Production Supervisor

Our busy Kirkby based clients are actively seeking a highly experienced Production Supervisor with immediate effect.

Job Purpose:

The Production Supervisor role is responsible for supervising, managing and motivating team members.

The Supervisor will be the contact point for all team members, so your people management and interpersonal skills should be excellent.

You should also be able to act proactively to ensure smooth team operations and effective collaboration, maintaining standards of quality and discipline from your direct reports.

The Supervisor will lead by setting a good example and engage the team to achieve goals.

Reporting into the Production Manager, you will lead a team of c12 Production Operatives to ensure the successful operation of the production lines.

The Supervisor will ensure the production lines and people you are responsible for, achieve the output targets required of them.

The Supervisor will enable the team to deliver targets and continuously improve performance by coaching and developing our people towards operational excellence.

Key Accountabilities:

Setting up of machine cells ready for production to start

People management, Training, Supervision and Organisation of Production Operatives (c12)

Organise breaks and dinners to limit production downtime

Quality checking of components to the varying different quality standards

Full line clearances to be completed at the end of a production run

Check all paperwork provided for any anomalies and report to manager

Complete appraisals for Production Operatives

Monitor, advise training requirements and keep up-to-date training records

Adhere to Health and Safety regulations at all times

Create an inspiring team environment with an open communication culture

Set clear team goals

Oversee shift operation

Monitor team performance

Assisting with daily management administrative tasks

Challenges others in a respectful manner to resolve problems and issues

Actively monitors quality & performance targets during their working day and adjusts working practices to meet goals

General Housekeeping, keeping working areas clean and tidy throughout the shift

Hours of Work:

Rotating Shift Patterns - 6:30am - 2:30pm / 2:30pm - 10:30pm / 10:30pm - 6:30am

Mon - Fri, 8hrs per day / 40hrs per week.

This position is Temp to Perm, therefore we are seeking candidates who are only interested in long term, permanent work due to the training involved.