Alloys Supervisor

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

Production Supervisor

Exeter, Devon

Salary: Up to £40,000 + Shift Premium + Excellent Benefits

Yolk Recruitment are supporting a global aerospace manufacturer with the recruitment of a Production Supervisor to join their manufacturing team in Exeter.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced manufacturing supervisor who enjoys leading people, driving production performance and creating a positive team culture. Reporting to the Manufacturing Manager, you'll be responsible for supervising shopfloor operations, maintaining high standards of quality, safety and productivity, whilst leading a team to achieve production targets within a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Our client is looking for a strong people leader with a manufacturing background who leads by example and thrives on developing their team.

This is what you'll be doing

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.

The experience you'll bring

• Previous experience leading teams within a fast paced manufacturing environment.
• Experience as a Production Supervisor, Shift Supervisor, Team Leader or similar leadership position.
• Strong people management skills with the ability to motivate, coach and develop teams.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills with a proactive, hands-on approach.
• Ability to prioritise workloads and react positively within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Experience working to Health & Safety, Quality and operational standards.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, 5S or Continuous Improvement techniques would be advantageous.
• Experience working with KPIs, production reporting or ERP systems would be beneficial but isn't essential.

And this is what you'll get in return

• Salary of up to £40,000 per annum
• Shift premium
• 37.5-hour week
• Continental weekend Night Shift ( Friday, Saturday, Sunday nights)
• Company Pension
• Opportunity to join a global well established manufacturer
• Excellent long-term career development
• Ongoing training and development
• Supportive leadership team