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Melt Team Leader


Job Location:

Telford - UK

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 22 August 2026 (18 days ago)
Application Deadline: 19 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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What we offer:
At Magna you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team you can expect exciting varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.

Group Summary:
Cosma provides a comprehensive range of body chassis and engineering solutions to global customers. Through our robust product engineering outstanding tooling capabilities and diverse process expertise we continue to bring lightweight and innovative products to market.

Job Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Melt Supervisor the Team Leader is responsible for the supervision of production on site ensuring a safe working environment and satisfying all customer demands.

Role Responsibilities:

This role entails but is not limited to:-
Guarantee a safe working environment
Ensure all production processes conform to current quality standards
Manufacture parts in time to satisfy customer demand
Strive to improve production processes
Facilitate root cause analysis of non-conforming production and implement corrective actions
Daily organisation of Melt Operators
Complete performance reviews to improve team performance and flexibility
Monitor team performance via KPIs and OEE
Maintain metal chemistry as per specification
Training of new employees as required
Experience of Disciplinaries and Investigations
Experience in PDRs PIPs and Absence management
Promote the companies HSE policies across the department and plant and adhere to all Health and Safety environmental requirements

EXPERIENCE :

Essential
Proven Production team leader experience
Experience of problem solving
Use of 5S to improve production environment

Proven melt and casting experience

Good working knowledge of Microsoft (Excel Word etc.)
Use of KPIs to track performance

Desirable
Experience within castings sector
IOSH Qualification

Personal Attributes:
Good problem solving skills
Team player and promotes a team approach to problem solving
Confidence to challenge the status quo
Target driven
Work collaboratively to achieve project/company goals
Ability to work in a fast paced environment
Good communicator both written and verbal
Ability to work under pressure
Organised and able to multi-task
Proactive in approach with a can do attitude
Valid Driving Licence
Self-motivated
Eligibility to work in the UK

Awareness Unity Empowerment:

At Magna we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. Thats why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications and in consideration of job requirements regardless of in particular color ancestry religion gender origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email or traditional mail to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.

AI-Assisted Screening Disclosure

As part of our commitment to a fair consistent and efficient recruitment process we may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in the initial screening of applications submitted through our Workday system. These tools help identify qualifications and experience that align with the role requirements. Please note that AI is used solely to support our recruiters. Final decisions are always made by the hiring manager and the hiring team. Importantly no applicant data is shared externally through these AI tools. All information remains securely within our systems and is handled in accordance with our privacy and data protection policies.


Under conditions defined by applicable law you may have the right to request an explanation of how AI is used to support decision-making.

If you have any questions or concerns about this process feel free to contact our Talent Attraction team.


Worker Type:

Regular / Permanent

Group:

Cosma International

Required Experience:

Manager


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