Workshop Team Lead (Joinery)

Flexsource are currently recruiting for a workshop Team Lead for a joinery workshop based in South Dublin. Ideally, you will possess 2 years’ experience leading a team in a joinery manufacturing environment.  

 Key Responsibilities:

• Lead daily joinery operations, ensuring safety, output, quality and costs management Work closely with other departments, such as sales, customer service, setting out, finished goods warehouse, installations and logistics, to ensure the on-time and cost-effective delivery of projects. 

• Organize the joinery production workflow, manage resource allocation, and ensure timely execution of production plans. 

• Mentor, train, and motivate the joinery team in Lean tools and best practices, fostering a high-performing and flexible team 

• Drive continuous improvement efforts by identifying and implementing opportunities to reduce waste and increase efficiency. 

• Champion and implement Lean Manufacturing principles and tools, such as Kaizen, 5S, and Value Stream Mapping, across the plant. 

• Monitor joinery production KPIs, including efficiency, downtime, quality metrics, etc. highlighting actions to be taken to address any deficiencies in performance. 

• Support the development and implementation of the joinery standard operating procedures (SOPs) 

• Ensure adherence to company policies, safety regulations, quality standards, and relevant documentation requirements. 

Skills & Qualifications: 

• Proven 3 years’ experience in a team lead role preferable in a joinery manufacturing environment with a minimum 3 years’ experience in lean manufacturing environment. 

• Strong, hands-on knowledge of Lean Manufacturing tools and methodologies, a deep understanding/experience of Manufacturing ‘FLOW’ is an advantage. 

• Excellent leadership, team management, and interpersonal skills to motivate and develop staff 

• Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills for effective communication across teams. 

• Ability to identify and solve operational problems proactively and effectively. 

• Ability to work in a fast-paced production environment and adapt to changing production priorities. 

• Strong understanding of production processes, quality control, and continuous improvement methodologies. 

• Fully competent in Microsoft Office tools and Sharepoint would be an advantage. 

Hours of Work: 

6:00 AM – 2.30 PM, Monday – Friday (Some flexibility required) 

OT Hours also available

Salary: 

Upto €50,000 per annum DOE