Production Team Leader

  • Prime Appointments
  • Maldon, Essex
  • Oct 08, 2025
Full time Manufacturing

Job Description

Team Leader - Manufacturing
Location: Dengie area, Essex
Salary: From 34,500 (depending on experience)

We're looking for an experienced Production Team Leader to support and guide a manufacturing team in meeting production goals, maintaining quality standards, and ensuring smooth operations in a cleanroom environment manufacturing medical devices.

Benefits:

  • Hours 7.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Thursday and 7.30am to 3pm Friday
  • 22 days holiday + bank holiday
  • Pension and life insurance
  • Excellent career development opportunities with support to do extra qualifications
  • Close to train station and has free on site parking
  • Free branded workwear
  • Clean and newly decorated working environment with great staff facilities


The Opportunity

  • Support and achieve daily, weekly, and monthly production and efficiency targets
  • Ensure timely replenishment of components and efficient line setup
  • Use MRP system to book in sub-assemblies, report job completion, downtime, scrap, etc.
  • Ensure delivery of product on time and in full
  • Perform and document in-process testing
  • Maintain clean, safe, and organised production areas using 5S methodology
  • Be responsible for Quality & Compliance within your team upholding and enforcing cleanroom and GMP standards
  • Liaise with Quality for work instruction updates
  • Participate in internal/external audits and health & safety initiatives
  • Ensure PPE and hygiene compliance at all times
  • Act as the interface between Operators and Senior Management
  • Manage staff, inductions, training, absences, conduct return-to-work meetings, and approve holiday requests
  • Ensure up-to-date training records and sign-off on operator competencies

Experience & Requirements

  • Extensive leadership experience within manufacturing is a must.
  • Medical, pharmaceutical or electronic manufacturing environment experience would be ideal.
  • Must be comfortable using IT systems including MRP (preferably 123insight)
  • Excellent communication, planning and team leadership skills are key


This is a fantastic opportunity for a proactive and organised individual to develop their leadership skills within a fast-paced, high-quality manufacturing environment. If you are passionate about production, quality, and people - we'd love to hear from you.


Sponsorship is not available for this position.