Operations Supervisor

TN United Kingdom; Minworth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Operations Supervisor to lead a dynamic team in Minworth. This role involves overseeing operations, ensuring safety compliance, and driving performance improvements. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills and a solid understanding of business planning and data analysis. Join a growing international organization that values personal growth and offers a competitive compensation package. This position provides a unique opportunity to contribute to a seamless supply chain and make a real impact in the industry.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of supervisory experience with strong leadership and integrity.
• Solid understanding of business planning and performance metrics.

Responsibilities

• Oversee health, safety, and environmental issues on shift.
• Manage manpower resources and drive operational performance improvements.
• Ensure adherence to company standards and conduct training needs analysis.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Data Analysis

Problem Diagnosis

Business Planning

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for an Operations Supervisor to join our team in Minworth/Birmingham. The Operations Supervisor will oversee business operations, delegating tasks to team members and resolving problems that occur on their shift.

How you will contribute

• Responsible for all on shift Health, Safety, Environmental issues arising including: Full Safety incident investigation and corrective action implementation. Ensuring all employees understand the need for safe working. Ensure the adherence of site H&S procedures.
• Responsible for identifying and implementing corrective actions for issues arising that affect the successful achievement of departmental KPI as well as specifying process improvements that will enhance operational performance.
• Responsible for representing the department at internal and external customer meetings. Communicate departmental shift issues and performance at team briefs. Attend team board reviews and board walks.
• Manage manpower resource effectively to support customer delivery requirements and also Lean Manufacturing principles – including the implementation of CI activity. Drive company Absence Control Procedures to ensure maximum attendance levels. Deal with all personnel issues on shift in line with Company Policy.
• Responsible for Managing the development and maintenance of accurate Standard Work documentation. Continually audit employees against the standard to drive process consistency. Use the process to Coach employees and Team leaders to maintain process standards while driving a zero-tolerance mindset for process deviation.
• Identify departmental training needs using company training process (Training matrix, Gap Analysis etc) to maximize employee versatility. Capture all training with sign off documentation.
• Drive Departmental Quality objectives. Carry out and complete full PPS activity and Root Cause Analysis for any Premium Freight, scrap costs or stock losses.
• Assisting production in engineering changes, production trials, model change and pilot build.
• Enact contingency plans as needed, escalate and direct activities during system problems, disasters, etc, identify potential problems, troubleshoot, escalate issues to management, provide input for future process improvements.
• Review ongoing performance results to targets. Take corrective measures with authorization, escalate as needed.
• Responsible for providing effective supervision to the Warehouse Managers and/or team, enforcing company standards.

What you will bring

• Two or more years of experience in supervisory roles.
• Excellent leadership skills, with steadfast resolve and personal integrity.
• Understanding of business planning.
• Solid grasp of data analysis and performance metrics.
• Ability to diagnose problems quickly and foresee potential issues.

Compensation

DP World offers exciting and challenging roles within a growing international organization. We strive to hire and develop the right people, locally and globally, stimulating personal growth and self-development within an informal atmosphere. We offer a market competitive compensation package.

About DP World

DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally. With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 103,000 employees spanning 75 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future.