Production Team Leader - Turning
Production Team Leader - Turning
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We are recruiting a Production Team Leader for our Turning 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.
All employees at Penta are expected to continually look for ways to develop themselves and the team by being active in weekly meetings and engaging positively with Penta's "operating system" – the way we work.
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Mission - Production Team Leader - Turning
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The Turning Team Leader will be tasked with developing individuals to be great technicians, communicators, collaborators and turning team members. They will be accountable for continuously improving quality outcomes, throughput, invoiced sales and gross margins achieved by the department, resulting in sustainable, profitable internal growth of the department and whole company to the benefit of all employees.
Outcomes
1. Leadership, Management and Accountability (LMA) of the turning department
- Continuously improve the EOS five leadership abilities.
- Continuously improve the EOS five management abilities.
- Live the Core Values, Passion, Niche and Target.
- Coordination and collaboration of the team and assist in shop floor planning.
- Be a Competent Person and Fire Marshall.
2. Developing the department's technical abilities in CAD/CAM, working methods, workholding and cutting tool technology
- Resolve issues promptly, technically advise on all aspects of engineering, working methods, CAD/CAM, programming, setting and machining.
- Cross train, coach and mentor to technically develop the turning team.
- Continuously improve the turning department’s “collective technical brain”.
- Coordinate and perform SMED processes.
- Coordinate and resolve machine breakdowns.
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 lathes.
- Performing whichever duties are necessary to cover sick, holiday, peak and over capacity loading requirements throughout the business.
4. Improving the internal and external quality outcomes of the department
- Assisting with first off inspection.
- Coaching and mentor robust, secure working methods and in-process inspection.
- Stimulate a “better than the norm” quality mind-set.
- Participating in 8D-NCR investigations.
- Following ISO9001:2015 procedures and feedback systems.
5. Developing the Turning Department processes to continually improve quality outcomes and workflow
- Collating and reporting the turning department scorecard metrics.
- Encourage and collate feedback and identify issues.
- Chair the weekly Turning Department L10 meeting.
- Complete quarterly “rock” projects and weekly “to do” action items.
- Contribute to capital expenditure assessments and decisions.
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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.
- CNC milling - programming, setting and operating
- CNC turning - programming, setting and operating
- Quality inspecting
- Technical estimating
- Manufacturing machining design
- Technical account management
- Marketing
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 our HR department at