Production Shift Supervisor - Viaflo

Baxter International Inc.; Tetford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Employee discount scheme

Blue light card

Internal progression opportunities

Subsidised canteen

Westfield healthcare

Up to 8% pension contribution

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Baxter International Inc. in Thetford seeks an expert Production Supervisor to lead manufacturing, filling and packaging within a regulated environment. You will manage teams, ensure GMP/EHS standards, and drive continuous improvements.

This on-site role requires hands-on leadership and several years of supervisory experience. We offer rotation across shifts (42 hours/week) and a competitive salary with a weekly shift allowance, plus extensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Experienced production supervisor in a highly regulated environment.
• Proven people management skills with cross-functional teams.
• Experience with Lean Six-Sigma methods and lean manufacturing initiatives.
• Strong computer literacy and MS Office proficiency.
• Experience working night shifts and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all activities are carried out to GMP and EHS standards and legislation.
• Promote a positive safety and quality culture and coach staff on EHS and quality practices.
• Ensure areas are GMP compliant and housekeeping standards are maintained.
• Ensure products are produced to required specifications and meet targets.
• Overall responsibility for shift performance and improvement opportunities.
• Complete accurate shift reports and identify actions related to performance.
• Coordinate training and maintain department training records.
• Manage the shift including recruitment, training, development, and succession planning.
• Oversee absence and performance management across the team.
• Coordinate breakdown support and maximize production efficiency.
• Meet daily output targets and drive production efficiencies across lines.
• Adhere to budgets and implement cost improvement projects where appropriate.
• Carry out other duties as directed by the Production Manager.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Lean six-sigma

Lean manufacturing

MS Office

Shift work (nights/weekends)

Regulated environment

Tools

MS Office

Job description

• Co-ordinate support for breakdowns etc

This is whereyour work makes a difference.

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.

Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results.

Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride.

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.

This role is rotating shifts, Monday‑Sunday between06:00-18:00/18:00-06:00 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.

• 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

Responsibilities

• 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‑coordinate 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.

Relevant experience

• 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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

Reasonable Accommodations

Baxter is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities globally. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please click on the link here and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.