Production Group Leader

Req ID: 509770

Production Group Leader

Location: Crewe (Onsite role)

Appointment Basis: 18 month Fixed Term Contract

Shift Pattern: Mon to Fri 07:55 - 16:35, Fri 07:55 - 12.15

Salary: £45K + Benefits

Closing Date: 23rd Feb 2026

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, more than 80 000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Your future role

As a Group Leader, you will align with and support the production teams, enabling them to perform in line with overall goals and targets, particularly regarding safety, productivity, quality, and cost. Reporting into the Production Manager, you will ensure standardised work practices and promote open, two‑way communication, team empowerment, and best‑practice sharing across all teams. You will hold both personnel and disciplinary responsibility and establish regular information and communication frameworks. Acting as a role model, you will support team members directly or by engaging the appropriate support personnel, ensuring teams consistently meet their performance targets. Your role will also include a strong focus on EHS (Environment, Health and Safety), protecting people and the environment, as well as implementing Kaizen. You will monitor and improve problem‑solving and escalation processes and apply key lean‑manufacturing principles such as Takt Time and Cycle Time.

We’ll look to you for:

• Issuing risk assessments for all activities within your sector and ensuring that accident and injury prevention is embedded into the working environment and every operational task. You will be responsible for maintaining safety standards and creating detailed action plans for safety improvements, while having clear ownership of all critical operational risks.

• Maintaining quality control in line with company and contractual requirements, continuously evaluating and improving methods and processes.

• Supporting the problem‑resolution process with production and support functions, and providing detailed daily/weekly reports covering production issues, shortages, hours, and other key performance information.

• Assigning teams to maximise production within budgeted labour hours and consumables, and setting daily production priorities. You will anticipate needs for parts, materials, and tools, ensuring availability when required. Close coordination with upstream and downstream workstations, Methods, Engineering, and other departments will be essential for optimised workflow.

• Validating with Planning the correct production sequence and manpower requirements for your area, and initiating manpower requisitions when needed.

• Promoting training to improve and expand skills within your team, including identifying rotational plans and developing autonomous/self‑managed teams. You will maintain discipline and lead the workforce in line with company policies, encouraging strong teamwork and the empowerment of production employees. Measuring and monitoring performance will be a key part of your responsibilities.

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. We don’t expect you to tick every box, but here are some key skills and experiences that will help you succeed in this role:

• Significant experience in a manufacturing environment in a managerial or supervisory position.

• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, tools, documentation, and IT systems.

• Knowledge of: EHS (Environment, Health and Safety), Takt Time, Cycle Time, Kaizen, Material flow processes, Andon systems

• Experience with manufacturing and quality processes, and an understanding of interfaces between production, quality, and project functions.

• Familiarity with shop‑floor management tools and methods, Value Stream Analysis, and PFMEA (Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis), a structured method for identifying and reducing process risks.

• Recommended: Experience in Quality, Methods, or Production Control.

• Experience with labour relations and daily shop‑floor management.

• Strong understanding of value‑stream analysis techniques.

On a more personal level, you will also need to be:

• Self‑motivated with a strong desire to learn

• Able to work independently when required

• A strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills

Equal opportunity statement:

Alstom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected.  All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local law. 

As a “disability confident leader accredited employer”, we will interview all disabled job applicants who match the essential criteria of the job description or specification. 

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