Assembly Team Leader

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate, and supervise assembly team members to ensure high-quality manufacturing standards and timely customer delivery.
• Support staff development through training, mentoring, regular one-to-one meetings, and performance appraisals.
• Prioritize safety by performing daily health and safety checks, conducting weekly behavior audits, and reporting near misses.
• Monitor manufactured output against the master production schedule and react quickly to quality issues, process problems, or machine breakdowns.
• Drive continuous improvement by supporting 5S/6S activities, defining Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and implementing countermeasures for non-conformance.
• Manage administrative duties including shift start/end meetings, downtime analysis, attendance tracking, and unplanned absence management.

Requirements

• Proven experience in leading and managing people.
• Experience working within Lean manufacturing environments (ideally Yellow Belt or above).
• Practical experience with 5S or 6S processes.
• Minimum of City & Guilds, NVQ Level 4, or time-served in a directly related discipline.
• ILM or NVQ 4 in managing people (or currently working towards it).
• IOSH Managing Safely certification.
• Proficiency in IT, specifically Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Ability to investigate non-conformance and assist in root cause analysis.

Preferred Qualifications

• First Aid Certification.
• Experience working within NEBOSH or COSHH environments.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and flexible working arrangements.
• Generous holiday allowance.
• Three days of paid volunteering leave.
• Gender-neutral parental leave and 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave.
• Support for pregnancy loss and menopause-friendly workplace principles.

About the Company

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions is part of Spirax Group, a global leader in the control and management of fluid technologies. We provide essential solutions for critical industrial processes across industries such as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical, and Healthcare, serving customers in over 116 countries.