Manufacturing Supervisor

TN United Kingdom; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the defence sector seeks a Manufacturing Supervisor to oversee safety, quality, and team performance within a manufacturing environment. The role includes managing production schedules, budgets, and fostering a safe working culture while collaborating with various stakeholders. This full-time position offers significant benefits, including holiday entitlement and pension contributions.

Benefits

Holiday entitlement starting at 27 days

Pension contributions up to 9%

Healthcare cash plan

Flexible benefits

Life assurance

Parental leave

Wellbeing resources

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Manufacturing experience and team leadership experience required.
• City and Guilds Apprenticeship or equivalent in Manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Manage project budgets and schedules, ensuring KPIs are met.
• Lead production meetings and oversee manufacturing documentation.
• Promote safety and maintain quality standards.

Skills

Proactive leadership

Effective communication

Problem-solving

Conflict resolution

Education

City and Guilds Apprenticeship

IOSH Managing Safely certification

Tools

CNC saws

Laser cutting

Break pressing

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Job Overview

This role offers the opportunity to contribute to high-profile defence projects valued in the hundreds of millions. You will be part of an industry-leading team working with Marshall, other major defence stakeholders, and Prime contractors.

Purpose of the Position

The Manufacturing Supervisor reports directly to the Senior Production Manager and manages a section within the manufacturing environment. Responsibilities include overseeing safety, quality, cost, delivery, and people (SQCDP) within their area, managing team leaders, and supporting achievement of key milestones and KPIs. The role involves providing leadership, coordinating workloads, maintaining quality standards, and fostering a safe working culture.

Accountabilities

• Ensure adherence to project schedules and milestones.
• Manage project budgets.
• Control technical documentation within manufacturing.
• Lead production meetings with internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate with planning to meet delivery targets.
• Conduct interviews as needed.
• Promote safety through coaching, reporting incidents, root cause analysis, and preventative actions.
• Maintain 5S practices and adhere to policies and procedures.
• Build trust-based relationships with the team, delegate tasks clearly, and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Tasks

• Manage attendance, holidays, and overtime, ensuring KPIs are met.
• Manage team leaders and oversee manufacturing documentation.
• Coordinate with Design for technical issue resolution and design changes.
• Support planning with BOM configuration and work instructions.
• Lead SQCDP meetings and escalate issues appropriately.
• Respond to inspection reports and manage product quality issues.
• Conduct appraisals and support change management processes.
• Manage consumable stock and identify training needs.

Capabilities

• Proactive leadership, initiative, and independence.
• Effective communication and relationship-building skills.
• Accountability, resilience under pressure, and conflict resolution skills.
• Expertise in manufacturing processes such as laser cutting, break pressing, CNC saws.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and understand design data.
• Strong management, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications & Experience

• City and Guilds Apprenticeship or equivalent in Manufacturing.
• IOSH Managing Safely certification (preferred, training available).
• Manufacturing experience and team leadership experience.

Additional Needs

• This is a full-time on-site role with occasional travel.
• Flexible to meet project needs.

Benefits

• Holiday entitlement starting at 27 days, increasing with service.
• Pension contributions up to 9%.
• Healthcare cash plan, flexible benefits, life assurance, parental leave, wellbeing resources, and development opportunities.

About Marshall

Marshall is a family-owned UK company supporting various industries including defence, logistics, and community development, committed to building futures since 1909.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Marshall Group is an equal opportunity employer promoting diversity and inclusion.