Manufacturing Operations Team Leader

Location: Scarborough

We have an exciting opportunity for a Manufacturing Operations Team Leader to join our established team in Scarborough. This role will support the delivery of the operations Master Production Schedule focusing on cost quality and delivery whilst maintaining a safe working environment.

• Come join Alexander Dennis. We are transforming public transport globally by designing, manufacturing, and servicing the cleanest and greenest buses and coaches for our customers.
• In a nutshell, we build buses and coaches. In fact, more than half of the buses you see on the roads in the UK are built by Alexander Dennis. We have a huge responsibility to keep the world moving.
• We are saving the planet. Our purpose is to support Governments globally with their push to reduce pollution and improve air quality by building greener, more eco-friendly buses.
• We love our customers. So much so, almost every bus we build is bespoke – what the customer wants, we will do our best to deliver.
• We have a fantastic Canadian parent company called NFI. They welcomed us into the family in 2019, and we haven’t looked back ever since.
• We are building back and growing again, winning new orders in Germany and Ireland which will be manufactured right here in the UK.
• Our global footprint is pretty impressive. We have a presence in some super cool places across the world from Hong Kong to Auckland to Toronto.
• Our people are our biggest asset, making us the hugely successful company we are. We are transforming how we work, offering team members more flexibility around how they live and work.

What does that mean for you?

• Generous salary package – we reward our people at the level they deserve.
• A 4 day working week. Giving you more time at the weekend to do the things you love, with the people you love.
• A 37-hour working week, with flexible working options, giving you that much needed work/life balance.
• Annual leave entitlement which increases with tenure.
• Pension scheme to help you save for the future.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme which offers practical, impartial support on issues impacting your life.
• Cycle to work scheme, discounted gym membership, and regular meditation sessions as your health and wellbeing is important to us.

Interested and want to find out more? Check out our YouTube channel or LinkedIn!

Your Dream Role:

• Work collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team at various stages of the vehicle build. Leading your team and working with cell leaders to achieve planned production targets within agreed budget and timescale.
• As an advocate of Change Management, you will be expected to prepare and support Team Members for the required changes, establishing the necessary steps for change, and monitoring pre- and post-change activities to ensure successful implementation.
• Using your extensive experiences, you will ensure that your team use the right tools, materials methods to complete tasks on time, to quality and of course safely. As part of this, you will manage Level 2 Health & Safety processes within area of control to include identifying risks and post-accident investigations within a two-day timeline.
• Your will also be required to ensure your teams skills are continually developed by providing support, guidance and maintaining the Department skill matrices. You will also be required to support and guide Apprentices that, as part of their agreement, will be under your leadership for a fixed period.
• Building a vehicle is a complex and dynamic process and therefore, this is a non-exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities. As such, you may be asked to support with other activities as required.
• You will be required to motivate Team Members and ensure all available resources are efficiently utilised.
• You will be responsible in ensuring that the required output from your team is delivered to agreed Quality requirements.
• Quality is one of our core values and as such, you will take great pride in your work. As part of this, you will receive feedback from colleagues in all areas and it is important that you learn and in turn encourage your team to learn from this to avoid repeat failure and to help us strive towards ‘Right First Time’. You will also be expected to solve problems using your own initiative and to lead improvement opportunities ensuring your team share your values.
• Where appropriate and in advance of doing so, you will Report critical part supply issues and liaise with relevant stakeholders as necessary e.g., Engineering, Supply Chain.
• You will ensure that your teams work area is maintained in a safe and tidy manner, in line with 5’s methodology.
• You will be responsible for your team to the adhere to the current working practices, by managing absence and completing return to work interviews, also manage any non-compliance issues and disciplinary matters.

What you will bring:

• Proven Leadership or Supervisory experience is essential with supporting evidence of an ILM Level 3 Certificate or above and an IOSH Managing Safely or above.
• Experienced in Change Management you will be required to ensure your team understand and are accepting of the reasons for change.
• Ideally you will have knowledge of Coach & Bus build processes.
• Due to the nature of the role, you will be comfortable reading and working from technical drawings, build specifications and standard operating procedures (SOP’s).
• Attention to detail is essential and you should be fully computer literate with the ability to complete administrative tasks, documenting and updating company systems as required.
• As a Team leader you should lead by example and be able to support and guide your team on any task required.
• Finally, you should be comfortable and enjoy doing all of this in a deadline driven, pressurised environment.
• Alongside your core technical skills, you will have strong communication and interpersonal skills. The ability to motivate team members and be able to prioritise and delegate work requirements efficiently, either by working as part of a team or on your own, to a high standard of quality.

Next steps: 

If this sounds like you, and you’re interested in coming ‘aboard’, then we would love to hear from you. Alongside uploading your CV, please share a short covering letter detailing why you’re interested and why we should hire you!

*Recommend a Friend is applicable for this role.  

If you are an internal applicant, you have a responsibility to inform your current line/department manager and local human resources representative before applying for the role.

We care deeply about being inclusive and we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Due to the volume of vacancies and applications, we would prefer that you submit your application online. If however, you require an alternative method of applying, please give us call on +44 1324 621 672 or send an email to careers@alexander-dennis.com

As this role is unlikely to meet UKVI criteria for sponsorship under the skilled worker route, you will be required to have the right to work in the UK from the proposed commencement date.

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