Assembly Supervisor

CDE Group; Newtownabbey; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

CDE is seeking a Manufacturing Supervisor to coordinate material, equipment and manpower to meet production schedules and customer satisfaction. You will lead a hands-on team, enforce safety policies and drive continuous improvement across the shop floor.

The role requires at least 3 years in a supervisory assembly/manufacturing setting, with strong leadership, planning and problem-solving skills. Based in Newtownabbey, the position offers full-time hours and a clear path to develop our

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in an assembly/manufacturing supervisory role.
• Proven leadership ability and track record of delivering results.
• Ability to plan, organise and control daily workload under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to safety policies and continuously improve shop floor safety.
• Ensure production schedules are met and capacity aligns with demand.
• Schedule resources and adjust staffing to meet requirements.
• Lead investigations and drive corrective actions for continuous improvement.
• Deliver on department KPIs and manage 5S standards.

Skills

Leadership

Organisational skills

Problem solving

Team player

Attention to detail

Work under pressure

Flexible hours

Education

GCSE Maths & English

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

About CDE

CDE exists to create our best world through bold engineering in the waste recycling and natural material processing industries. We move forward together, continuously creating to the highest global standards. We are always customer-focused, relentlessly innovating with a single purpose in mind:

Job Description

Location: C D E Global, 370 Doagh Road

About CDE

CDE exists to create our best world through bold engineering in the waste recycling and natural material processing industries. We move forward together, continuously creating to the highest global standards. We are always customer-focused, relentlessly innovating with a single purpose in mind:

To create our best world, a ton at a time.

CDE is the leading provider of wet processing solutions for the materials processing industry. Our equipment has applications across a wide range of materials and is delivering significant efficiencies in construction, demolition and excavation waste recycling (CD&E), sand and aggregates, mining, industrial sands and environmental sectors. Working across five regions globally, CDE has been co-creating with customers for 30 years to deliver collaborative, imaginative and unique processing systems for over 2,000 successful projects.

We empower our customers to transform waste into valuable resources through innovative co-creation, laying the foundations for the circular economy. And we help our customers maximise their natural resources in the most sustainable way possible – with greater efficiency and less waste than ever before.

Our people are genuinely empowered to lead and deliver highly strategic and innovative projects. Elevating our employees is vitally important to us and we do this on both a professional and personal level through providing opportunity and challenge to all and cultivating a culture that values employee wellbeing and fun. Our Platinum status in the world-recognised Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards, achieved for thirteen consecutive years is testament to this approach.

Our global headquarters and manufacturing centre of excellence are located in Northern Ireland, perfectly positioned to serve the UK and Ireland markets. The company also has teams based in Austria, France, and Russia to serve the Europe and Russia markets; Dubai, UAE, to serve the MEA market; Ormeau, Australia to serve the Australasian market; as well as Texas, USA and Belo Horizonte, Brazil to effectively serve the vast Americas market.

Learn more about CDE www.cdegroup.com

About The Role

Job Purpose

Accountable for the coordination of material, equipment, manpower, quality and meeting production schedules and customer satisfaction. Directing the work of others including problem solving and coordination with support departments. Leading a team with the ability to work hands-on when required.

This job description is not exhaustive as other duties may be required to fulfil the requirements of the role.

Responsibilities

• Adhering to company safety policies and procedures at all times.
• Monitoring and continuously improving shop floor safety, eliminating unsafe conditions.
• Assuring processes are followed to meet production schedules and capacity is in place to meet demand.
• Schedules and prioritizes resources, and adjusts staffing to meet production and customer requirements.
• Determines and executes disciplinary action when appropriate.
• Ensures preventive maintenance is performed according to agreed schedule.
• Evaluates, assesses, identifies and leads the deployment of workforce training.
• Leads regular improvement discussions with team members and support departments.
• Deliver on department KPI’s and initiates corrective actions when required.
• Drive 5s standards for work area whilst identifying and implementing improvements.
• Drives root cause corrective action and drives continuous improvement.

Other

• To adhere to CDE policy and practice.
• To carry out any other duties within reason and capability associated with this role.

About The Company

WE ARE CDE. ENGINEERED FOR YOU We empower our customers to transform waste into valuable resources through innovative co-creation, laying the foundations for the circular economy. We help our customers maximise their natural resources in the most sustainable way possible – with greater efficiency and less waste than ever before. Our unparalleled speed and scale are down to our proximity to our customers and our deep understanding of their challenges. Our track record of proven solutions consistently meets our customers’ needs precisely, operating in challenging environments from the Arctic to the Equator. Wet processing is our sole focus –our experience and expertise is unmatched in this field. Every day, in everything we do, we strive to do it right. We want to be the best at what we do and deliver the maximum benefit for our customers. We pull together, as a team, in pursuit of this common cause. Our “Customer for Life” mentality fortifies each of our projects, with CDE engineers delivering continuous, limitless support.

Company Culture

We recognise that it is our people that have established CDE as market leader in developing solutions for the wet processing industry both within natural materials processing and waste recycling sectors. OUR PURPOSE IS TO CREATE OUR BEST WORLD, A TON AT A TIME. To do that, we must continue to build our global team by adding the most ambitious, driven and talented people. We will challenge you, elevate you and broaden your horizons. We will help you to be the best you can be both personally and professionally. We are renowned for our energy and can do attitude…. and at times seemingly delivering the impossible. We also know that all the will in the world won’t take us anywhere unless we work together. And we like to have fun together - life’s too short and we spend most of it at work. If we lose the power to laugh, we lose the power to think. We will continue to add the most dynamic, ambitious and talented individuals to the CDE team.

Required Criteria

• - Minimum 3 years’ experience in an assembly / manufacturing supervisory role
• - Educated to GCSE level in Mathematics and English
• - Proven leadership ability
• - Proven organisational skills with the ability to effectively plan, organise and control daily workload
• - Good interpersonal skills
• - Attentive to detail
• - Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• - Dependable and reliable
• - Enthusiastic, energetic self-starter able to work on own initiative
• - Willingness to develop and adapt to new situations
• - Team Player
• - Available to work flexible hours
• - Clearance to work in UK

Desired Criteria

• - Minimum 5 years’ experience of manufacturing assembly processes leading a team
• - Experience in development of production lines, following lean manufacturing principles
• - Experience with ERP systems
• - Technical qualification relevant to the role

Closing Date

Sunday 27th September, 2026

Contract Type

fulltime

Salary

Based on Experience