Uxbridge | £50,000 – £52,000 | No shifts | Friday lunchtime finish
Love engineering, but get more satisfaction from developing people than being on the tools yourself? This could be a great next move.
We are recruiting for a British aerospace and defence engineering business looking for a people-focused Production Team Leader to lead a team of 20+ highly skilled technicians.
And what they build is pretty impressive. Some of the mechanical mechanisms contain up to 300 individual parts and take six days to complete, with inspection and testing at multiple stages along the way.
But you won't be building them. Your job is to lead the talented people who do.
This is a genuine people management role. You'll manage performance, development, appraisals, training and absence, celebrate the successes and, when needed, be comfortable having the more difficult conversations too.
You'll also have enough engineering and manufacturing knowledge to understand what your team is doing. You'll be working with engineering drawings, production data and KPIs, managing priorities, spotting trends and solving problems when things don't quite go to plan.
The actual role includes allocating work, monitoring performance against KPIs and monitoring productivity.
You could currently be a Production Team Leader, Manufacturing Team Leader, Cell Leader, Assembly Team Leader or Production Supervisor.
What matters is that you've managed skilled people in a manufacturing environment and know how to get the best from them.
Great package and working environment:
Interested in finding out more? Give me a call or drop me a message and I’ll happily talk you through the role, the team and the business
At 4Front, we help start-ups and SMEs focus on their people by creating talent strategies that grow teams, close skills gaps, and align the workforce with their business strategy and future aspirations.
Talent as a Service (TaaS)
Our dedicated Talent Acquisition team works as an embedded part of your business, delivering end-to-end recruitment without traditional agency fees. We don't just post jobs — we actively search, engage, and headhunt candidates tailored to your business needs, ensuring the best fit for your teams.
What's included:
• Role definition and market mapping
• Workforce planning to address current and future skills gaps
• Targeted candidate sourcing and headhunting
• Video-driven candidate insights for skills, personality, and cultural fit
• Interview coordination and scheduling
• 90-day onboarding support
Internal Talent First Approach
We start with your existing workforce, identifying hidden potential and internal mobility opportunities before recruiting externally. This approach tackles skills gaps today and tomorrow, boosts employee engagement and retention, and reduces hiring costs.
Flexible, Transparent Hiring
• Monthly fee based on roles, salary levels, and project length
• Typical hires in 8–12 weeks
• Up to 50% cost savings vs traditional recruitment agencies
• Engagements run 3–6 months, giving you flexible, scalable hiring
Our Services
Workforce Planning & Talent Strategy | Permanent Recruitment | Executive Search & Targeted Headhunting | Contract Staffing | Strategic HR Consultancy
Why Choose 4Front
• 20+ years of HR leadership experience
• CIPD-qualified professionals with sector expertise in engineering, manufacturing, construction, and business services
• Strategic partners building people and business
• Replacement guarantee on every hire
We don't just build businesses. We build people. And people build your business.
