Production Supervisor

Mansell Recruitment Group; Dartford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Ongoing training

Modern manufacturing environment

Stable and growing business

Job summary

Mansell Recruitment Group is recruiting a Production Supervisor for a well-established manufacturing business in Dartford. You will lead a production team, plan shop floor activities, and ensure customer delivery targets are met while upholding quality and safety.

The role requires experience supervising 10+ staff, strong leadership, and the ability to drive improvements using production schedules and KPIs.

Qualifications

• Supervisory experience leading a team of 10+ people.
• Manufacturing experience.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Good organisational and planning ability.
• Experience working to production schedules and KPIs.
• Proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement.
• Ability to motivate, coach and develop production teams.
• Good IT skills including Outlook/Teams/email.

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and support a production team to achieve daily production targets.
• Plan and organise shop floor production to meet customer delivery schedules.
• Allocate workloads and manage workflow across the department.
• Ensure production is carried out safely while maintaining high quality standards.
• Promote and maintain 5S and safe working practices throughout the production area.
• Monitor productivity and performance against company KPIs.
• Identify production bottlenecks and implement improvements to increase efficiency.
• Train, mentor and develop team members to improve flexibility across the production department.

Skills

Leadership

Team supervision

Manufacturing experience

Planning & organisation

Communication skills

Problem solving

Continuous improvement

Motivate & develop teams

Tools

MS Outlook

MS Teams

Email

Job description

The Company

A well-established manufacturing business specialising in high-quality engineered products is seeking to recruit a Production Supervisor to join its growing team.

Working within a fast-paced manufacturing environment, you will play a key role in leading production operations, ensuring customer orders are delivered on time, and driving quality, safety and continuous improvement across your area.

The Candidate

You should have:

• Previous supervisory experience leading a team of 10+ people
• Manufacturing experience
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Good organisational and planning ability
• Experience working to production schedules and KPIs
• A proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement
• The ability to motivate, coach and develop production teams
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Outlook, Teams and email
• A flexible approach with the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment

The Role

• Lead, motivate and support a production team to achieve daily production targets
• Plan and organise shop floor production to meet customer delivery schedules
• Allocate workloads and manage workflow across the department
• Ensure production is carried out safely while maintaining high quality standards
• Promote and maintain 5S and safe working practices throughout the production area
• Monitor productivity and performance against company KPIs
• Identify production bottlenecks and implement improvements to increase efficiency
• Ensure production staff are working to the latest SOPs, engineering drawings, ECNs, CCNs and Quality Alerts
• Train, mentor and develop team members to improve flexibility across the production department
• Manage holidays, overtime, attendance and timekeeping
• Support the onboarding and training of new employees
• Work closely with Production, Engineering, Quality, Stores and Production Control teams to ensure production objectives are achieved
• Liaise with the Production Manager regarding staffing, production issues and operational improvements
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement and lean manufacturing
• Carry out any other duties required to support the manufacturing operation

Benefits

• Up to £34,000
• Company pension
• Ongoing training and development
• Opportunity to lead and develop a successful production team
• Modern manufacturing environment
• Stable and growing business