Production Supervisor

The Best Connection; East Grinstead; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

The Best Connection in East Grinstead is seeking an experienced Production Supervisor to join a well-established food production company. You will oversee daily production operations and lead a team to maintain high standards of safety and quality.

Key duties include start-up checks, accurate records, material planning, staff training, waste management, non-conformance reporting, and HACCP oversight. Salary is £40,000 per year or £17.09 hourly, with Sunday to Thursday 8am–6pm shifts.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills
• Good time management and ability to work under pressure
• Ability to train and develop others in the team
• Proactive mindset and disciplined record-keeping

Responsibilities

• Taking control of the production area and managing the team day to day.
• Carrying out start-up checks to ensure everything is ready before the shift begins.
• Ensures all production records are completed accurately and on time.
• Monitoring raw material stock levels and communicating requirements to management.
• Training team members on tasks and ensuring competency sign offs are in place.
• Managing waste removal.
• Reporting any non-conformances or fabrication issues and following them to resolution.
• Keeping HACCP controls under constant review and acting fast if anything is out of control.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Time management

Ability to train others

Proactive mindset

Record-keeping accuracy

Job description

The Best Connection is currently seeking an experienced and proactive Production Supervisor to join a well-established food production company based in East Grinstead.

Industry: Food Production

Hours: Sunday to Thursday, 8am to 6pm

Pay: £40,000 per annum or £17.09 an hour

Key Responsibilities of the Production Supervisor:

• Taking control of the production area and managing the team day to day.
• Carrying out start-up checks to ensure everything is ready before the shift begins.
• Ensures all production records are completed accurately and on time.
• Monitoring raw material stock levels and communicating requirements to management.
• Training team members on tasks and ensuring competency sign offs are in place.
• Managing waste removal.
• Reporting any non-conformance's, out of specification products or fabrication issues immediately - and following them through to resolutions.
• Keeping HACCP controls under constant review and acting fast if anything is out of control.

Requirements of the Production Supervisor:

• Proven experience in a food production supervisory role is ideal
• Strong communication skills
• Good time management and the ability to work under pressure
• Competency to train and develop others in the teamProactive mindset
• Accurate and disciplined when it comes to record-keeping.