Production Team Leader at Cwmbran, UK This role is key to driving processes across the Shop Floor to assist Production Supervisors & Operations Manager in the development of improvements. Ensuring a smooth transition whilst challenging to achieve a zero-incident safety culture is an important part of this role. This position supports improved productivity and efficiency as well as ensuring there is a linkage from strategy to actions. Essential Functions include: Enforce applicable safety, health and environmental guidelines and encourage personnel to further eliminate potential hazards. Plan production schedules & reallocate resources as the production situation changes and provide training for all employees on the shop floor. Lead Tier meetings to provide daily direction setting and co-ordinate information. Build staffing plan to ensure appropriate staffing levels. Drive continuous improvement initiatives by leading process improvements and empowered work teams, recording daily SQDCI figures and be responsible for 5S+ within individual areas along the shop floor. Qualifications Qualifications: Knowledge of lean and manufacturing processes with the ability to act quickly making decisions & solving problems. Process oriented and ability to contribute to continuous improvement. Excellent communication, interpersonal skills & the ability to lead others in the matrix environment. Strong ethics, values, and the ability to influence others’ decision making. Additional Information: Willing to learn to a suitable level in all Microsoft Office applications and SAP. Desirable Skills: Familiar with MRP systems is an advantage, First Aid and Fire Marshall trained, kaizen experience, green belt or higher six sigma trained. Please note by applying for this vacancy, you will be subject to background screening. For more information on this vacancy please visit www.eaton.com. Please submit application via Tom Law or Rico Caterina by CV. What you will get from us Eaton’s mission is to improve the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technologies and services. We provide sustainable solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power – more safely, more efficiently and more reliably. Making what matters work at Eaton takes the passion of every employee around the world. We create an environment where creativity, invention and discovery become reality, each day. It’s where bold, bright professionals like you can reach your full potential—and where you can help us reach ours. Eaton’s 2020 revenues were $17.9 billion, and we sell products to customers in more than 175 countries. We have approximately 85,000 employees. We make work exciting, engaging and meaningful for our employees through our dedication to tackling some of the toughest power management challenges on the planet and by never losing sight of what matters. Our culture is built on a strong commitment to practicing our core values and supporting our employees with the tools they need to succeed. We pledge to always foster a diverse and inclusive environment, including inclusion resource groups that bring together employees who share a common purpose, interest or background. In the past year, our company has received top employment recognition by the Human Rights Campaign and almost fifty percent of our Board of Directors represented diverse groups. When we embrace the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds that make each of us unique, we — as individuals and as a company — are stronger. We have demonstrated our passion for sustainability with the recent announcement of cutting carbon emissions from the company’s operations by at least 50 percent by 2030. We are ethical, passionate, accountable, efficient, transparent and committed to learning. We are confident we can deliver on our promise to improve the quality of life and the environment because of the attributes that our employees embody. We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law. Job: Manufacturing & Operations Region: Europe, Middle East, Africa Organization: ES EMEA CS OPS Ops Job Level: Team Leader/Supervisor Schedule: Full-time Does this position offer relocation?: No Travel: No