Materials Analysis is an Oxford Instruments Business Unit that manages our Electron Microscopy and Mechanical Microscopy products, Atomic Force Microscopes, Raman Microscopes and Benchtop NMR Products. We are part of the wider Oxford Instruments Group that also includes Andor Technology, NanoScience, Plasma Technology and X-Ray Technology. With a sixty-year history, and fourteen Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, our world-class products and technologies are helping our customers to address the greatest challenges of the 21st century.
We are seeking a Manufacturing Team Leader to join our Production team in High Wycombe. We are a manufacturer of high-precision scientific tools and instruments.
As a Manufacturing Team Leader at Oxford Instruments, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping both performance and people. Leading a skilled team in a high-tech, precision-driven environment, you’ll be responsible for developing capability, building confidence, and creating a culture where individuals can thrive and grow. Alongside this, you’ll ensure that the highest standards of quality are consistently achieved, championing best practice, continuous improvement, and attention to detail in everything the team delivers. This is a hands-on leadership role where success is defined not only by what is produced, but by how teams are coached, supported and empowered to deliver excellence every day.
Location:
We are based in High Wycombe (Cressex). This is an onsite role, with a 37-hour working week and a 1pm finish on a Friday.
This role would be ideal for you if…
- Are experienced in managing people and have the Ability to coach/mentor teams for effective performance and mutual success.
- Have knowledge of best practice manufacturing methods (Lean/Six Sigma - desirable but not essential).
- Have experience leading teams within a complex manufacturing environment
Responsibilities:
- From business Sales & Operation Plan, produce plan to co-ordinate workload ensuring all milestones are achieved in a cost-effective manner.
- Facilitate and Support local team meetings. Represent the team at production meetings, with accurate product and delivery detail.
- Proactively manage the development of the team and its members – regular reviews held with individuals to support performance and development objectives. Key focus on upskilling for production flexibility.
- Performance improvement - proactively manage under performance where needed (capability / disciplinary concerns, absenteeism, skills, grievances) for effective resolution and consistency in team performance.
- Implement measures and targets, monitor and control performance, report on progress and initiate corrective action as required. (e.g. quality, on time delivery, yield, rework and scrap.)
- Facilitate best practice processes, techniques and continuous improvement methods in co-operation with the production engineering and process improvement teams.
- Facilitate and champion the adherence to quality policy and standard operating procedures as defined in the quality system.
- Drive compliance with Health and Safety policy and procedures. Measure and report in line with business H&S best practice.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships throughout the business.
- Identify team customers, both internal and external and strive to fully satisfy their needs
Working at Oxford Instruments Materials Analysis - What’s in it for you?
Wellbeing –
- Annual leave: 25 days plus bank holidays and the option to purchase up to 12 weeks more
- Employee Assistance Programme; including 24/7 telephone support, access to counselling, financial and debt management and access to trained legal advisors
- Private health insurance, dental insurance and life assurance
Money & lifestyle –
- MyDiscounts; save money with a number of leading retailers
- Car salary exchange scheme: sacrifice part of your salary in exchange for a fully serviced, comprehensive insured electric or hybrid vehicle
- TechScheme and CycleScheme: Purchase a bike and/or Tech or home goods from Currys/IKEA and spread the cost over 12 months.
- Pension; all employees are eligible to join the Group Pension Plan administered by AVIVA.
- Share incentive plan: Invest in your future and share in the success of the company by joining the share incentive plan.
Development –
- Encouragement and support to achieve professional and or academic qualifications to support your development and growth
- Defined career paths and regular reviews
Next steps:
Successful applicants will be invited to an exploratory call, to learn more about the role and for an opportunity to share more about yourself. The interview process will be on-site and will include a self-assessment task and a presentation based task. For more details, please reach out to [email protected]
opportunities and reasonable adjustments:
Oxford Instruments is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Oxford Instruments is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment. Please get in touch if you require any reasonable adjustments within the interview process.
