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Manufacturing Team Lead

Posted 24 Mar 2024
Work experience
2 to 5 years
Full-time / part-time
Full-time
Job function
Degree level
Required language
English (Fluent)

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The Opportunity

At Leonardo, we are looking for a Manufacturing Team Lead. Leonardo is a global high-tech company and one of the key players in Aerospace, Defence and Security. Headquartered in Italy, Leonardo has over 45,000 employees, of which 7,000 are based in the UK.

The Radar and Advanced Targeting line of business, based in Edinburgh, is uniquely positioned as one of the world's top manufacturers of radars, lasers and infra-red countermeasure systems.

As a Manufacturing Team Lead you will join our Operations team to manage the manufacturing resource (Assembly Integration and Test) within an Integrated Project Team (IPT) to enable the programme/project specific delivery requirement are delivered on time; to budget and to the required quality levels.

Defects Per Unit and Unit Production Cost toolsets and measures will be used to define continuous improvement programmes. To manage and develop employees in line with the people management framework in order to meet the business requirements.

Due to the nature of this role you will be required to be on site.

What can we offer you:

  • Flexible working: We offer our employees the time and flexibility they need to enjoy a balanced life through flexible hours and part time options
  • Custom working: The role may be a mixture of home based and onsite
  • Flexible benefits: Our company-funded approach to flexible benefits allows employees to make choices appropriate for them. Each employee has access to a wide choice of lifestyle, health and wellbeing options best suited to their individual lifestyle goals.
  • Network groups : To demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion we have network groups for
  • Carers (employees caring for families or friends)
  • Enable (supporting people with disabilities)
  • Equalise (development of a gender balanced workforce)
  • Pride (promoting equality for all LGBTQ+ individuals)
  • We also work in partnership with AFBE (Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers).
  • Continuous Learning : You will be supported in your ongoing professional development though training and mentoring including access to thousands of online courses free of charge via Coursera
  • Investors in People : We are proud recipients of the Investors in People Silver Award
  • Employee Assistance Programme : Providing free and confidential mental health support
  • Annual leave: We offer 25 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays and 8 flexi days

What you will do

Process (Key Result Areas):

  • Daily cross functional team meetings, Gemba walks,
  • Implementation and effective management of KanBan, 5's, Visual Management, Lean, FOD Avoidance, ESD Protection
  • Define and achieve the cell overhead and capital budgets
  • Achieve the build & test cells contribution to the current account budgets (sales, profit, cash)
  • Responsible for leading & managing all AIT Cell activities within the Integrated Programme Delivery Group IPT
  • Responsible for yield improvement & non-value added process reduction
  • Responsibility for process innovation & improvements across multi-functional teams

Resource Management:

  • Manage staff training and development plans that improves efficiency
  • Management of all the resources (equipment, documentation, facility and staff) to achieve customer (internal and external) satisfaction in terms of quality, cost and schedule.
  • Responsibility for maximising people / equipment utilisation
  • Time and Absence Management

Manufacturing Systems:

  • SAP
  • Microsoft Office applications

People Management Framework:

  • Deliver the training and development plans for your employees

Performance Indicators:

  • Schedule adherence
  • Quality-Cost-Delivery ( DPU,UPC,Span) and associated burndown plans
  • Utilisation as per Planned IBPP Budget
  • People Development Plan in place for Talented and High Potential staff
  • Key Skills Retention matrix Managed and used to define potential single point failures.
  • Repair costs & Repair TAT in line with forecast
  • 5s plan achieved
  • All Health & safety & environmental plans are maintained
  • Training & development plans for staff.

Additional:

  • Adherence to all Company health & safety standards.
  • Business Continuity Plan exercised
  • Demonstrated Performance Pack KPI Targets

What we are looking for

As a Manufacturing Team Lead you will bring experience in the following areas:

  • Good Manufacturing background
  • Knowledge of Lean Principles & Knowledge of manufacturing environment
  • Proven ability to motivate & support teams to deliver results
  • Leadership experience including coaching and performance management

Diversity Statement

We are relentless about inclusion. We understand an inclusive environment is one that welcomes everyone as they are. We see diversity as a strength. We still have some way to go to achieving diverse teams across our whole business. We would like you to be part of our journey to creating that better balance and welcome applications from all individuals from all walks of life as we build a stronger company together.

Leonardo is a global high-tech player in Aerospace, Defence and Security.
We are inspired by Leonardo da Vinci, a universally recognised symbol of creativity and innovation. Our new name follows our business rationalisation in which we absorbed the activities of AgustaWestland, Alenia Aermacchi, OTO Melara, Selex ES and WASS into one company.

Engineering
Basildon
10,000 employees