Production Supervisor

The Role.

Your role ensures adherence to quality, health & safety standards and compliance, in line with company policies and procedures while maintaining high levels of productivity and efficiency.

The Responsibilities.

Health & Safety & Compliance:

• Ensure a clean, safe, and organized working environment.
• Maintain and enforce Health & Safety standards, reporting any near misses or hazards.
• Ensure all machinery safety guards are functional and in place, completing necessary documentation.

Production & Quality Assurance:

• Take full responsibility for the quality of products produced under your supervision.
• Oversee weight checks per average fill legislation and promptly address any discrepancies.
• Organise & monitor attribute checks to meet customer standards, resolving non-conformities immediately.
• Ensure the team is familiar with product specifications and potential risks before production begins.
• Take full responsibility for the performance of your line, being aware of your KPIs and actively trying to improve them, pushing to score strongly in the Supervisor monthly scorecard
• Monitor line efficiency, ensuring a minimum of 85%. Any shortfall must be reported immediately.
• Ensure all data collection, record-keeping, and documentation are completed accurately.

Problem Solving:

• Effectively respond to issues stopping or slowing your line by communicating with relevant departments to make fixes
• Take ownership of problems and proactively try to fix before issues escalate
• Show structured approach with dealing with problems and role modelling calm and in control behaviours

Team Leadership & Performance Management:

• Resource management, continuous monitoring of staff numbers and performance.
• Effectively manage, motivate, and support production staff.
• Provide feedback, coaching, and training to ensure team competency.
• Monitor and report production output against set targets, investigating and resolving issues proactively.
• Foster a collaborative and positive work environment, upholding company values of Collaboration, Ambition, Expertise, Agility, and Integrity.

Operational Excellence & Flexibility:

• Ensure adherence to the daily production plan to meet business demands.
• Work closely with engineers and line setters to troubleshoot and optimize machine performance.
• Be flexible to work overtime or shift swaps with reasonable notice (typically five business days) to support business needs.
• Undertake any additional duties as assigned by the Shift Production Manager or Production Manager.

The Skills.

• 2+ years of experience in a manufacturing/production environment (FMCG preferred).
• Proven leadership and team management experience.
• Strong awareness of Health & Safety regulations.
• Proactive and solution-oriented approach.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• High attention to detail and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Please note we do not except agencies.