Cell Leader

Salary: £35–38k
Location: Reading
Hours: 6:30am–3pm Monday to Friday
Job Type: Permanent

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Cell Leader to oversee a team within an engineering environment. You will manage a team of assemblers, ensuring safe, efficient, and high‑quality delivery of all production activities. This role is central to maintaining workflow, meeting output targets, and driving continuous improvement across the department.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who thrives in a hands‑on leadership role, enjoys problem solving, and is passionate about developing people and processes.

• Lead, support, and develop a team of operators, including performance management and regular feedback
• Allocate daily tasks and plan workloads, including smooth handovers between early and late shifts
• Ensure production output is delivered on time and to the required quality standards
• Investigate and resolve issues affecting production performance, implementing corrective actions
• Communicate daily priorities and critical tasks to the Production Manager
• Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to improve processes and resolve manufacturability issues
• Using ERP System
• Reading drawings
• Bill of Materials

• 2 years’ experience leading or supervising teams in a manufacturing or production environment
• Experience working with advanced production technologies or technical equipment
• Strong planning and resource allocation skills
• Confident using operational technology systems and identifying requirements for new tools

This is an excellent opportunity to take ownership of a critical manufacturing function within a forward‑thinking engineering environment, offering strong benefits, a competitive salary, and genuine scope to influence operational performance.

If you would like to know more, please apply or contact Ellis at Orion.