Ready to contribute to the future of automotive industry?
As part of Astemo focusing on world-leading advanced mobility solutions within the fields of electrification, autonomous driving, and connectivity to help reduce environmental damage, decrease traffic accidents, and improve comfort. Together, we contribute to a sustainable society and improved quality of life by providing mobility solutions that satisfy our customers and form the future core of automotive and motorcycle systems. Our people are at the heart of achieving these goals, and we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.
Let’s make the world a brighter place, become a part of the team and join our Bolton plant now as:
Team Leader – Production Team Member
Lead the Production Line Team to achieve daily targets relating to Safety, People, Quality, Delivery and Cost. Support with improvement team activities and develop your team. Conduct area audits and follow through with corrective actions.
Key Accountabilities and Activities:
Conduct team meetings. Drive weekly cascade meetings, following Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost issues. Ownership of allocated team; KPIs and team co-ordination. When an issue arises, take initiative to resolve / co-ordinate team (incl. shift Technical support staff). Ensuring all production targets are understood, communicated and delivered. Highlight improvement opportunities and training gaps. Team motivation and engagement
Drive good health and safety practices within the designated area. Conduct Risk assessments, general daily safety checks and ensure compliance of team. Environment – control of energy / material waste within the shift. Contain and escalate safety and environmental topics. Ensure good 5s of the work environment.
Respond quickly to line issues, co-ordinating the support staff where required and conducting initial investigation, escalating where required. Driving improvements and prioritising actions to achieve line targets & KPI’s. Support RCCA where required.
Coach and mentor PTM’s to understand and improve overall line performance. Provide team members with regular feedback and coaching opportunities. Identify individual training needs and utilise wider team to obtain relevant training. Training completion records to be kept up to date and delivery of training / competency checks to be conducted.
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PTM Performance & Motivation
Encouraging & supporting PTM’s to achieve line, team & Skill Block requirements, including personal performance criteria. Discussing and reporting key issues to next level. Continuously communicate performance topics and develop PDPs with your team.
Support development and audit performance against line documentation. Provide feedback to relevant stakeholders where documentation requires improvement.
Carry out normal PTM duties to free up your team for improvement activities, when required.
Key Competencies
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Worked within fast moving goods production, team engagement and performance management of teams.
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Worked with a KPI orientated business.
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Team Leadership Experience, Product Knowledge and Industry Experience, Leadership Skills
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Strong Oral and Written Communication Skills, Motivational Skills, Results-Oriented, Employee Training Experience, Interviewing Skills, Self-Motivation
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Strong Relationship Building, Wellbeing of Team and Difficult Discussions.
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NVQ, ILM qualifications in leadership
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Risk assessment training
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Microsoft O365 software/programs
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Continuous improvement activities
You may, from time to time, be required to carry out any other duties outside of this job description as deemed appropriate by your line manager.
Why Astemo?
At Astemo, we respect each other, never pass the buck and work creatively to accomplish our mission. Our people are given exciting opportunities to develop and grow in a truly international business, where they are proud to be part of a collaborative and innovative team. Diversity & Inclusion is valued to build and leverage an inclusive work environment and embrace diversity to unlock our full potential. We believe that this will give us the strength to drive great innovations to create new values for people, vehicles, and the society, and to unlock our full potential to become a global leader in everything we do.
Sound Interesting? Then we would like to get to know you. Apply online via our career site - we look forward to receiving your application! https://www.hitachiastemo.com/en/careers/