Production Supervisor
- Barnsley, South Yorkshire
- £39,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Competitive Salary: £39,000 per annum (£36,000 pa including a £3,000 shift allowance for our three-shift rotation).
- Working Hours: Enjoy a structured workweek, Monday to Friday, totalling 39 hours. 3 shifts, Our shifts are:
- Afternoons: 2 pm to 10 pm (Mon-Thurs), 1 pm to 8 pm (Fri)
- Nights: 10 pm to 6 am (Mon-Thurs), 8 pm to 3 am (Fri)
- Generous Holidays: 35 days off per year, including bank holidays.
- Pension Scheme: Auto-enrolment at 4%, with the company matching up to 5%.
- Life Cover: Three times your basic salary.
- Health Benefits: Westfield Health cash plan.
- Additional Perks: Salary sacrifice electric vehicle scheme, annual Cycle to Work scheme, Christmas saving scheme, and purchase leave scheme.
As the Production Supervisor, you will direct the manufacturing operations across assigned production lines, ensuring that we meet our production volume, cost, and quality targets while adhering to health and safety standards.Key Responsibilities:Control production activities, material flow and inventory to achieve cost and quality targets andproduction schedules of the assigned production line(s)
- Prioritise production based on current manning levels
- Liaise with contracts team to align production activity with customer expectations
- Analyse stock levels against contract requirements and prioritise production based on availability
- Manage production activity based on current sales volume
- Advise key stakeholders on production levels and activities
- Allocate production activity by capacity and manning capabilities
- Lead production meetings to communicate and allocate production activity
- Utilise lean manufacturing techniques to maximise productivity and efficiencies focussing on continuous improvement -e.g. OEE, control of accidents/incidents, scrap levels, down time, TQM including 5S implementation, 5S audit scores, SCRA completion
- Ensure operators are trained in standard operating procedures
- Ensure HSQE compliance to company and legal requirements
- Participate in scheduled health and safety observations, monitor correct working practises and take corrective action where appropriate
- Manage the implementation of Personal Safety Action Plans
- Participate in risk assessments
- Lead accident investigations
- Monitor the quality and implementation of Standard Operating Procedures
- Perform quality inspections
- Investigate customer complaints to identify deviations
- Implement new processes and procedures to counteract deviations
- Ensure production complies with relevant British Standards
- Contribute to CARES 18001 audit
- Manage stock take
- Conduct toolbox talks
- Liaise with maintenance to arrange machine services, plan preventative maintenance and repair stoppage issues
- Minimise the disruption of equipment and size changes to ensure
- Review production figures and activities to create and implement process improvements
- Implement and maintain TQM standards
- Conduct interviews for internal and external candidates
- Complete induction, on boarding and probationary reviews in a timely manner
- Evaluate individuals' performance and set objectives for the future
We're looking for a candidate with a robust background in production supervision, who is well-versed in:
- Experience of supervising , managing and leading a team
- Manufacturing , Engineering or Construction industry experience
- Strong leadership capabilities to evaluate, develop, and motivate a team.