Are you looking to join a successful and growing organisation who are committed to creating a great safe place to work where all employees have the opportunity to contribute, grow and develop? We are looking for a
Production Team Leader – Fitting Out to join our production team at our head office in
York. Must live local to York.
As a
Production Team Leader, your role and remit will be manage and motivate a team of operatives to deliver the daily operational plan, ensuring safe, efficient and high-quality production that consistently meets customer requirements and business goals.
Role Details:
- Annual salary of up to £42,500 dependent on skills and experience.
- Role based: – New Lane, Huntington, York, YO32 9PT - Must live local to York.
- Permanent
- Annual leave of 25 days per annum plus bank holidays and opportunity to buy an additional 5 days each year.
Allocate work and plan resources effectively to meet operational outputs and achieve KPIs related to time, cost, quality, and Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) standards .- Proactively support and uphold HSE standards, including leading engagement initiatives, managing accident and incident reporting, and conducting investigations.
- Conduct regular meaningful conversations with team members to maintain high performance standards.
- Develop the team by ensuring necessary skills, qualifications and training are in place.
- Prepare, review and maintain Risk Assessments, Method Statements, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and other documentation essential to operational deliverables.
- Implement and continuously apply best-in-class lean practices and champion the principle of continuous improvement to drive performance.
- Production schedule for the line/cell delivered on time, to quality and cost, in line with OLE and OPI.
- Consistent focus on safety, product standards and productivity.
- High levels of customer satisfaction.
- An engaged, multi skilled team.
- Well maintained equipment, machinery and tooling.
- Minimal actions or non-conformities in audits. Non-conformance actions resolved promptly.
- High standards upheld in all documentation.
Experience in managing people in an operational environment.- Experience in operating in low/high volume manufacturing.
- Understanding of the principles behind practices and methods in manufacturing e.g. Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma.
- Preferably holds a health and safety qualification, such as IOSH Managing Safely, or equivalent.
- Grade differentiators - level of experience & knowledge applied, scope & complexity of responsibilities, number & skills of team members supervised.
SKILLS: Team Coordination, Production Planning, Quality Assurance, Performance Monitoring, Lean Manufacturing, Problem-Solving, Training and Development, Safety Compliance, Process Optimisation, Reporting and Documentation.
NOTE: If we receive a high volume of applications for a role, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than scheduled.
Contributory pension including life insurance benefit- A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants and even holidays!)
- A chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day
At Portakabin, we design and deliver high-quality modular buildings for organisations of all sizes, in various sectors including manufacturing, education, health, transport, utilities and construction. Delivering our products sustainably, and safely to our customers is of utmost importance.
Portakabin now employs more than 2,200 people across the UK and Europe. Our people are at the heart of business and the reason for our success. We offer career progression, support and development opportunities giving our employees space to grow.
Portakabin is a Disability Confident Committed and equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process and to the fair and consistent treatment of all current and prospective colleagues.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, perspectives, and value the contribution that diverse experiences bring to our teams.
Reasonable adjustments will be made throughout the application, recruitment, and onboarding processes where required. If you need any additional support or experience any difficulty applying, please contact our recruitment team on
[email protected]