Production Supervisor

Euro Projects Recruitment - Engineering, Manufacturing & Technology; Bicester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 day week – Mon to Thu; Fridays off

Job summary

Euro Projects Recruitment - Engineering, Manufacturing & Technology is seeking a Production Team Leader to own a small, technically diverse surface finishing department, including powder coating, wet paint and chemical coatings. You will work alongside two technicians to ensure quality and on-time delivery across medical, automotive, EV, audio and specialist engineering sectors.

The role focuses on planning, workflow, process improvement, quality, and documentation, with no traditional

Qualifications

• Background in manufacturing/engineering environment.
• Experience with finishing processes is advantageous.
• Proactive problem-solver who focuses on detail and process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of day-to-day planning, scheduling and workflow across a small department.
• Collaborate with two technicians to ensure quality and timely delivery.
• Improve SOPs, work instructions and operational documentation.
• Monitor productivity, quality, rework and department performance.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency and process control.
• Work with engineering, planning and customers to deliver robust finishing processes.

Skills

Senior Technician

Team Leader

Manufacturing Engineer

Process Engineer

Production Engineer

Tools

Powder coating

Wet paint

Job description

• 4 day week – Monday to Thursday. Every Friday off!
• This is a newly created role taking ownership of a small, technically diverse surface finishing department covering powder coating, wet paint and chemical coatings.
• Interesting work across medical, automotive, EV, audio and specialist engineering sectors.

This is not a traditional people-management role. You’ll work alongside two experienced technicians, focusing on planning and workflow, process improvement, quality, documentation and bringing greater structure and visibility to the department.

This Production Team Leader job will suit:

• A Senior Technician, Team Leader, Manufacturing Engineer, Process Engineer, Production Engineer or similar.
• Someone from a manufacturing, engineering, production, process improvement or surface finishing environment.
• Experience within powder coating, wet paint, plating, anodising or surface treatments would be advantageous but is not essential.
• A practical problem solver who enjoys getting into the detail and improving how things work.
• Someone comfortable taking greater ownership without wanting a traditional people-management role.

This Production Team Leader job will involve:

• Taking ownership of day-to-day planning, scheduling and workflow across a small department.
• Working alongside two experienced technicians to ensure quality and delivery requirements are achieved.
• Improving processes, SOPs, work instructions and operational documentation.
• Monitoring productivity, quality, rework and overall department performance.
• Identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency and process control.
• Working closely with engineering, planning and customers to deliver robust, repeatable finishing processes.

This Production Team Leader role is commutable from Oxford, Bicester, Banbury, Brackley, Buckingham, Kidlington, Aylesbury and surrounding areas.