Team Leader

Thales is recruiting a Team Leader for Operations in Crossgar, United Kingdom. This role involves leading and supporting an operations team in daily tasks, mechanical and/or electrical assembly, and product testing. The Team Leader will ensure process and quality requirements are met, facilitate daily meetings, and maintain HSE standards. Candidates should have experience in mechanical assembly, basic electrical testing, and lean manufacturing techniques, along with good manual dexterity and the ability to read engineering drawings.

Must Have

• Lead a team of assembly and test/repair staff in manufacturing and/or repair.
• Support the APRU Manager & Activity Manager in planning and task distribution.
• Responsible for assembling products as per the production schedule with focus on quality, cost and schedule.
• Ensure the cell follows and maintains company processes and procedures.
• Facilitate daily meetings with the operations cell team on KPI’s, schedule and delivery targets.
• Deploy and ensure the team is capable of maintaining and improving throughput requirements to routed times.
• Liaise with support APRU teams (Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering & management).
• Respond to first-level Andon, analyze problems, and escalate issues.
• Provide training, coaching and mentoring for team members on standards.
• Responsible for the HSE standards within the cell and team.
• Experience of mechanical Assembly processes.
• Experience of basic electrical testing.
• Good manual dexterity in order to work with complex assemblies.
• Ability to use small hand tools and measuring equipment (e.g., feeler gauges, clock gauges and torque tools).
• Ability to follow manufacturing instruction sheets.
• Ability to read basic engineering drawings.
• Knowledge and experience of Lean manufacturing/Business improvement Techniques.
• Reliable team player, capable of working on own initiative within a team environment.
• Willingness and flexibility to support activities at other Thales sites.
• Open to future shift patterns and overtime requirements.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Security Clearance (SC).

Perks & Benefits

• Flexibility to do what’s important to you (part-time hours, job sharing, home working, flexible start/finish times)
• Inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process
• Reasonable adjustments and support for neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition

Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Team Leader

We’re recruiting a Team Leader for the Operations. This role will lead and support the operations team on day to day basis in daily tasks and any escalations.

Additionally, as part of the role, you would be responsible for mechanical and/or electrical assembly, testing of products in a team environment, and ensuring process and quality requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Lead a team (without workday managerial responsibility) of assembly and test/repair staff in the manufacture and/or repair of customer and developmental items.
• Support the APRU Manager & Activity Manager in the planning and distribution of tasks and be responsible for work deployed throughout the team.
• Responsible for assembling products as per the production schedule with focus on quality, cost and schedule.
• Ensure the cell follows and maintains company processes and procedures in an effective and efficient manner. Identify any process improvements within the cell.
• Responsible for facilitating daily meetings with the operations cell team on KPI’s, schedule and delivery targets.
• Deploy and ensure the team is capable of maintaining and improving throughput requirements to routed times and ensure quality of work /reporting is maintained.
• Liaising with support APRU teams (Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering & management) to develop team working and ensure that safety, cost, quality and schedule are met.
• Respond to the first-level Andon, propose an analysis of the problem or concerns raised by team members and escalate any problems detected through the appropriate channels
• Provide training, coaching and mentoring for team members on standards. Identify and improve work standards alongside Activity Manager.
• Responsible for the HSE standards within the cell and team. Ensure a safe working environment, PPE adherence, risk assessments, hazards and 5’s are maintained.

About You

• Experience of mechanical Assembly processes
• Experience of basic electrical testing
• Have good manual dexterity in order to work with complex assemblies
• Be able to use small hand tools and measuring equipment, e.g. feeler gauges, clock gauges and torque tools
• Follow manufacturing instruction sheets
• Read basic engineering drawings
• Knowledge and experience of Lean manufacturing/Business improvement Techniques
• Reliable team player, capable of working on own initiative within a team environment.
• Willingness and flexibility to support activities at other sites.
• May be required to work shifts to support business needs

Please note current working hours are due to change and any successful applicants must be open to future shift patterns. Overtime will also be required.

Due to the nature of the work that we do at , many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires Security Clearance (SC) . It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance.

_To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years’ residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.

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In line with ' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.

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UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.

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