Manufacturing Supervisor

KNDS UK; Stockport; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

KNDS UK is seeking a Manufacturing Supervisor to lead the manufacturing operations team at their Northwest Engineering Centre of Excellence. Ideal candidates will have experience in aerospace or automotive sectors, strong leadership skills, and a proactive approach to driving continuous improvement. This role offers competitive benefits including a pension scheme, additional holidays, and a supportive work environment committed to employee wellbeing.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Attractive pension (4% employee, 7% employer contribution)

Half-day Friday

Life assurance scheme

Company sick pay scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Additional Holidays & Long Service rewards

Wellbeing initiatives, such as Free Fruit on Tuesdays

Cycle to work Scheme

Free on-site car parking

On-site electric vehicle charging points

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar manufacturing supervisory role.
• Expertise in leading and implementing manufacturing schedules.
• Knowledge of Material Requirements Planning (MRP).

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise manufacturing operations team to ensure on-time delivery.
• Manage resource deployment and achievement of hour targets.
• Prepare daily reporting on primary business measures.

Skills

Leadership

Resource Planning

Flexibility

Team Communication

Health and Safety Compliance

Education

Degree or HND in Manufacturing or Engineering Discipline

IOSH/NEBOSH certificate

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

We are currently looking for a Manufacturing Supervisor

A Little About Us…

With over a century of engineering expertise and innovation, KNDS UK (formerly WFEL Limited) 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.

About The Role…

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:

The core 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. The successful candidate must demonstrate flexibility and be able to work alternative shift patterns (with relevant notice periods) and be able to be deployed anywhere within the business.

Key Duties Include, But Are Not Limited To

• Ensure that the team operates in accordance with the Company’s, Health Environmental and Safety policies, lead SHE activities in relevant areas.
• Lead the team to deliver Product to Cost and Quality requirements, ensuring that schedule adherence is met, creating recovery plans and short interval control where required.
• Assume responsibility for effective deployment of resource, achieving business returned hour targets are delivered.
• Redirect resources to other business units as and when required.
• Manage welfare and absence according to company procedure (holidays, sickness, disciplinary etc), ensure that RTW are carried within 24 hours of return.
• Drive team competence to deliver targets, ensuring flexibility within the team.
• Arrange on the job training courses with maximum attendance.
• Prepare daily reporting (upwards) of primary business measures.
• Ensure that the company Quality Management Systems and Manufacturing Procedures are followed.
• 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.
• Lead daily auditing of workplace environment ensuring Target Conditions are met to “visitor ready” standards.
  
  

What We’re Looking For…

Applications will be considered from those who have proven experience within a similar role within aerospace, automotive or similar mechanical engineering business and who have experience with leading and implementing manufacturing schedules and recover plans. We require a working knowledge of SAP, adequate computer skills including Microsoft Office and to have knowledge and understanding of Material Requirements Planning (MRP). Having experience in resource planning and competence management, project reporting including definition and collation of KPIs and factory maintenance and PM planning is desirable. Holding a degree or HND in Manufacturing or Engineering Discipline and holding an IOSH/NEBOSH certificate would be advantageous.

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!

Recruiters please note that we have a list of approved recruitment agency partners in place and we will contact agencies directly should we require support. Any unsolicited CV’s received via an agency will be accepted with thanks but without fee.