Job Title: Plating Bay Team Leader
Location:
Ramsgate, KEN, GB, CT12 5HE
Business Unit:
Maintenance & Repair Europe
Posting Date:
Oct 30, 2025
Job Description:
AEM Limited has been Europe's leading independent overhaul and repair facility for more than 60 years. The company has a solid reputation in the aerospace industry for providing a broad range of services to international and regional airlines, helicopter operators and airframe manufacturers.
We are currently looking for an Plating Team Leader for our Ramsgate site.
Purpose of role
- To efficiently and effectively deliver the day-to-day operations of the Plating and Shot Peen departments.
- Support the control of Environmental, Health & Safety and Quality issues, maintaining compliance with all industry standard regulations.
Key Responsibilities
- Process components within the plating department or shot peen department
- Plan and schedule workload in line with the site production schedule.
- Development and maintenance of strong team morale and team working.
- Support implementation of all standard operating practices and procedures.
- Identify training and development opportunities for team members.
- Manage first level discipline and grievance issues for team members.
- Maintain the function of plant and equipment to include machine maintenance (preventative and scheduled).
- Comply with health, safety and environmental regulations.
- Support the implementation of new product development initiatives.
Experience
- Experience within the Engineering Industry
- Prior experience in a production workshop environment
- Prior experience of leading teams
- Computer literate – competent in Microsoft Office
- Understanding and implementation of lean process principles and their applications
Qualifications and Competencies
- An ability to work to tight deadlines
- Customer focused and able to build and maintain robust customer relationships
- Able to manage and develop a team in a demanding, customer focused working environment
- An excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills; capable of communicating accurate and concise information at all levels
- Results orientated; able to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues
- Strong analytical, administrative and organisation skills
- Excellent attention to detail. Able to interpret and follow in detail compliance manuals.
- Organised and able to work well under pressure.
- Strong influencing skills
- Enthusiastic and motivational