Hands-On Production Team Lead | Manufacturing Supervisor

Energy Jobline CVL; Witney; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Jobline CVL is seeking an experienced Production Supervisor to join our busy manufacturing operation in Witney. You will lead a team of approximately 6–10 operatives, ensuring targets are met while maintaining health and safety, quality and efficiency.

This hands-on role requires practical leadership, the ability to work at pace, and familiarity with counterbalance FLT. You will allocate tasks, supervise daily workflows, and support ongoing quality and housekeeping standards to deliver

Qualifications

• Experience in production/manufacturing.
• Supervisory or team-leading experience.
• Strong knowledge of production processes and quality control.
• Experience meeting production targets and tight deadlines.
• Good Health & Safety knowledge and safe systems of work.
• Basic mechanical knowledge and ability to perform routine equipment checks.
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and team management abilities.
• Proactive, reliable and hands-on approach.
• Able to work in a fast-paced production environment.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate a team of approximately 6–10 production operatives.
• Allocate daily tasks and manage workflow to meet production targets and deadlines.
• Lead by example and remain hands-on throughout the manufacturing process.
• Support the operations using Counterbalance FLT and assist with stacking finished products in the yard.
• Carry out daily equipment checks and basic maintenance where required.
• Monitor material and ancillary stock levels and report shortages to the Production Manager.
• Take responsibility for the quality and accuracy of products within your area.
• Ensure production areas and batching areas are maintained to a high standard of housekeeping.
• Train and support new operatives, ensuring they understand processes, quality standards and safe working practices.
• Promote and enforce Health & Safety procedures at all times.
• Identify and escalation any Health & Safety, quality, equipment or personnel issues.
• Maintain clear communication with production operatives, supervisors and management.

Skills

Team leadership

Production processes

Quality control

Health & Safety

Problem solving

Communication

Hands-on approach

Time management

Mechanical knowledge

Counterbalance FLT

Job description

Energy Jobline CVL is seeking an experienced Production Supervisor to join our busy manufacturing operation in Witney. You will lead a team of approximately 6–10 operatives, ensuring targets are met while maintaining health and safety, quality and efficiency.

This hands-on role requires practical leadership, the ability to work at pace, and familiarity with counterbalance FLT. You will allocate tasks, supervise daily workflows, and support ongoing quality and housekeeping standards to deliver