Overview
As Team Leader, you will manage agency staff across multiple production lines to create customized products in a mixed manual and automated setting. You will drive safety, quality, and efficiency while maintaining standards and implementing improvements to reduce losses. You report to the Production Leader and support phase progressions like IWS and WPIs to optimize performance. This role combines people leadership with hands-on line management to achieve zero downtime and target metrics. You will lead with a focus on impact, scalability, and cross-functional collaboration.
Responsibilities
- Lead and train agency staff, conduct safety and quality briefings, and document training.
- Oversee line setup, material alignment, line clearance, and quality checks using ProDG and RTCIS.
- Manage both manual and automated production across multiple lines, ensuring correct materials and labels match PI.
- Conduct line start-ups, hourly checks, and deviation flagging; participate in loss analysis using LE tools (WPI 6W2H & Why-Why).
- Perform CIL activities on automated equipment and optimize line performance.
- Support IWS phase progression, execute WPIs to eliminate losses, and act as equipment/area owner.
- Promote safety and quality standards, report hazards and incidents, and sustain OFS.
Key requirements
- Leadership & communication capabilities to lead and train a team.
- Operational acumen in production with both manual and automated lines, material handling, and quality control.
- Proficiency with production recording systems (ProDG, RTCIS) and ability to interpret line layouts.
- Problem-solving using Lean tools (WPI 6W2H & Why-Why) for loss analysis.
- Attention to detail aligned with P&G policies and CCUK procedures.
- Flexibility to work varying hours, overtime, and manual handling; capable of operating MHE (PPT, manual pumps).
- Continuous improvement mindset with experience in IWS and WPIs.
- Leadership
- Effective communication
- Collaboration
- ProDG
- RTCIS
- Line layouts optimization
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