Production Shift Supervisor

Baxter; Tetford; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Employee discount scheme

Blue light card

Internal progression opportunities

Subsided canteen

Westfield healthcare

Up to 8% pension contribution

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Baxter is seeking an expert Production Supervisor for the Thetford Plant to lead manufacturing, filling and packaging operations. You will ensure GMP and EHS compliance and drive a safety-first culture.

The role requires hands-on leadership in a highly regulated environment, with several years of supervisory experience and a proactive approach. Shifts are rotating, offering a competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience leading staff at all levels across cross-functional teams.
• Structured problem-solving experience using lean six-sigma methods.
• Experience implementing lean manufacturing initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Ensure GMP and EHS standards and legislation are followed and coach teams.
• Lead shift performance, complete accurate shift reports, and drive improvements.
• Coordinate department training and maintain training records; manage recruitment and succession.
• Oversee manufacturing, filling and packaging processes; manage budgets and cost improvement projects.
• Meet daily output targets and drive production efficiencies across all lines.

Skills

People management

Lean Six Sigma

Lean manufacturing

Communication

Shift work experience

Tools

MS Office

Job description

• Ensure all activities are carried out to appropriate GMP and EHS standards and Legislation.
• Promote a positive safety and quality culture in the company and coach employees on EHS and quality practices.
• Ensure all areas of responsibility are GMP compliant, housekeeping standards are always maintained.
• Ensure that all products are produced to the required specification.
• Overall responsibility for Shift performance and opportunities for improvement.
• Complete accurate shift report and identify actions relating to performance.
• Co-ordination of training across the department, maintaining accurate records on the department training matrix
• Manage the shift to include recruitment, training and development, and succession planning.
• Absence and performance management across the team
• Co-ordinate support for breakdowns etc
• Meet daily output targets, identify, and drive production efficiencies across all production lines using.
• Adhere to annual budgets, identifying and instigating cost improvement projects where appropriate.
• Other duties as required and directed by the Production Manager.

  We are seeking an expert Production Supervisor to join our Thetford Plant within our operational team to provide leadership, being responsible for the manufacturing, filling and packaging of our products. You will need to have a background of working in a highly regulated industry, be a result driven, hands-on manager with a proactive nature and several years of experience leading, supervising and developing operational teams., Experienced production supervisor within a highly regulated environment

• Highly effective people management skills - experience of leading staff at all levels along with cross functional teams.
• Experience of structured problem-solving tools and lean six-sigma methods.
• Experience in implementing lean manufacturing initiatives.
• Strong computer literacy & proficient in the use of MS Office tools.
• Experience of working shift- nights and weekends.

Skills / competencies:

• Must be a natural teammate, able to develop strong working relationships with the rest of the management team.
• Understand how the Production function adds customer value to a business and supports the achievement of the site's goals.
• Ability to lead, motivate and train supervisors, line leaders and general operators.
• Ability to communicate effectively with site management, production, engineering and quality personnel.
• Ability to plan workloads & work to tight timelines.

At Baxter, we believe every person-regardless of who they are or where they are from-deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond.

This role is rotating shifts, Monday-Sunday between 06:00-18:00/18:00-06:00 which is 42 hours per week. This could look like 3 days on, 4 off, 2 nights on, 3 off etc. We offer a competitive salary AND a weekly shift allowance. We offer some fantastic benefits which are listed below.

We offer a competitive salary AND a weekly shift allowance. We offer some fantastic benefits which are listed below.

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Employee discount scheme
• Blue light card
• Fantastic internal progression opportunities
• Subsided canteen
• Westfield healthcare
• Up to 8% pension contribution
• Employee assistance programme