Aerospace Production Supervisor – Lead & Develop Teams

Yolk Recruitment; Exeter; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift premium

Company Pension

37.5-hour week

Continental weekend Night Shift

Career development

Ongoing training

Supportive leadership team

Global manufacturer

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment has partnered with a global aerospace manufacturer to recruit a Production Supervisor for their Exeter site. You will lead shopfloor activities, drive production performance, and foster a positive team culture within a fast-paced environment.

The role reports to the Manufacturing Manager and focuses on safety, quality and delivering targets while developing and coaching a high-performing team.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Proven track record as Production Supervisor, Shift Supervisor, Team Leader or similar.
• Strong people management with the ability to motivate and develop teams.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills with a hands-on approach.
• Ability to prioritise workloads in a fast-paced setting.
• Strong problem-solving with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Experience with Health & Safety, Quality and operational standards.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, 5S or Continuous Improvement techniques preferred.
• Experience with KPIs, production reporting or ERP systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• As Production Supervisor, you'll lead day-to-day manufacturing activities, ensuring production, quality and health & safety standards are consistently achieved whilst creating a positive and collaborative working environment.
• Supervising day-to-day production activities, ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently and in line with production schedules.
• Leading, motivating and developing production teams through coaching, training, performance management and regular feedback.
• Allocating workloads and setting clear priorities to ensure production targets and KPIs are consistently achieved.
• Monitoring production performance, identifying issues quickly and implementing effective solutions to minimise downtime and improve efficiency.
• Maintaining high standards of quality, process compliance and environmental, health & safety performance across the department.
• Working closely with the Manufacturing Manager to support production planning, operational performance and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Carrying out performance reviews, supporting employee development and addressing day-to-day people management issues where required.
• Encouraging a positive team culture through effective communication, accountability and leading by example.
• Driving continuous improvement and problem-solving activities to improve productivity, efficiency and overall manufacturing performance.
• Ensuring accurate production reporting and communicating operational updates effectively across the business.

Skills

People management

Manufacturing supervision

Health & Safety

Lean manufacturing

Production reporting

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Yolk Recruitment has partnered with a global aerospace manufacturer to recruit a Production Supervisor for their Exeter site. You will lead shopfloor activities, drive production performance, and foster a positive team culture within a fast-paced environment.

The role reports to the Manufacturing Manager and focuses on safety, quality and delivering targets while developing and coaching a high-performing team.