Job Purpose:

* Oversee department H&S and quality needs,

* Maintain a clean & tidy working environment - using the 5s philosophy,

* Develop & maintain individuals' training and skill requirements,

* lead teams and direct focus towards goals for achieving production deliverables,

* Be a strong communicator and team motivator,

* Being an ambassador/voice of the mechanical fitting team,

* Demonstrate strong engineering, mechanical skills to assist with manufacturing/production problems,

* Participates in working activities & solves working problems,

* Focus on continuous improvements by creating efficiencies, implementing & completing projects,

* Covering areas/tasks in the absence of the production manager.

Key Responsibilities:

* Department H&S - work area checks at end of working day - promoting good housekeeping.

* Overseeing machine build progress.

* Achieving production deliverables ready for electrical fitting and FAT's.

* Communicating, leading & motivating the team.

* Act as an educator, communicates expectations - processes, procedures, quality standards & mentoring individuals, e.g. apprentices, new starters.

* Encouraging collaboration & teamwork.

* Setting high quality expectations & upskilling others.

* Reviewing shelf-life of adhesives, checking stock levels of consumables - requesting purchase.

Qualifications:

* Apprenticeship trained

* City & Guilds

* ONC

* trade qualification

* CSE, GCSE, NVQ in English Math, other.

Skills:

* Mechanical Instrument / Special machine building and fitting.

* Understanding and working to technical drawings, using measuring instruments & following SOP's.

* Bench craft skills - marking drilling cutting, threading, forming & using various hand tools.

* Minimum of 5-year's experience, in a mechanical manufacturing environment.

* Computer literate and competent in Microsoft