Production Cell Team Leader

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.

Location: Denby & Little Eaton

Function: Supply Chain

Internal Job Title: Manufacturing Operations, Production

• 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 vouchers
• 25 days annual leave plus statutory bank holidays
• Remote work available once a week for eligible employees
• Summer office hours: early Friday finish at 1:00 PM
• 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 Role:

As a Production Team Leader, you will play a key role in ensuring manufacturing operations run safely, efficiently and to the highest quality standards. You will lead and motivate a team of operators to achieve production targets, ensuring products are manufactured in line with defined specifications.

Reporting to the Production Supervisor, you will be responsible for organising and maintaining your designated work area to deliver against production and asset care plans across Dispensing, Mixing or Filling operations.

You will also play an active role in driving continuous improvement, identifying cost-saving opportunities, reducing waste and supporting initiatives that improve operational efficiency and overall manufacturing performance.

Responsibilities:

• Operate automated and semi-automated manufacturing and assembly processes, ensuring production targets are achieved safely, efficiently and in line with defined specifications.
• Ensure production plans are delivered within agreed timelines, maintaining high standards of Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) and Quality Assurance (QA), while proactively resolving operational challenges.
• Ensure all manufactured products meet the required quality specifications and standards, adhering to Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and company procedures.
• Promote a strong safety culture, ensuring compliance with SHE requirements, correct use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and prompt escalation of any safety or quality concerns.
• Maintain equipment and work areas in accordance with asset care plans, ensuring a safe, clean and organised environment for efficient shift handovers.
• Actively contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, identifying opportunities to enhance working practices, reduce waste and improve operational efficiency.
• Coach, motivate and support team members to perform their roles safely and effectively, working closely with the Production Supervisor to identify and deliver training needs.
• Actively participate in daily shift meetings, handovers, continuous improvement discussions and team briefings to ensure effective communication and alignment across manufacturing operations.

Experience you’ll bring:

• Previous experience working in a manufacturing or production environment, ideally within a regulated setting.
• Knowledge and experience of Safety, Health and Environment (SHE), hygiene, quality compliance and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify operational issues, assess risks and support effective solutions.

Behaviors you’ll need:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage, coach and motivate team members at all levels.
• A proactive and safety-focused mindset, demonstrating accountability, attention to detail and commitment to maintaining high quality standards.
• A collaborative and continuous improvement approach, with a willingness to identify opportunities, share ideas and support improvements in team performance and manufacturing efficiency.

Please Note:

• This role is based in the UK, and applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
• We do not provide domestic or international relocation for this role.

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.

Better Together

At SC Johnson, we believe people achieve their best when they collaborate and work together in person. We value connection to strengthen teamwork, accelerate problem solving, and drive innovation.