Production Supervisor

Manucomm Recruitment Ltd; Henstridge; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job description

Production Supervisor - Days
Salary Basic £31,600 but with Overtime circa £35,000
Manufacturing
Managing a small team of circa 16 staff
Hours Standard 40 hours - Monday to Friday 07.30 to 16.30. However, during the busy season, Jan - April, overtime is often required.

My client, a dynamic and ambitious manufacturing company, is looking to recruit a Day-based Production Supervisor for their site located in Henstridge, in between Wincanton and Yeovil. My client supplies fertilisers to the amenity turf market (football pitches, bowling greens, etc.) and has recently become a member of a global group.

Role:

The successful Production Team Leader / Production Supervisor will report into the Production Manager and will look after circa 16 people, ensuring that the production facility is operating at its optimum. You will be ensuring that the Production Facility is equipped to prepare, manufacture, pack, warehouse, receive & dispatch the company full range of materials & products. Your role will include direct hands-on intervention with factory activities where and when needed. The role will include supporting the Production Manager in delivering low-cost production, conformance to plan, maximum capacity, optimum yield, minimal downtime, i.e., best efficiency.

Production Supervisor Duties will include:

1. Supporting, assisting & deputising for the Production Manager and other members of the leadership team as needed -- both reactively & proactively.
2. Ensuring that standards & requirements of Health & Safety are robustly maintained.
3. Ensuring that standards of product & material quality, waste, & housekeeping are fully & consistently met.
4. Organising & monitoring all production activities & team members.
5. Ensuring that the production plans are completed & achieved in the most efficient way.
6. Striving to improve performance against targets. Driving results, monitoring and feeding-back outcomes.
7. Ensuring that Shop Floor Data Collection is maintained accurately.

Production Supervisor Key Skills Required:

1. Previous Production supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment.
2. Good understanding of Health & Safety.
3. Excellent communication and people skills.
4. Flexible and happy to work the additional overtime hours during the busier times in the year Jan-April.

This role will suit a person that may have previously worked as a Shift Manager, Shift Controller, Production Controller, Production Manager, or Production Supervisor. The role is commutable from Wincanton, Shepton Mallet, Yeovil, Henstridge, Bruton, Shaftesbury.