Manufacturing Cell Leader (Team Lead)

SC Johnson Professional have an exciting opportunity for a Manufacturing Cell Leader (Team Lead) to join the team! You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis, and in return, you will receive a competitive salary.

Location: Denby, Derbyshire

Function: Manufacturing

Internal Job Title: Manufacturing, Team Lead

Working Hours:

This role operates on a shift basis, with contracted hours of 38.5 hours per week.

Production operations run between 06:00 and 22:00 Monday to Thursday, and 06:00 to 18:10 on Friday.

The standard shift patterns are:

Front Shift: 06:00 to 14:05, Monday to Thursday; 06:00 to 12:10 on Friday

Back Shift: 13:55 to 22:00, Monday to Thursday; 12:00 to 18:10 on Friday

About us:

Joining the team at SC Johnson Professional® makes you part of a family company with a deep history in the professional market as a leading manufacturer of skincare, cleaning and hygiene products, and smart technologies. We provide solutions to Healthcare, Clean Industrial, Industrial, Office & Institutional, Hospitality & Travel, and Retail & Entertainment markets.

SC Johnson Professional® is a business unit within SC Johnson, a family-owned and led company and leading manufacturer of quality, trusted products since 1886.

What’s in it for you?

Competitive salary

Company pension scheme (up to 6% employer contributions)

Life assurance (4× your salary)

Free access to a healthcare platform offering nutritional advice, wellbeing support, and more

Enhanced parental leave policy

Free optical & hearing test vouchers

25 days annual leave plus statutory bank holidays

Employee benefits platform with discounts & wellbeing perks

Access to employee assistance programmes

Complimentary fresh fruit & hot drinks

Subsidised on-site canteen

Discounted products at our staff shop

Free parking

EV charging points at our Denby site (powered by our own renewable electricity!)

Cycle-to-work scheme plus bicycle storage area

“Save a Space” £200 monthly prize draw (earn a ticket every day you car share or don’t use a parking space!)

And so much more!

About the Manufacturing Cell Leader (Team Lead) role:

We are looking for a motivated and skilled Cell Leader to oversee a team of operators and ensure our manufacturing processes run safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards. In this role, you will drive daily production performance, maintain compliance with SHE, QA, GMP, and Asset Care requirements, and ensure that all products are manufactured to the defined specifications. You will play a key part in organising your work area, supporting continuous improvement, and leading your team to consistently deliver against production targets.

Responsibilities as our Manufacturing Cell Leader (Team Lead):

Organise and maintain your Cell/work area to achieve targets as required by the Dispensing, Mixing or Filling Production & Asset Care Plans.

Operate automated and semi?automated processes to produce products according to defined specifications.

Ensure the Production Plan is delivered on time, following all Safety, Health & Environment (SHE), Quality Assurance (QA), and planning requirements.

Verify that all manufactured products conform to required specifications and quality standards.

Raise any safety, quality, or asset?care concerns immediately to the Cell/Team Leader or Supervisor.

Maintain a clean, organised, and safe working area, ensuring it is left ready for the next shift.

Actively participate in SHE and QA processes, sharing improvement ideas and using the Good Spot system.

Experience you’ll bring as our Manufacturing Cell Leader (Team Lead):

Previous experience working in a regulated environment

Experience with SHE, hygiene, and quality compliance

Previous experience in a manufacturing production environment

Behaviors you’ll need:

Ability to communicate clearly and effectively at all levels

Generate enthusiasm with a positive, can?do attitude

Ability to engage professionally, confidently, and respectfully with colleagues at all levels

If you feel like you are the right fit for our Manufacturing Cell Leader (Team Lead), please click 'Apply' now - we'd love to hear from you!

Inclusion & Diversity

We believe Inclusion and Diversity is more than a program. We embed inclusive practices in our day-to-day work, the way we relate to our colleagues, collaborate and make decisions.

We value the collective richness of the differences people bring to the organization, including style, personality, thoughts, race, ethnicity, culture, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, and disability – that enables all to bring their full contributions to the organization