Assistant Production Supervisor — Lean FMCG Leader (Shift)

Shepley Spring Ltd; Flaxby; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Shepley Spring Ltd, a leading bottled water manufacturer in Yorkshire, is hiring an Assistant Production Supervisor to support the Production Supervisor on the shop floor. The role provides hands-on leadership, exposure to planning, quality and performance management, and opportunities to develop your leadership skills on 6-6 rotation shifts.

You will help maintain production targets and quality standards, coordinate production staff, and act as a point of escalation in the Supervisor's absence,

Qualifications

• Experience as a Production Operative in FMCG/manufacturing.
• Understanding of production line processes and machinery operation.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Emerging leadership capability with the ability to influence others.
• Awareness of safety, GMP and lean methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Support the Production Supervisor in overseeing daily production activities.
• Coordinate production staff to achieve targets, quality standards and safety requirements.
• Monitor lines for performance, downtime and quality issues and escalate as needed.
• Step into operational roles to maintain production flow.
• Provide day-to-day guidance and safety briefings to operatives.
• Support training of new starters and upskilling of team members.
• Promote safe working practices and adherence to SOPs.
• Monitor KPIs and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate with warehouse and maintenance to avoid disruption.

Skills

Team leadership

Production ops

Quality & safety

Communication

Problem solving

Tools

TPM

Lean manufacturing

GMP

Job description

Shepley Spring Ltd, a leading bottled water manufacturer in Yorkshire, is hiring an Assistant Production Supervisor to support the Production Supervisor on the shop floor. The role provides hands-on leadership, exposure to planning, quality and performance management, and opportunities to develop your leadership skills on 6-6 rotation shifts.

You will help maintain production targets and quality standards, coordinate production staff, and act as a point of escalation in the Supervisor's absence,