If you’d like to be considered for this opportunity we encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment as if applications are high the role will close before the closing date given.
Team Leader Production Operations
Location: Reading/Basingstoke Area
Salary: £37,670 to £40,000 (dependent on experience, suitability and assessment at interview)
Lead people. Deliver results. Make an impact.
AWE is looking for a Team Leader Production Operations to lead and support a team within our manufacturing operations, helping to deliver vital programmes safely, securely and to the highest standards.
This is a hands-on, people-focused leadership role where you’ll be responsible for the day-to-day supervision and performance of your team. You’ll ensure work is effectively planned and delivered against production requirements, while maintaining a strong focus on safety, security, quality, cost and schedule.
You’ll work closely with colleagues across Production to keep delivery on track, build team capability and address the challenges that can arise in a busy manufacturing environment. From coaching and developing individuals to monitoring performance and driving continuous improvement, you’ll play an important role in creating a high-performing and inclusive team.
If you’re an experienced team leader or supervisor who enjoys developing people, solving problems and delivering results within a manufacturing or operational environment, we’d love to hear from you.
What you'll be doing
As a Team Leader Production Operations, you’ll lead and supervise a team of operations staff to safely deliver programmes, tasks and products in line with customer requirements for time, cost and quality.
Key Accountabilities
- Lead your team to effectively plan and deliver authorised programmes, tasks and projects to agreed time, cost and quality requirements.
- Maintain and promote high standards of environment, safety, health, security and quality, setting a positive example and supporting strong team performance.
- Take on additional formally appointed accountabilities where required through relevant company management arrangements.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide effective day-to-day leadership and supervision of operational activities within your area of responsibility.
- Take ownership of daily programme deliverables within the manufacturing environment.
- Build strong working relationships across the local area, encouraging collaboration and creating a high-performing team culture.
- Ensure team members have the appropriate skills, competence and training to complete their work safely and successfully against time, cost and quality expectations.
- Support delivery of the production schedule, ensuring activities remain aligned with customer and programme requirements.
- Monitor and manage Key Performance Indicators across schedule, quality, safety, delivery and cost.
- Lead local Accountability and Visual Management Boards, ensuring priorities, performance and actions are clearly understood.
- Support the relevant Production PDG process, helping colleagues develop their skills and capability.
- Coach and develop team members through constructive feedback, career guidance and ongoing support.
- Champion operational excellence and continuous improvement, identifying opportunities to improve performance and ways of working.
- Build effective relationships and interfaces with other teams and functions to support successful programme delivery.
- Create a diverse and inclusive working environment where individuals are supported to contribute, develop and reach their potential.
- Work collaboratively across the organisation to develop and maintain high-performing teams.
- Demonstrate a"See It, Own It, Solve It" mindset by identifying barriers to delivery, taking ownership and driving practical solutions.
- Undertake other reasonable duties aligned with the position and business requirements, which may include working at other locations within the UK or overseas.
- Depending on the area of work and where formally agreed, additional responsibilities may include roles such as First Aider, Ballistic First Aider, RA First Aider, Assistant Zone Control Officer or Zone Control Officer.
Who are we looking for?
We’re looking for a confident and engaging leader who can bring people together, create clear priorities and maintain high standards in a busy operational environment.
You’ll be comfortable balancing the needs of your team with production requirements, responding to changing priorities and finding practical solutions when challenges arise.
Essential skills and experience
You’ll need to demonstrate:
- Experience of leading, managing and developing teams.
- Experience working to production schedules, deadlines and changing priorities.
- Manufacturing knowledge and evidence of delivering results within an operational environment.
- An awareness and understanding of continuous improvement activities and methodologies
- Good process management and organisational skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to adapt your approach for different audiences.
- Good IT skills, including Microsoft Word and Excel.
- A working knowledge of relevant Licence Conditions, Environmental Permitting Regulations and other relevant legislation.
- The ability and willingness to work the required working patterns, including shifts where applicable.
- Willingness to work within designated high-hazard environments and meet the required medical standards for the role.
Desirable skills and experience
It would be beneficial if you have:
- Previous experience of working within a manufacturing environment.
- An NVQ, ONC, HNC or engineering-related qualification, or equivalent experience gained within a high-hazard engineering or manufacturing environment.
- Experience using MRP or ERP systems.
- Experience interpreting engineering drawings.
- Experience delivering results within high-pressure operational environments.
- Experience handling sensitive or challenging situations.
- First Aid training.
Additional role requirements
The successful candidate must also be prepared to travel within the UK and overseas when required, pass a pre-employment medical and maintain the required medical fitness for designated high-hazard environments. The role may require working different patterns, including shifts.
Candidates must also be willing and able to obtain and maintain the security clearance required for the role.
Why AWE?
At AWE, you'll have the opportunity to be part of an organisation delivering work of national importance while developing your own career within a complex and highly regulated environment.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your career, wellbeing and work-life balance:
Some reasons we think you’ll love it here:
AWE has wide range of benefits to suit you. These include:
- 9-day working fortnight – meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave.
- Market leading contributory pension scheme
- Family friendly policies:
- Life Assurance
- Discounts
- Special Leave Policy
Join us
This is a great opportunity to develop your leadership career while playing a hands-on role in the successful delivery of our manufacturing operations.
You’ll have the opportunity to lead and develop people, influence operational performance, solve real production challenges and drive continuous improvement, all while helping your team deliver safely, securely and successfully.
If you’re ready to take the next step in your leadership career and make a difference within a complex manufacturing environment, we’d love to hear from you
Working Pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight, with every other Friday as a non-working day. For this role, employees are required to work fully onsite. We support flexible working arrangements where possible. Please let us know if you would like us to consider an alternative working pattern as part of your application.
Next steps:
Everyone who works at AWE brings unique skills and perspectives to the table. We recognise that great people don’t always ‘tick every box’. That’s why we focus on your potential, your fit with our values, your transferable skills as well as your experience. Even if you don’t meet every point above, but you feel that this role and AWE are a great fit for you, please go ahead and apply, we’d love to receive your application.
Important things you need to know:
- We encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment if applications are high and the role therefore closes.
- You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV.
- We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodations during the process.
- Our interviews typically take place over Teams and for most roles are a 1 stage process.
Our ambition is to create workplaces where we recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and our employees feel able to be themselves at work. We strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants. Any inclusion information you provide will be stored in accordance with GDPR and kept separate from your application form and CV, and the information will not be shared with anyone involved in interviewing or making hiring decisions.
Please note that you must be a British Citizen to apply for a role with us.