Manufacturing Development Team Leader
Location: Kent | Permanent
Are you an experienced technical or manufacturing professional looking for an opportunity where you can lead a team, influence site-wide performance and make a genuine impact on safety, quality, efficiency and continuous improvement?
Im currently supporting an exciting opportunity for a Manufacturing Development Team Leader to join a major manufacturing operation during a significant period of site expansion.
This is a key leadership role, reporting directly to the Manufacturing Development Manager, with responsibility for leading a team of Process Technicians and Process Technologists and driving improvement across a broad technical remit.
Why this role?
This is much more than a people-management position. Youll have the opportunity to shape how the Manufacturing Development function operates, working closely with Operations, Engineering and Projects to deliver technical improvements, capital projects and long-term performance improvements.
Youll take ownership across areas including:
Process improvement, optimisation and technical problem solving
Fresh water and effluent treatment
Process chemistry and chemical efficiency
Product quality and food-contact requirements
Environmental compliance and permit requirements
Water consumption and Legionella controls
ISO management systems
HSE and process safety
Product development and feasibility studies
Risk analysis and FMEA
Data-led process and production optimisation
Customer quality complaints and corrective actions
Youll also play an important role in developing the team's capability, setting departmental KPIs and objectives, and building a strong safety and continuous-improvement culture.
The opportunity
The site is going through an exciting period of expansion, making this a particularly interesting time to join. Youll have genuine scope to lead change, introduce improvements and influence how processes develop as the operation grows.
The role also provides excellent breadth, with exposure to major improvement and capital projects and the opportunity to work across wider site operations.
Youll be a highly visible technical leader, providing practical, hands-on support while also taking a strategic view of performance, compliance and development.
What are we looking for?
Were interested in speaking with technically strong manufacturing professionals who have experience of leading teams and delivering continuous improvement within a complex manufacturing or process environment.
Youll need to be comfortable combining technical expertise with leadership, problem solving and stakeholder management.
Experience around process optimisation, water/effluent treatment, chemicals, quality, environmental compliance or manufacturing development would be highly relevant.
Most importantly, youll be someone who enjoys getting close to the operation, solving problems and turning technical insight into measurable improvements.
Interested?
If youre looking for a role where you can lead people, influence technical strategy and make a tangible difference to manufacturing performance, Id be very keen to speak with you.
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