Melthouse Team Leader

Melthouse Team Leader
Birmingham

The Company

We are Cooksongold, a well-established global manufacturer of precious metal products who are part of HM Precious Metals, one of Europe’s largest refiners and processors of precious metals. We provide a range of services such as bespoke manufacturing, stampings, and precious metal scrap refining. We are a pioneering force in the additive manufacturing industry, specialising in precious metal 3D printing for the jewellery, aerospace, medical and automotive sectors.

Based in the heart of the Birmingham Jewellery Quarter, we are a friendly, well-established and growing business with 280 employees. We are highly rated by our customers – we were awarded a Feefo Trusted Platinum Service Award for 2024, as a result of our excellent customer feedback ratings. We pride ourselves on our commitment to quality, creativity and customer satisfaction and delivering innovative and personalised products that meet the unique needs of our customers.

We are looking for an experienced Melthouse Team Leader to lead and manage a team in melting and casting sheet, wire, tube, rod or grain to the agreed quality standards, timescale and budget costs. This is a practical team leader role, meaning you will actively carry out melting and casting tasks whilst being responsible for the day-to-day running of the department, ensuring production targets are met, stock is controlled, and all team members are trained, motivated and working safely.

Your duties will include:

- Using static and continuous casting machines and techniques to produce sheet, wire, tube, rod or grain products.
- All products produced are identified with alloy and bar numbers.
- Assay samples are taken and correctly marked for analysis to check conformance.
- Lead, motivate and support staff to ensure high performance and teamwork
- Drive continuous improvement within the department, working closely with the CI team to identify and implement process and efficiency improvements.
- Work closely with the Production Supervisory team to coordinate daily operations, resolve issues quickly, and support continuous improvements in efficiency, quality and safety.

To succeed in this role, you should be able to lead and motivate a team of employees and have previous experience within a production/manufacturing environment, preferably as a team leader or supervisor.

The benefits

You will benefit from:

- Up to 34 days’ paid leave per year (including bank holidays)
- A generous Pension Scheme where employee contributions are matched by the company up to 8%
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Interest-free loans for travel to work costs
- Life Assurance up to x4 salary
- Discounts on company products

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