Hands-On Production Lead — Drive Team Performance

10 recruitment; Saltaire; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

10 recruitment is seeking an experienced Production Supervisor to lead a hands‑on production team in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment. The role focuses on keeping production moving, meeting targets and maintaining high quality.

You will oversee shifts from 6am to 2pm, supervise daily activities, and collaborate with maintenance to minimize downtime while upholding health and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Supervisory experience in manufacturing.
• Experience leading production teams and achieving targets.
• Strong leadership and decision-making abilities.
• Good health and safety knowledge in manufacturing.
• Excellent communication, organisation and problem solving.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Teams).

Responsibilities

• Leading from the front – Supervising, supporting and motivating your production team to achieve their best.
• Keeping things moving – Overseeing daily production, machinery performance, workflow and shift targets.
• Hitting those targets – Monitoring productivity, efficiency, downtime and quality to keep everything on track.
• Solving problems – Spotting issues early, reducing downtime and working with maintenance teams to keep production flowing.
• Quality matters – Making sure products meet the required standards and tackling any quality concerns.
• Making things better – Finding smarter ways of working, reducing waste and improving performance.
• Safety first – Maintaining high health and safety standards and a safe, well‑organzied working environment.
• Managing your team – Supporting training, attendance, performance and day‑to‑day people management.
• Keeping everyone in the loop – Running shift briefings, completing reports and communicating with other departments.

Skills

Leadership

Team supervision

Communication

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Tools

MS Office (Excel/Outlook/Teams)

Job description

10 recruitment is seeking an experienced Production Supervisor to lead a hands‑on production team in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment. The role focuses on keeping production moving, meeting targets and maintaining high quality.

You will oversee shifts from 6am to 2pm, supervise daily activities, and collaborate with maintenance to minimize downtime while upholding health and safety standards.