Cell (Team) Leader Apprentice

Summary

We have a fantastic opportunity for a new apprentice to join our Production department as a Cell Leader Apprentice. The successful candidate will be trained and mentored to eventually become an effective leader in their own right.

Wage

£20,135 a year

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Training course

Team leader (level 3)

Hours

Monday - Friday, 7.30am - 4.00pm

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 7 July 2025

Duration

1 year 3 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

Manage and assist in the day to day running of the cell ensuring and maintaining the operational requirement in line with customer requirements and on time delivery schedule
This will include tracking product/parts and instigating positive improvements
Learn, understand, prioritise and distribute the Cells workload to ensure an efficient workflow, whilst monitoring and providing vital resources
Maintain high level of visibility and daily communication with work colleagues. This will include understanding how to allocate operatives annual holidays
Help and support employees to succeed through performance management, coaching, regular feedback and team development
Responsible for controlling cell discipline by ensuring that functions are correctly administered and maintained in line with legislation and the company policies and procedures

Where you’ll work

40 Lower Oakham Way
Oakham Business Park
Mansfield
Nottinghamshire
NG18 5BY

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

WEST NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COLLEGE

Your training course

Team leader (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Use resources to implement operational and team plans.
Use tools to organise, prioritise and allocate daily and weekly work activities.
Able to collate and interpret data and information and create reports.
Identify and support the development of the team through informal coaching and continuous professional development.
Use information and problem-solving techniques to provide solutions and influence the decision-making process.
Use digital tools for planning and project management to monitor project progress, taking corrective action to deliver against the project plan.
Review work processes to identify opportunities to improve performance and for continuous improvement.
Use technology and software to produce documentation, such as spreadsheets and presentation packages to communicate information.
Manage individual or team performance by setting objectives, monitoring progress, and providing clear guidance and feedback.
Manage others through change by identifying challenges and the activities to resolve them.
Interpret organisational strategy and communicate how this impacts others.
Interpret and apply regulation and legislation, share best practices, and advise stakeholders on their application.
Communicate information through different media, such as face-to-face meetings, emails, reports, and presentations to enable key stakeholders to understand what is required.
Collaborate with stakeholders in the organisation to ensure the delivery of operational goals.
Manage and maintain relationships with a diverse workforce and stakeholders.
Negotiate with and challenge stakeholders to manage change and reduce conflict.
Interpret policy and support the delivery of equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace and monitor their impact on their team.
Identify future changes in the sector such as technology advances that may impact their organisation.
Monitor the use of technology and the potential to reduce energy consumption through their optimisation in day-to-day tasks, such as reducing the use of paper and switching off items when not in use.
Use resources to implement operational and team plans.
Use tools to organise, prioritise and allocate daily and weekly work activities.
Able to collate and interpret data and information and create reports.
Identify and support the development of the team through informal coaching and continuous professional development.
Use information and problem-solving techniques to provide solutions and influence the decision-making process.
Use digital tools for planning and project management to monitor project progress, taking corrective action to deliver against the project plan.
Review work processes to identify opportunities to improve performance and for continuous improvement.
Use technology and software to produce documentation, such as spreadsheets and presentation packages to communicate information.
Manage individual or team performance by setting objectives, monitoring progress, and providing clear guidance and feedback.
Manage others through change by identifying challenges and the activities to resolve them.
Interpret organisational strategy and communicate how this impacts others.
Interpret and apply regulation and legislation, share best practices, and advise stakeholders on their application.
Communicate information through different media, such as face-to-face meetings, emails, reports, and presentations to enable key stakeholders to understand what is required.
Collaborate with stakeholders in the organisation to ensure the delivery of operational goals.
Manage and maintain relationships with a diverse workforce and stakeholders.
Negotiate with and challenge stakeholders to manage change and reduce conflict.
Interpret policy and support the delivery of equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace and monitor their impact on their team.
Identify future changes in the sector such as technology advances that may impact their organisation.
Monitor the use of technology and the potential to reduce energy consumption through their optimisation in day-to-day tasks, such as reducing the use of paper and switching off items when not in use.

Your training plan

Team Leader Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard:

This is a work based programme which means that predominantly, your learning will take place on the site of your employment and within your contracted working hours
We host supporting workshops regularly throughout the apprenticeship which you can attend in person at our designated location
These workshops are carefully designed to support the learning required throughout the apprenticeship programme

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4)
Maths (grade 4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Problem solving skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Leadership skills
Time Management
Project Management

About this company

Glenair UK Ltd is based in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, and is a leading manufacturer of specialized electrical harnesses and connector systems used widely throughout the military, aerospace, telecommunications, marine and rail industries. Glenair invest in our apprenticeship programmes to enable us to grow our very own talent inhouse

https://www.glenair.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Expected to become a qualified Cell Leader leading to full time employment

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

WEST NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COLLEGE

Leoni

apprenticeships@wnc.ac.uk

01623 900469

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000316628.

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Closes on Friday 6 June 2025

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