Production Team Leader - Milling

Production Team Leader - Milling

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We are recruiting a Production Team Leader for our Milling team. The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate high level technical expertise as well as excellent leadership qualities. They will be responsible for developing and maintaining a high performing team, made up of high performing individuals. 

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Mission - Production Team Leader - Milling

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To develop individuals to be great technicians, communicators, collaborators and milling team members. To be accountable for continuously improving quality outcomes, throughput, invoiced sales and gross margins generated and thus promote sustainable, profitable growth for the benefit of the whole company and its employees.

CNC machinist behind aluminium billets

Outcomes

1. Leadership, Management and Accountability (LMA) of the milling department

  • Live the Core Values, Passion, Niche and Target. 
  • Continuously improve the EOS five leadership abilities.
  • Continuously improve the EOS five management abilities.
  • Hold quarterly coversations with direct reports.
  • Performing whichever duties are necessary to cover sick, holiday and over capacity loading requirements through the business. 

2. Developing and standardising the work holding, tooling, machining strategies and CAD/CAM programming methods for the Milling Department.

  • Techically develop the work holding, working methods, CADCAM, programming, setting, machining and operation of the department.
  • Implemet and standardise programming, tooling and program filing procedures.
  • Coordiation and collaboration of the team and assist in shop floor planning.
  • Coordiating resolving technical, quality, tooling and working method issues promptly.
  • Coordinating cross training to increase internal security.

3. Developing disciplined people to have disciplined debate and take disciplined action as an aligned team

  • Coach and mentor in communication, collaboration and aligned team working skills.
  • Hold Quarterly Conversations with all direct reports.
  • To ensure production targets are achieved, when required, assist the team to program, set and operate CNC Mills.  
  • Complete any other duties such as supporting the team with sick or holiday cover.

4. Improving the internal and external quality outcomes of the department

  • Assisting with first off inspection.
  • Coach ad mentor robust, secure working methods and in-process inspection.
  • Stimulate a “better tha the norm” quality mind-set.
  • Coducting, coordinating and participating in 8D-NCR investigations.
  • Following ISO9001:2015 procedures and feedback systems.

5. Developing the Milling Department processes to continually improve quality outcomes and workflow

  • Collating, reporting and developing the Milling Department scorecard metrics.
  • Chair the daily ad Milling Department L10 meetings.
  • Ecourage and collate feedback and “red flag” issues.
  • Complete Quarterly “Rock” projects ad weekly “To Do” action items.
  • Continuously improve simplified, “lean” production processes that are documented and followed by all.

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Why Join Penta?

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We’re a progressive, people focused subcontract precision machining business with big plans.

You’ll join at an exciting stage as we grow our team, expand our capabilities, and continue our journey to become “the engineering company where everyone wants to work and who everyone wants to buy from.”

 

What We Offer

Salary: £60,000 - £75,000

Profit-related bonus based on performance and Penta’s Core Values

Development Opportunities: A stimulating work environment with support for your growth and progression

Leave: 26 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

And nobody works their birthday

Sick pay scheme

Contributory pension scheme

Death in service insurance

 

Hours of Work:

Monday – Thursday: 7:30am to 5:00pm, with a 30-minute lunch break

Friday: 7:30am to 12:30pm

 

CURRENT VACANCIES
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We currently have the following vacancies within our business:

However, if you have relevant industry experience in the following areas and would like to register your interest, then please get in contact using the contact details below.

If you'd like to visit, have a coffee and get a better understanding of the journey we're undertaking and what we are looking to achieve for our people, then contact Alex Corbett-Ball at

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  • Quality inspecting
  • Technical estimating
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