Manufacturing Cell Leader (Team Lead)

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, Derbyshire

Function: Manufacturing

Internal Job Title: Manufacturing, Team Lead

Working Hours:

This role operates on a shift basis, with contracted hours of 38.5 hours per week.

Production operations run between 06:00 and 22:00 Monday to Thursday, and 06:00 to 18:10 on Friday.

The standard shift patterns are:

• Front Shift: 06:00 to 14:05, Monday to Thursday; 06:00 to 12:10 on Friday

• Back Shift: 13:55 to 22:00, Monday to Thursday; 12:00 to 18:10 on Friday

• 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 & hearing test vouchers

• 25 days annual leave plus statutory bank holidays

• 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!)

About the Role:

We are looking for a motivated and skilled Cell Leader to oversee a team of operators and ensure our manufacturing processes run safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards. In this role, you will drive daily production performance, maintain compliance with SHE, QA, GMP, and Asset Care requirements, and ensure that all products are manufactured to the defined specifications. You will play a key part in organising your work area, supporting continuous improvement, and leading your team to consistently deliver against production targets.

Responsibilities:

• Organise and maintain your Cell/work area to achieve targets as required by the Dispensing, Mixing or Filling Production & Asset Care Plans.

• Operate automated and semi‑automated processes to produce products according to defined specifications.

• Ensure the Production Plan is delivered on time, following all Safety, Health & Environment (SHE), Quality Assurance (QA), and planning requirements.

• Verify that all manufactured products conform to required specifications and quality standards.

• Raise any safety, quality, or asset‑care concerns immediately to the Cell/Team Leader or Supervisor.

• Maintain a clean, organised, and safe working area, ensuring it is left ready for the next shift.

• Actively participate in SHE and QA processes, sharing improvement ideas and using the Good Spot system.

Experience you’ll bring:

• Previous experience working in a regulated environment

• Experience with SHE, hygiene, and quality compliance

• Previous experience in a manufacturing production environment

Behaviors you’ll need:

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively at all levels

• Generate enthusiasm with a positive, can‑do attitude

• Ability to engage professionally, confidently, and respectfully with colleagues at all levels

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.