Line Leader -Manufacturing
| Posting date: | 28 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £16.69 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 September 2025 |
| Location: | ng18 5ez |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Ambitions Personnel |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | RB/IND2808-15500 |
Summary
Line Leader
Hours of work- Monday - Friday, 6am -2pm / 2pm-10pm rotating - overtime available in busy periods
Leading daily operations on the production floor, organising team activities to ensure safe and efficient execution of manufacturing plans. Responsible for maintaining standards, supporting colleagues, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
Primary Responsibilities
- Coordinate and assign daily production tasks and workflows among operators
- Assist with daily start-up and shutdown of plant operations
- Operate equipment as needed (e.g., mixer, extruder, reactor, forklift)
- Monitor team morale and production-floor dynamics; escalate issues to management
- Enforce and model safety protocols and quality standards
- Support training and development of team members, including onboarding and peer guidance
- Manage production-related data entry (e.g., SAP or PRISM systems)
- Uphold housekeeping standards and contribute to departmental reporting
- Participate in process improvement initiatives (e.g., Lean, 5S, safety programs)
- Support shift or department goals and collaborate in team-driven projects
Qualifications
- Typically 3+ years in a production role at H.B. Fuller (Level Production III) or equivalent industry experience
- Proficiency interpreting safety guidelines, material safety data sheets, batch and operating instructions, and procedural manuals
- Capable of accurate documentation and basic calculations (fractions, decimals, units)
- Strong leadership skills to direct, coach, and positively influence peers and subordinates
Preferred Competencies
- Accountability for results
- Leading and building effective teams
- Fostering change and innovation
- Delivering customer value
- Operational agility and business insight
Role would also suit:
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Production Team Leader – supervising operators on a production line.
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Shift Leader / Shift Supervisor – overseeing staff and operations during a shift.
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Assembly Line Supervisor – ensuring targets, quality, and safety standards are met.
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Manufacturing Team Leader – leading a team in a factory/manufacturing environment.
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Warehouse Team Leader – supervising pickers/packers and warehouse operatives.
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Machine/Cell Leader – running a specific production area or set of machines.
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- Operational agility and business insight
- Delivering customer value
- Fostering change and innovation
- Leading and building effective teams
- Accountability for results
- Strong leadership skills to direct, coach, and positively influence peers and subordinates
- Capable of accurate documentation and basic calculations (fractions, decimals, units)
- Proficiency interpreting safety guidelines, material safety data sheets, batch and operating instructions, and procedural manuals
- Typically 3+ years in a production role at H.B. Fuller (Level Production III) or equivalent industry experience
- Support shift or department goals and collaborate in team-driven projects
- Participate in process improvement initiatives (e.g., Lean, 5S, safety programs)
- Uphold housekeeping standards and contribute to departmental reporting
- Manage production-related data entry (e.g., SAP or PRISM systems)
- Support training and development of team members, including onboarding and peer guidance
- Enforce and model safety protocols and quality standards
- Monitor team morale and production-floor dynamics; escalate issues to management
- Operate equipment as needed (e.g., mixer, extruder, reactor, forklift)
- Assist with daily start-up and shutdown of plant operations