Cell Leader / Production Team Leader

About the Company

Autocraft Solutions Group is Europe’s largest independent engine remanufacturer and assembler, supplying over 20,000 engines per year to prestige OEMs such as Jaguar Land Rover, Ford, Aston Martin, Volvo, JCB and many more. We are also a technology leader in Electric Vehicle (EV) battery assembly and remanufacturing solutions, component machining and engineering services. Sustainability is at the core of everything we do!

Job Overview

We're looking for an experienced Cell Leader to join the production team at our Group's headquarters in Belton, Grantham.

Working closely with and as a key part of the Production team, the purpose of the role is to manage production and employees within the ‘Strip area’. To also assist, support and work alongside other Cell Leaders to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the department.

The successful individual will be confident in their supervisory skills and proficient with working with processes as well as able to work well under pressure to meet deadlines.

Purpose: Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Provide effective leadership at an operational level to all operatives.

• Ensure Quality standards are adhered to, and relevant paperwork is filled out correctly and in a timely manner.
• Establish resource to ensure effective utilisation of labour.
• Organise staff, delegate tasks and deal with day-to-day staffing issues as necessary.
• Assess staff performance levels and produce annual appraisals.
• To lead, motivate and develop staff.
• Ensure employees are correctly trained in their production work and the correct paperwork has been completed.
• Attend and complete employee return to work interviews, probationary reviews, disciplinaries etc. as necessary.
• Support and encourage housekeeping objectives.
• Attend all necessary meetings.
• Assist in ad-hoc requests as required.
• Support problem solving activities
• To take a responsible approach to health, safety and environmental risks in relation to your own job role and to control the risks or report them to management as appropriate
• Keep a clean and manageable working area.
• Any other duties as required, commensurate with job.
• Adhere to company policies, procedures and working practices always.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Qualifications

• GCSE in English and Maths – Grade C and above (or equivalent)

Skills / Knowledge

• Knowledge of Engine strip and build

• Be able to follow processes and highlight deviations that may be required to Management

• Competent on MS Office (Excel, Word etc.)

• Ability to capture and measure information – desirable, full training will be given

 Experience

• Previous Supervisory Experience

 Person Specification

• Excellent Communication skills, both oral and written.
• Excellent team working skills but also the ability to use own initiative
• Open to embracing new ways of working and comfortable with change
• Ability to manage own workload to meet specific deadlines.
• Positive attitude towards all work, colleagues and customers.

• 1:30pm finish on Fridays

• Holidays 24 days + 8 bank holidays

• Quarterly bonus scheme
• Specsavers vouchers
• Employee Assistance Programme / Counselling
• Pension Plan
• On site parking
• Training and Development
• Company workwear provided