MANUFACTURING SUPERVISOR

KNDS Defence UK Limited; Stockport; Presencial; GBP 32.000 - 44.000; Tempo integral

Benefícios oferecidos por esta vaga

Competitive salary

Pension plan

Half-day Friday

Life assurance

Sick pay scheme

Employee assistance

Long service rewards

Wellbeing program

Cycle to work

On-site parking

EV charging

Resumo da vaga

KNDS UK LIMITED is seeking a Manufacturing Supervisor to lead the operations team at the Northwest Engineering Centre of Excellence. The role focuses on safe, on-time delivery of finished products to quality and cost targets, with a drive for continuous improvement across the area.

The successful candidate will have a Degree/HND in Manufacturing or Engineering, proven supervisory experience in aerospace/automotive environments, and a working knowledge of SAP and MRP.

Qualificações

• Degree or HND in Manufacturing or Engineering
• Proven Manufacturing Supervisor experience
• Current driving licence
• IOSH/NEBOSH certificate
• Experience in safe manufacturing environments and risk management
• Leadership of manufacturing teams in aerospace/automotive or similar
• Experience leading manufacturing schedules and recovery plans
• Resource planning and competence management
• Project reporting and KPI collation
• Working knowledge of SAP
• MS Office (Excel/Word/PowerPoint)
• Equipment maintenance and PM planning
• Knowledge of Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
• Completion of employee performance reviews
• Cross-functional collaboration

Responsabilidades

• Lead and supervise manufacturing operations to ensure on-time delivery, quality and cost targets
• Ensure compliance with Health, Safety and Environmental policies and lead SHE activities
• Deploy resources effectively and manage absences and welfare
• Deliver Product to Cost and Quality targets; create recovery plans as needed
• Maintain daily and KPI reporting for senior management
• Ensure adherence to Quality Management Systems and Manufacturing Procedures
• Maintain team competency and arrange training opportunities
• Conduct start/end shift briefs and communicate key business topics
• Lead daily workplace audits to meet visitor-ready standards
• Be ready to redeploy to other areas as required

Conhecimentos

Leadership

Manufacturing supervision

Resource planning

Project reporting

Risk management

Team development

Continuous improvement

Formação

Degree / HND in Manufacturing or Engineering

Ferramentas

SAP

MS Office

Descrição da vaga

We are currently looking for a Manufacturing Supervisor

A little about us:

With over a century of engineering expertise and innovation, KNDS UK is a renowned world leader in rapidly deployable military bridging systems and a key partner in the UK MoD’s Boxer armoured vehicle programme.

We are proud of our heritage and our reputation of providing the highest quality engineering solutions for over 100 years. As a trusted partner to military customers around the world, our employees are the very heart of our company. We have a skilled and experienced workforce dedicated to achieving excellence in all areas of the business from Engineering to Project Management, Business Support to Operations.

As our business evolves, we are looking to strengthen our workforce with talented and motivated individuals across a range of disciplines to work from our Northwest Engineering Centre of Excellence and currently have this opportunity available:

About the role:

The main purpose of this role is to lead and supervise manufacturing operations team to safely ensure the on-time delivery of finished products at correct quality and cost and to champion continuous improvement in all activities and areas of responsibility.

Key duties include, but are not limited to:

• To ensure your team operate in accordance with the Company’s, Health Environmental and Safety policies, lead SHE activities in the relevant area.
• To lead the team to deliver Product to Cost and Quality requirements, ensuring that schedule adherence is met, creating recovery plans / short interval control where required.
• Responsible for effective deployment of resource, achieving business returned hour targets are delivered. Redeploy resource (and self) to other business units where required.
• Manage absence according to company procedure (holidays, sickness, disciplinary etc), RTW are carried within 24 hours of return. Fully responsible for welfare.
• Ensuring team competence can deliver targets, ensuring that maximum flexibility within the team and on the job / training courses are arranged and attended.
• Prepare daily reporting (upwards) of primary business measures.
• Ensure that the company Quality Management Systems and Manufacturing Procedures are followed without exception, any escapes.
• To maintain the competency, capability and capacity of the manufacturing team to ensure delivery of programme requirements.
• Personally carry out start and end of shift briefs, ensuring direct workforce receive daily communications and are kept appraised of key business topics.
• Responsible for the upkeep and communication of local KPIs (SQCDP) to team / and management.
• Leads daily auditing of workplace environment ensuring Target Conditions are met to “visitor ready” standards.
• Maybe asked to be re-deploy to other areas of the business if required.

What we’re looking for:

Applications from candidates who can demonstrate the following requirements will be considered, however, if you do not meet all the requirements, please explain why you are suitable for the position:

• Degree / HND in Manufacturing or Engineering discipline
• Proven Manufacturing Supervisor experience
• Current driving licence
• IOSH / NEBOSH certificate
• Managing manufacturing environments safely and a firm understanding of managing risks.
• Leadership of Manufacturing teams in Aerospace, Automotive or similar mechanical engineering business.
• Leading and implementing Manufacturing schedules and recovery plans.
• Resource planning and competence management.
• Project reporting including definition and collation of KPIs
• Working knowledge of SAP.
• Computer skills (MS Office Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Equipment maintenance and PM planning.
• Knowledge and understanding of Material Requirements Planning (MRP).
• Completion of employee performance reviews.
• Collaboration cross functionally where required.

Why you should join us:

When you become part of the KNDS UK team, you will enjoy employee benefits such as:

• Competitive salary
• Attractive pension (4% employee contribution, 7% employer contribution)
• Half-day Friday
• Life assurance scheme
• Company sick pay scheme which increases with service
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Additional Holidays & other Long Service rewards
• Wellbeing initiatives, such as Free Fruit on Tuesday’s
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Free on-site car parking
• On-site electric vehicle charging points

We’re also very proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant since 2018, achieving their Silver Award in 2020 and Gold Award in 2024. We actively support and encourage service leavers, reservists and cadets to join our team, recognising military skills and qualifications in our recruitment and selection process.

If you are passionate about Manufacturing and eager to contribute to a thriving workplace environment, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

We look forward to receiving your application!