Production Assembly Team Leader
Company Overview
Alloyed is a young venture-funded company built with world-class metallurgists, mechanical engineers, technicians, and software developers. Operating from our HQ in the UK but also globally, we are building the future of advanced metal components. Our innovative approach integrates proprietary software that combines advanced machine learning and physical modelling with extensive experimental facilities, enabling us to 3D print metal components more efficiently and effectively than anyone else.
Our facilities in Yarnton and Abingdon, near Oxford, are dedicated to establishing the world’s fastest, smartest, and best-equipped environment for the rapid development of additively manufactured parts and the creation of novel metal alloys for enhanced performance.
We serve a variety of sectors including electronics, aerospace, and industrial by leveraging our cutting-edge technology to build businesses across diverse markets, each with unique requirements, timelines, customers, and cultures.
Role Overview
The Production Assembly Team Leader is responsible for leading, coordinating, and supporting a team of assembly technicians to ensure production targets are met safely, on time, and to the required quality standards. The role combines hands-on leadership with day-to-day production control, continuous improvement, and people management.
Responsibilities
Production & Operations:
Lead daily assembly operations to meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets
Allocate tasks and balance workload across the team of technicians
Ensure work is carried out in accordance with work instructions, SOPs, and build specifications
Monitor production output, identify bottlenecks, and take corrective action
Support line changeovers, product introductions, and engineering builds
Escalate issues relating to equipment, materials, or planning in a timely manner
People Leadership:
Provide day-to-day leadership, coaching, and support to assembly technicians
Act as first point of contact for attendance, performance, and conduct issues
Carry out toolbox talks, shift handovers, and daily production briefings
Support training, skills development, and competency tracking
Assist with performance reviews, objectives, and development plans
Quality:
Ensure products are built right first time to defined quality standards
Promote quality ownership and defect prevention
Support root cause analysis and corrective actions
Ensure documentation, traceability, and inspection records are completed accurately
Health & Safety:
Ensure compliance with H&S policies, risk assessments, and safe systems of work
Lead by example on safe working practices and PPE usage
Report and investigate near misses, incidents, and hazards
Maintain housekeeping and 5S standards in the assembly area
Continuous Improvement:
Identify process improvement and waste reduction opportunities
Support Lean, Kaizen, and CI initiatives
Work with Engineering, Quality, and Planning to improve build efficiency
Essential skills
Proven experience in a manufacturing or assembly environment
Previous experience as team leader, supervisor, or senior operator
Ability to lead, motivate, and manage a small to medium size production team
Strong understanding of assembly processes, quality standards, and SOPs
Good problem-solving and decision-making skills
Clear written and verbal communication skills
Experience with Lean Manufacturing, 5S, or CI tools
Understanding of production KPIs (output, efficiency, scrap, downtime)
Experience working to ISO 9001 or similar quality systems
Basic IT skills (ERP, MRP, production reporting)
Calm and organised under pressure
Hands-on and proactive leadership style
Fair and professional people management approach
Strong attention to detail
Team-oriented with a continuous improvement mindset
Strictly no recruitment agencies / apply now for immediate consideration
- Department
- Argive
- Locations
- Oxford
- Employment type
- Full-time
About Alloyed
Alloyed is a young venture-funded company of around 300 world-class Metallurgists, Mechanical Engineers, Technicians, and Software Developers working across offices in the UK and worldwide, building the future of advanced metal components.
We use proprietary software packages and extensive experimental facilities to 3D-print metal components better and faster than anyone else.
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