Production Supervisor

Company: Leading manufacturing company

Job Title: Production Supervisor

Location: Burton Upon Trent

Salary: £42-43K per annum + bonus + excellent benefits

Hours: 7.30am to 4.00pm Monday to Friday

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Production Supervisor to join an established manufacturing company within the Burton on Trent area. Reporting to the Production Manager you will help lead and manage production activities, ensuring products are manufactured safely, to the desired quality, meeting the customer expectations in terms of on time delivery whilst maximising the company’s commercial position through minimised cost.
This role offers excellent potential for progression within a supportive team environment.

Main duties include:

• Managing a team of 15 staff including all the HR activities around this


• Full ownership of production planning 


• Strong verbal and written communicator 


• Driving safety and quality in the factory


• Safety and quality audits


• Attending daily production and stakeholder meetings


• Driving Continuous Improvement activities


• Strong individual to drive production numbers and quality

Skills and Experience:

• Leading an operational team in a manufacturing environment.


• Management and solutioning of Safety and Quality issues in a manufacturing environment.


• Delivery of Continuous Improvement initiatives.


• Communicating to a high standard to stakeholders both individually and as a larger team with the ability to use data to drive required behaviour changes.


• Relentless attitude to Health & Safety


• Process driven with a passion for quality


• Strong stakeholder management capabilities


• Strong communicator, motivator with a positive attitude


• Proven proactive and positive hands-on approach, leading and delivering Continuous improvement through LEAN.


• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.