Production Shift Supervisor - Viaflo

Zvh; Tetford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25 days

Employee discount

Blue light card

Internal progression opportunities

Pension 8%

Employee assistance

Job summary

Baxter is seeking an expert Production Supervisor for the Thetford Plant to lead manufacturing, filling and packaging activities. You will drive GMP/EHS compliance, coach teams, and deliver on production targets in a highly regulated setting.

As a hands-on, proactive leader with several years of experience, you will manage shifts, develop staff, and partner with quality and engineering to sustain high performance and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience in a highly regulated manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading staff at all levels and cross-functional teams.
• Experience with structured problem-solving tools and lean methodologies (Lean Six Sigma).
• Knowledge of implementing lean manufacturing initiatives.
• Strong computer literacy and proficiency with MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Ensure activities meet GMP and EHS standards and coach employees on practices.
• Maintain GMP compliance and housekeeping across the department.
• Meet daily output targets and drive production efficiencies on all lines.
• Coordinate department training and maintain training records; recruit and develop staff.
• Manage shifts, including recruitment, training, succession planning; oversee performance.
• Coordinate support for breakdowns and downtime; respond to incidents as required.

Skills

People management

Problem solving

Lean manufacturing

Lean six sigma

MS Office

Shift work experience

Tools

MS Office

Job description

This is where your 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.

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‑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.

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.

Benefits

• 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

Salary & Hours

We offer a competitive salary AND a weekly shift allowance. 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.

This is where you belong.

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.

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