensuring to monitor production, to ensure on time delivery of materials

• Communicate effectively to management and employees

• Liaise with other department managers to ensure production and despatch is on target

• Provide a daily shift report to the Production Manager

• Report any employee absences or lateness to the Finishing Manager

• Ensure all batches and documentation are complete through each stage of the process, including reworks and missings

• Motivate and enhance performance through training, cross skilling and communication

• Ensure all team members abide by Woodland H&S policy and legislation

• Ensure all accidents and near misses within your area are investigated to identify root cause and implement countermeasures to prevent reoccurrence

• Report all maintenance to management and continue to follow up until complete

• Identify areas of improvement and provide recommendations to management to support the implementation of continuous improvement initiatives aimed at developing a lean culture, minimising cost, and maximising productivity to ensure quality and on time delivery

• Ensure all members of the team adhere to Company Policies and Procedures

• Deliver compliance and best practice in the key areas of people management, quality management and health & safety, ensuring all ISO standards are followed and maintained

• Seeking to achieve right first-time quality, identifying root cause of production mistakes and feed back to other departments to prevent re-occurrence

• Responsible for full security of department premises, including full key holder duties

Note: This description is considered to be non-exhaustive and is intended to be a guide only. Woodland reserves the right to vary duties and add duties as they see necessary.

Person Specification

Essential

 Job Experience and Training

·         A minimum of 1 years’ experience within a supervisory/leader position

·         Experience of leading/supervising and developing people effectively.

·         Experience of providing direction, instructions and guidance

 ·        Experience of supporting and motivating a team to ensure that are meeting their set goals and objectives.

Specialist Knowledge

·         Experience of working within a fast-paced environment

 ·        Experience of quality checking

 Special Skills /Aptitudes

 ·         Able to multi-task and work in a dynamic environment/adjust to change quickly, with the ability to prioritise effectively.

 ·         Good interpersonal and communications skills

 ·         Computer proficiency including Email and MS Office, namely Word and Excel

 ·         Able to remain calm in difficult situations.

 ·         Good attention to detail and able to maintain accuracy

 Personal Circumstances

 ·         Willing to do overtime as and when required

 Other

·         Reliable attendance record

·         Good communication skills to enable you to give instructions and manage your team appropriately.

 Desirable

Education Attainments

 ·         Maths and English Language Grade C or above (or equivalent)

 ·         A recognised qualification in Leadership or related discipline.

 Job Experience and Training

 ·         Proven experience in a leadership role within a manufacturing environment.

 ·         Experience of working with product i.e. cabinets furniture would be advantageous.

 ·         Valid forklift license and forklift driving experience.

 ·         Manual handling /First Aid training

We reserve the right to enhance the criteria.

Woodland Kitchens (NI) is an equal opportunities employer.