Section Lead – Production

Location: Cambrian Industrial Park, Clydach Vale, Tonypandy (CF40 2XX)
Salary: Circa £28,000 + Overtime
Contract: Full-Time | Shift-Based Role

• Rotating Shifts: 6:00am-2:00pm / 2:00pm-10:00pm
• Monday to Friday only – no weekend working

Step Up and Lead on the Shop Floor

We are looking for a proactive and hands-on Section Lead to take responsibility for a defined production area within our operations team.

This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced Production Operator or Line Leader ready to take the next step — leading by example, maintaining standards, and ensuring production runs safely, efficiently and right first time.

You won’t have direct people management responsibility, but you will be the operational lead within your section and a key support to the Production Shift Lead.

The Role

As Section Lead, you will oversee day-to-day production activities within your area, ensuring adherence to SOPs, quality standards and productivity targets.

You will play a critical role in maintaining operational flow, resolving issues quickly, and driving continuous improvement on the shop floor.

Key Responsibilities

Production & Process Control

• Lead daily production activity within your assigned section
• Ensure output meets agreed plans, schedules and take times
• Monitor productivity and efficiency; take corrective action where required
• Allocate tasks to maintain smooth workflow
• Ensure materials, components and packaging are available to avoid downtime

Quality & Standards

• Ensure full compliance with SOPs and work instructions
• Act as first-line quality control within the section
• Identify defects, trends and non-conformances
• Support audits and customer visits
• Work closely with Quality to implement improvements

Health, Safety & Hygiene

• Promote and enforce safe working practices
• Carry out routine housekeeping and safety checks
• Encourage near-miss reporting
• Escalate issues promptly to the Shift Lead

Continuous Improvement

• Support LEAN and waste reduction initiatives
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and reduce downtime
• Assist with trials, process updates and standardisation

Equipment & Maintenance

• Liaise with Engineering regarding equipment issues
• Support fault finding and line recovery

About You

You are a reliable, organised and proactive individual who:

• Has experience within a manufacturing or production environment
• Understands SOP-driven operations and quality standards
• Leads by example and maintains high operational standards
• Is confident making day-to-day operational decisions
• Has strong problem-solving skills
• Takes ownership of safety and performance

Desirable:

• LEAN or Continuous Improvement experience
• Food manufacturing background

What Success Looks Like:

• Strong section productivity and output
• High right-first-time quality
• Excellent housekeeping and safety standards
• Reduced downtime and waste
• Positive audit outcomes

Why Apply?

This role offers real operational responsibility and visibility within the production environment. It’s an opportunity to step into a leadership position, influence performance directly, and build your capability within a structured manufacturing setting.

If you’re ready to take ownership of a production section and drive standards on the shop floor — we’d like to hear from you!

No agencies please.