Assembly Team Leader Hours: 39.5 hours per week Monday to Thursday: 08:00–16:30 Friday: 08:00–16:00 Break: 30 minutes The Role We are looking for an experienced Assembly Team Leader to organise and lead the day-to-day activities of an Assembly team. You will be responsible for ensuring production targets are achieved safely, on time and to the required quality standards. This is a hands-on leadership role where you will organise workloads, monitor performance, support employees and quickly escalate any issues that could affect production. Key Responsibilities * Plan and allocate daily workloads in line with production schedules and deadlines. * Set clear priorities, job timings and output expectations for the team. * Monitor progress throughout the shift and take action when production falls behind target. * Carry out first-off and regular quality checks to ensure products meet specifications. * Identify and contain quality issues, arranging rework where required. * Lead daily team briefings and communicate priorities, changes and potential issues. * Support, coach and train team members, including new starters. * Monitor team productivity, attendance, timekeeping and working standards. * Identify delays, bottlenecks, material shortages and opportunities to improve efficiency. * Maintain accurate production, quality and performance records. * Escalate issues affecting quality, staffing, materials, output or deadlines to the line manager promptly. * Ensure the work area is clean, organised and compliant with health and safety requirements. About You We are looking for someone who has: * Experience within assembly, manufacturing, production, finishing or packing. * Previous Team Leader, Supervisor or team coordination experience. * Strong organisation and time-management skills. * Experience working to production targets and deadlines. * Good understanding of quality checks and production standards. * Confidence leading a team and addressing performance issues. * Good communication and practical problem-solving skills. * A hands-on, reliable and proactive approach. * The ability to work effectively in a fast-paced production environment