Hands-On Manufacturing Supervisor

Orion Electrotech Automation; Bristol; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday plus UK Bank Holidays

Pension scheme

Private Healthcare

Employee Share Option Scheme

Job summary

INDMAN is seeking a Manufacturing Supervisor to oversee a production operations team within an engineering environment. You will manage a team of operators, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality delivery of all manufacturing activities. This hands-on leadership role focuses on people development and process improvement.

This position emphasizes meeting output targets, driving continuous improvement, and maintaining workflow across shifts in a permanent role.

Qualifications

• 4 years' experience leading or supervising teams in a manufacturing or production environment.
• Experience working with advanced production technologies or technical equipment.
• Strong planning and resource-allocation skills.
• Familiarity with 5S and continuous improvement methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead, support, and develop a team of operators, including performance management and regular feedback.
• Allocate daily tasks and plan workloads, ensuring smooth handovers between early and late shifts.
• Ensure manufacturing output is delivered on time and to the required quality standards.
• Investigate and resolve issues affecting production performance, implementing corrective actions.
• Communicate daily priorities and critical tasks to the Production Manager.
• Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to improve processes and resolve manufacturability issues.

Skills

Team leadership

Production supervision

Planning & scheduling

5S & CI

Operational tech systems

Problem-solving

Job description

INDMAN is seeking a Manufacturing Supervisor to oversee a production operations team within an engineering environment. You will manage a team of operators, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality delivery of all manufacturing activities. This hands-on leadership role focuses on people development and process improvement.

This position emphasizes meeting output targets, driving continuous improvement, and maintaining workflow across shifts in a permanent role.