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Production team leader CV: example and template

This example is for team leaders and crew leaders at manufacturing, food, automotive and packaging plants, and for experienced operators and production workers who want to lead a crew.

The employer wants to know how many people you lead, on which lines and machines, how you deliver the shift plan, how you look after quality and safety and how you train new people. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: production team leader

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Damian Krawczyk

Production team leader

Walbrzych +48 123 456 789 damian.krawczyk@example.com

Professional profile

Production team leader with 9 years at a packaging plant, the last 4 leading a crew of 14 operators on 3 cardboard printing and cutting lines. I am responsible for the shift plan, changeovers, quality, health and safety and training new people on their workstations. Plan completion on my shift averages 101%, and scrap fell from 3.4% to 1.9%.

Work experience

Production team leader

02.2022 - present

Cardboard packaging plant, Walbrzych

  • Leading a crew of 14 operators on 3 printing and cutting lines, working on a 3-shift system.
  • Shift plan completion averaging 101%, assigning people to machines.
  • Scrap down from 3.4% to 1.9% through first-piece checks and short briefings.
  • Changeovers 15 minutes shorter after introducing a fixed order of steps.
  • On-the-job training for new people, workplace order and the shift report.

Cutting machine operator

05.2017 - 01.2022

Cardboard packaging plant, Walbrzych

  • Operating and changing over the cutting machine.
  • Product quality checks.
  • Standing in for the team leader.

Education

Mechanical technician

2012 - 2016

Technical Secondary School in Walbrzych

Skills

  • Leading a production crew
  • Delivering the shift plan
  • Quality control and reducing scrap
  • Machine changeovers
  • Health and safety and workplace order
  • On-the-job training

Qualifications

  • UDT forklift truck licence
  • SEP qualifications up to 1 kV, operation
  • Team leader training, 2022

Languages

  • English: A2

Additional information

  • 3-shift work
  • Driving licence category B

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a production team leader CV

Professional summary

Write how many people you lead, on which lines and in which industry and how long you have worked in production. Add two results, for example plan completion and scrap. The employer is looking for someone who knows the machines, keeps the shift's pace and gets on with people.

Machine operator with 5 years of experience at a packaging plant. I change over machines, check product quality and stand in for the team leader. I am looking for work as a production team leader.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the crew, lines, plan, quality, changeovers, health and safety and training. Show results in numbers. Add the cover and tasks you already do for the team leader.

Weaker: Leading the crew.

Better: Leading a crew of 14 operators on 3 printing and cutting lines, working on a 3-shift system.

Weaker: Quality.

Better: Scrap down from 3.4% to 1.9% through first-piece checks and short briefings.

Weaker: Changeovers.

Better: Changeovers 15 minutes shorter after introducing a fixed order of steps.

Skills worth listing

List leading a crew, the plan, quality, changeovers, health and safety and on-the-job training. In your soft skills show firmness, treating people fairly and calm.

Professional skills

  • Crew
  • Shift plan
  • Quality
  • Changeovers
  • Health and safety
  • On-the-job training

Personal skills

  • Firmness
  • Fairness
  • Calm
  • Communication
  • Responsibility

Qualifications

List UDT forklift licences, SEP qualifications and team leader training. If you know methods for workplace organisation or shorter changeovers, say so in your experience.

How to become a production team leader

Most people move up from operator or production worker who knows every workstation. On your CV show your cover and who you train.

Add the results of your machine or line. A team leader is responsible for people and the plan, not only for one workstation.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A food plant looks for hygiene and fast changeovers, automotive for quality and standards, and a packaging plant for printing machines and output. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a production team leader CV

Questions and answers

What should a production team leader put on a CV?

The crew, lines, plan, quality, changeovers, health and safety, training, qualifications and shift system.

How does a team leader differ from a production foreman?

A team leader runs a crew and often works alongside it, and a foreman is responsible for a whole department or shift and several team leaders.

Which results are worth giving?

Plan completion, scrap, changeover time, workplace accidents and the number of people trained.

Is a UDT licence needed?

Not always, but it helps, because a team leader often covers different workstations.

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