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Manufacturing Cell Leader – HLA
Location: Hailsham, BN27 4EL
Salary: Competitive, DOE
Contract: Full time, Permanent
Hours: Monday – Friday, 37 hours – An element of flexibility as to when hours are worked
Benefits: A competitive salary, private medical insurance, 25 days holiday, salary sacrifice company pension, life insurance, a state-of-the-art working environment!
Take Your Career to the Next Level with VACGEN!
For over 60 years, VACGEN has been driving innovation in ultra-high vacuum (UHV) technology, supporting cutting-edge research across the globe. From NASA and the European Space Agency to CERN, our high-precision products are trusted by world-leading institutions and researchers to deliver results.
We are now recruiting for a Cell Leader to ensure that the cell achieves the day-to-day customer requirements in terms of Quality, Delivery and Cost and to continuously improve the performance of the team.
As our Cell Leader you will be specifically responsible for:
* Team Leadership: Support and motivate your team, address performance issues, and act as the first point of contact for queries.
* Operational Management: Oversee daily operations, maintain workflow, ensure cycle time adherence, and manage start-up/changeovers.
* ContinuousImprovement: Drive initiatives like Kaizen, 5S, and cross-training while maintaining the Training Matrix.
* Documentation & Visual Management: Keep standard work, SQDIP boards, and production targets up to date, ensuring accurate and timely transactions.
* Collaboration: Work with the Production Manager and engineering teams to align resources and improve processes.
* 5S & Maintenance: Promote a clean, organized environment by overseeing cleaning and maintenance schedules.
* Customer Focus: Proactively address issues to ensure customer requirements are met.
In order to be successful in this role it’s essential that you have:
* Experience of high-level mechanical assembly’s.
* Leadership and coaching experience.
* High level mathematics.
It would be great if you had:
* Experience in low batch low tolerance workshop environment.
* HNC / HND Mechanical Engineering.
If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience to be successful in this role, click on “APPLY” today, forwarding an up-to-date copy of your CV for consideration in the first instance.
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