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