Production Supervisor

Production Supervisor

If you are you an experienced leader with a passion for production and team development, this would be a great opportunity for a skilled Production Supervisor to play a pivotal role in driving efficiency and maintaining high-quality standards.

Role Summary:

• Lead and motivate teams to meet production schedules while maintaining quality standards and promoting health and safety policies.
• Identify areas for improvement and implement lean techniques to drive operational efficiency.
• Use your skills to coach and mentor teams, ensuring a high level of performance and continuous development.

Some key duties and responsibilities will include (but not be limited to):

• Prioritise workloads based on production schedules, ensuring timely completion of targets and adherence to OTIF (On Time In Full) including coordination with the Hereford site.
• Act as the first point of contact for all daily operational activities, managing day-to-day tasks and resolving any issues.
• Provide daily updates to the Site Manager and colleagues on production output, quality, and health and safety matters
• Maintain the highest quality standards for all products.
• Manage team performance and absence, fostering a motivated and high-performing workforce.
• Provide coaching, training, and development to ensure a multi-skilled team.
• Ensure compliance with statutory and company health and safety policies across the department.
• Maintain cleanliness and orderliness within the department (5S).
• Ensure timely material issuance to operators, reporting any stock issues to the planning department.
• Lead learning sessions to enhance team skills and knowledge.

Skills / Experience:

• Proven experience as a team leader or supervisor, managing teams in a production environment.
• Hands-on experience with reading and analysing production schedules to effectively prioritise workloads.
• Skilled at monitoring and refining production processes and addressing production issues to minimise downtime.
• Strong experience in managing production deadlines.
• Knowledgeable in health and safety standards (IOSH).
• Experience in conducting regular inspections and audits of production lines.
• Ability to quickly address and resolve quality issues.
• Familiarity with working with a variety of materials.
• Experience working in a Lean Manufacturing environment.
• Exposure to working within an ISO9001 certified facility.

• Confident using ERP/MRP systems
• Lean Manufacturing certification.
• IOSH Working Safely certificate.

Based in Ledbury, our client is offering a salary of up to £40k (depending on experience)