Mechanical Fitter Team Leader

Job Purpose: * Oversee department H&S and quality needs, * Maintain a clean & tidy working environment – using the 5s philosophy, * Develop & maintain individuals’ training and skill requirements, * lead teams and direct focus towards goals for achieving production deliverables, * Be a strong communicator and team motivator, * Being an ambassador/voice of the mechanical fitting team, * Demonstrate strong engineering, mechanical skills to assist with manufacturing/production problems, * Participates in working activities & solves working problems, * Focus on continuous improvements by creating efficiencies, implementing & completing projects, * Covering areas/tasks in the absence of the production manager. Key Responsibilities: * Department H&S – work area checks at end of working day – promoting good housekeeping. * Overseeing machine build progress. * Achieving production deliverables ready for electrical fitting and FAT’s. * Communicating, leading & motivating the team. * Act as an educator, communicates expectations – processes, procedures, quality standards & mentoring individuals, e.g. apprentices, new starters. * Encouraging collaboration & teamwork. * Setting high quality expectations & upskilling others. * Reviewing shelf-life of adhesives, checking stock levels of consumables – requesting purchase. Qualifications: * Apprenticeship trained * City & Guilds * ONC * trade qualification * CSE, GCSE, NVQ in English Math, other. Skills: * Mechanical Instrument / Special machine building and fitting. * Understanding and working to technical drawings, using measuring instruments & following SOP’s. * Bench craft skills – marking drilling cutting, threading, forming & using various hand tools. * Minimum of 5-year’s experience, in a mechanical manufacturing environment. * Computer literate and competent in Microsoft