We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Permanent Team Leader (Cutting) to join our dynamic team in Paisley, Glasgow. The successful candidate will support the Shift Lead by overseeing daily production activities, ensuring operational efficiency, safety, and quality standards are met consistently. Your role will involve managing the scheduling and allocation of materials, coaching team members, monitoring KPIs, and maintaining optimum productivity. You will be responsible for fostering a safety-first culture, ensuring machine setup and safety checks are performed, and maintaining workplace organisation to uphold our commitment to delivering high-quality leather products for prestigious clients across various industries. Your leadership will be key in motivating the team, driving continuous improvement, and ensuring all operational targets are achieved in line with company values and procedures.
To be successful you will need:
- Proven experience in a manufacturing or industrial setting, ideally in an operational leadership role.
- Strong understanding of health and safety regulations and workplace organisation principles.
- Excellent supervisory skills with a coaching style focused on developing team members.
- Experience with KPIs and operational metrics management.
- Competent in logistics and IT skills.
- Outstanding organisational and communication skills.
- Ability to promote a positive work culture and work collaboratively with various departments.
About Scottish Leather Group
At Scottish Leather Group, we produce the world's lowest carbon leather due to our passion for leading sustainable manufacturing practices, continuous innovation, and outstanding services.
Our People
At Scottish Leather Group, we make it personal. We recognise that the uniqueness of everyone who works for us, contributes to our success and resilience. We believe in equality, diversity, and inclusion and welcome individuals from all backgrounds to consider a rewarding career with us. By joining us you will be embarking on an exciting career, where we will help you achieve your professional goals and encourage you to reach your full potential.
Our Values
Scottish Leather Group desires to establish the highest industry standards for quality, innovation, value, service, and care for the environment whilst upholding our Company values: promises kept; creativity at heart and excellence as standard.
Our Portfolio
We are the largest leather manufacturer in the United Kingdom and employ over 700 employees globally! Our specialist leathers are produced for a wide range of industries, including automotive, aviation, bus & coach, rail, furniture, and custom projects. We partner with hundreds of prestigious brands in more than 60 countries. Our customers include the likes of Aston Martin, Jaguar Land Rover, Polestar, Lucid, Emirates Airlines, Boeing, and Philips.
Company Benefits
- Company sick pay
- Enhanced annual leave entitlement (increases with length of service)
- Health and wellbeing programme
- Employee Assistance Programme – including access to a private GP service and much more
- Life assurance
- Cycle to work scheme and Electric Vehicle schemes
- Employee coaching programme
- Additional training and development opportunities
- Free on-site parking
- Access to a range of store discounts