Manufacturing staff team leader

Req ID: 524623

Location: Derby (full time, on site)

Appointment Basis: Permanent

Apply by: 19/08/2026

Salary: £40,794.62 plus excellent benefits

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 86,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Your future role

As a Manufacturing staff team leader, you will deliver best practice within key areas, support the team, promote and provide support to achieving a continuous improvement culture.

We’ll look to you for:

• Promote, coach and support H&S within the team, hazard plans, risk assessments, safety walks, accident/incident investigations, housekeeping (5S) and ensuring correct PPE is worn and available at all times.


• Ensure control plan is understood and followed, take the lead in practical problem solving (PPS), measure and record non-conforming costs (NCC) and any deviations in quality.


• Ensure correct TAKT* is followed, process track any disturbances through ANDON (system), bottleneck process understood and resourced, ensure system for materials availability is adhered too.


• Track costs of consumables through SQDC**, ensure awareness of energy consumption, waste routes are observed and managed and requests overtime/annualised hour’s coverage.


• Manage and maintain discipline/attendance, conduct investigations up to final warning stage, communicate regular and hold team briefs, discuss monthly performance, appraisals, and objectives, identify training needs and develop team to enhance flexibility.


• Promote team ethic in kaizen, key member in any kaizen events within their area and lead by example in identifying improvements.

*TAKT - time it takes to rotate a vehicle from one stage to the next 

**SQDC - boards showing how a build stage is running                                

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role: 

• Clear knowledge of customer and business demands on their area.


• Thorough understanding of key production processes and sub-processes.


• Knowledge and experience of inventory and production control systems.


• Experienced user of problem solving and continuous improvement tools.


• Understanding of quality, safety and environmental systems.


• Understanding costs – Financial Awareness.


• Ability to develop and encourage teams – Personal Effectiveness.


• Ability to challenge and change people behaviours – Personal Effectiveness.


• Computer competency in MS Excel and MS Word.

Things you’ll enjoy

Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career.

You’ll also:

• Enjoy stability, challenges and a long-term career free from boring daily routines.


• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues.


• Contribute to innovative projects.


• Utilise our dynamic, inclusive, and safety-focused working environment.


• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries.


• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning


• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension) 


• Up to 52 weeks full maternity and adoption pay.


• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday.


• A wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle.

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Equal opportunity statement:

Alstom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected.  All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local law. 

As a 'Disability Confident' employer, we will interview all disabled job applicants who match the essential criteria of the job description or specification. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

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