Job Description

Team Leader or Supervisor

I am looking for confident, enthusiastic, approachable and motivated person to join our Team at Arbor Forest. This position is for experience Team Leader or Supervisor who can start working for us ASAP.

Salary: 33,000 - 34,000 per annum + overtimes

Working hours: 6-2, 2-10 rotating weekly shift pattern

This is full-time permanent opportunity from day one.

Some of the duties for Team Leader:

Lead a team of 5

Attend and contribute to the daily production review meetings

Using the production schedule, ensure correct source products are used for treatment

Ensure source products are safely and efficiently transported to the required area, using forklift

Ensure that all Health & Safety requirements are strictly followed

Production targets of quantity, quality and cost are achieved, and waste is minimised

Ensure the accuracy of data input/ticketing of the team

Monitor and drive training of the team

Drive improvements relating to productivity and service and to champion lean manufacturing initiatives

Reporting and accounting for performance and improvement and recovery actions

Where required, operate a side loader and treatment tanks to achieve required output

Ensure plant defects are effectively reported to maintenance

Skills & Knowledge:

Supervisory or Team Leading experience in an industrial production environment, preferably within a wood or similar industry,

Counterbalance forklift licence up to date and experience minimum of 3 years

Side loader license and experience desirable

PC skills - ability to use Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook,

IOSH / NEBOSH desirable,

NVQ level 2 Team Leading or equivalent,

Effective communicator

Our 90-acre site in North Lincolnshire allows us to hold more than 80,000m3 of timber on-site and facilitates a vast throughput of over 300,000m3 of quality timber, MDF and composite decking products per year. Quality products and quality processes are what drive our passion, but people are central to everything we do, and it's thanks to our loyal workforce that we've built a strong and successful business. The Arbor team enjoy a small company culture operating at a giant scale.

Some benefits to join our company are:

31 days' holiday, inclusive of Statutory Bank Holidays. Option to buy up to an additional 5 days' annual leave per annum or sell up to 3 days' annual leave per annum. Contributory pension scheme. Cycle to work scheme. Company sick pay. Enhanced maternity and paternity pay. Length of service awards. Employee Assistance Programme, (24/7 helpline, counselling sessions, legal, debt and life management advice line). Benefit Hub (inc. discounts on gift cards, travel, cinema tickets, to name a few) Staff purchase discount scheme. Opportunity to participate in a volunteering role for one working day per year - fully paid by the Company.

Howarth Timber Group has been recognised as one of the Best Places to Work in 2025 by

The Sunday Times

, in partnership with WorkL!

If you think you are the candidate I'm looking for, please apply for the role. I want to talk to you.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 33,000.00-34,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Additional leave Company pension Cycle to work scheme Employee discount Enhanced maternity leave Enhanced paternity leave Free flu jabs Free parking On-site parking Paid volunteer time Referral programme Sick pay Store discount
Schedule:

Day shift Monday to Friday Overtime
Experience:

team leading: 3 years (required) supervisory: 3 years (required) counterbalance forklift driving: 3 years (required) working on rotating morning/afternoon shift: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:

side loader licence (preferred)
Work Location: In person

Reference ID: AFPTL