We’re working with a well-established manufacturing business in West Yorkshire who are looking for a Production Supervisor to join their team.
This is a key shopfloor role, ideal for someone who enjoys being hands-on, leading from the front and making things run better every day. You’ll report into the Operations Manager and take ownership of day-to-day production, keeping things safe, efficient and on plan.
What you’ll be doing:
- Leading the shopfloor team and dealing with day-to-day production and technical issues
- Driving 5S and continuous improvement activity
- Supporting new product and process introductions
- Keeping production data and visual boards up to date
- Carrying out quality checks, audits and product testing
- Monitoring scrap and putting actions in place to reduce waste
- Planning work to hit customer delivery requirements
- Training, developing and cross-skilling the team
- Managing appraisals, performance, absences and timesheets
- Making sure Health & Safety standards are always met
- Stepping in for the Operations Manager when needed
What we’re looking for:
- Previous experience as a Supervisor or Team Leader in a manufacturing environment
- Good working knowledge of Lean, 5S, Root Cause Analysis and CI tools
- Comfortable planning workloads and working to production targets
- Confident using Microsoft applications and MRP systems
- A people-focused leader who can engage, motivate and develop teams
- A proactive, flexible and hands-on approach
If this sounds like something you’d like to hear more about, drop Emma Bartholomew or Jonny Powell a message for a confidential chat.