New apprenticeships Process Leader

The broad purpose of this occupation is to undertake and direct production activities and operations and deliver against core production Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

The role of a Process Leader:

• Effectively lead and manage large teams as well as providing technical/specialist input and direction to their own team and to others.
• Are responsible for determining and managing budgets and resources. They use core production KPIs as the basis of the continuous improvement cycle and undertake and manage quality resolutions. 
• Manage health, safety and environment within their area of responsibility, ensuring staff are compliant with all requirements and driving improvements and use project management tools to plan, organise and manage resources, monitor progress, identify risks and mitigation. 
• Develop, build and motivate team members as well as manage performance and industrial relations.  As well as providing clear direction and leadership to their own team and others,
• Build and maintain strong relationships across different disciplines, to ensure that the activities of functions such as HR, Purchasing, Planning, Finance focus on core production KPIs. 
• Provide effective communication whether this be communication corporate vision and strategy or using data and information to create compelling presentations and drive management decisions

In their daily work, an employee in this occupation interacts with:

• Team leaders and their wider team
• Quality Managers
• Health and Safety Managers
• HR Managers
• Finance Managers
• Quality Improvement Manager
• Operational Directors
• Directors
• Managing Director/CEO

Process Leaders act autonomously as part of a wider production team and are responsible for the delivery of core production KPIs, people, budgets, equipment, materials, supplies, health, safety, environment and risk.