Hands-On Production Supervisor (3-Shift)

Aqumen Recruitment; Ulceby; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Aqumen Recruitment is seeking a hands-on Production Supervisor for a Lincolnshire manufacturing site. You will lead a small team of around 6 operatives, keeping machines running, hitting daily and weekly targets and upholding quality, safety and efficiency across shifts.

Ideal candidates will have previous supervision experience in plastics, food, pharmaceuticals or similar fast-paced environments, with a practical, problem-solving mindset and strong leadership skills to drive continuous

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a production supervisory/leadership role within manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and production machinery.
• Experience working towards production targets and KPIs.
• Practical, hands-on approach with the confidence to support shop-floor operations.
• Good problem-solving skills and ability to react quickly to production challenges.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, motivate and support a team of approximately 6 production operatives.
• Ensure daily and weekly production targets are consistently achieved.
• Take a hands-on approach to production, supporting operators and assisting with machinery.
• Monitor machine performance, ensuring equipment runs efficiently and downtime is minimised.
• Identify production issues and resolve problems quickly; coordinate workloads and staffing across lines.
• Ensure products are manufactured to quality standards and specifications.
• Work with maintenance to report faults and minimise disruption.
• Monitor output, efficiency, waste and overall team performance.
• Ensure health, safety, hygiene and operational procedures are followed.
• Provide effective shift handovers and communicate performance and priorities.
• Support training and development of production operatives.
• Promote continuous improvement to boost productivity.

Skills

Production supervision

Team leadership

Manufacturing processes

KPIs & targets

Hands-on operator support

Problem-solving

Quality & safety

Shift flexibility

Job description

Aqumen Recruitment is seeking a hands-on Production Supervisor for a Lincolnshire manufacturing site. You will lead a small team of around 6 operatives, keeping machines running, hitting daily and weekly targets and upholding quality, safety and efficiency across shifts.

Ideal candidates will have previous supervision experience in plastics, food, pharmaceuticals or similar fast-paced environments, with a practical, problem-solving mindset and strong leadership skills to drive continuous