Production Supervisor

ABP UK; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

ABP UK in Glasgow seeks an experienced production leader to drive quality, safety and efficiency in the department. You will oversee throughput targets, maintain KPI reporting, and lead cost-saving and continuous improvement initiatives while managing staff under HACCP and GMP governance.

Responsibilities include ensuring health and safety compliance, effective use of resources, and clear communication with other departments. Regular team meetings and staff development are expected.

Qualifications

• Experience implementing HACCP and GMP practices.
• Strong knowledge of food safety regulations and labelling requirements.
• Proven ability to manage budgets and reduce costs.

Responsibilities

• Achieve agreed throughput and yield targets with daily monitoring.
• Maintain KPI visibility and report on pack rates and waste.
• Lead regular team meetings and staff training in line with policy.
• Ensure information flows to all relevant departments and systems (Innova).
• Manage staffing, equipment, and consumables to meet production needs.
• Drive continuous improvement projects and cost-saving initiatives.
• Ensure product quality meets customer specifications through liaison with Technical.
• Monitor and enforce health, safety and hygiene standards across the department.

Skills

Leadership

Quality control

HACCP

Health & safety

Budgeting

Team coordination

Tools

Innova system

Job description

Role Definition:

Accountable for the effective, efficient and economic management of the specified department, always ensuring management coverage for staff

complying at all times with company operating requirements. Paying special regard to

Quality, cost control, yield and utilisation

health, safety & ethics

traceability,

product safety, authenticity and integrity,

labelling and

company, personal & food hygiene rules and legislation

Accountabilities

1.Ensure agreed throughput and yield/ giveaway targets are met

Set through put targets achieved.

Completion of yield/ giveaway documents

Maintain yields and giveaway within set targets

Explain and have information for why the targets have not been maintained

Maintain visual monitors in department. And ensure they are up to date hourly.

2. Continuous improvements in efficiency achieved and communicated

Completion of the following documents

Lost time reports throughout the day and reasons why time has been lost.

Waste control/ reports

Daily operating record reports

Attendance register at beginning of day

Request for agency staff when required

Breakdown reports

Daily plan at shift start

Daily overtime report and handover

Any other task that may be a reasonable request of your role

Daily review with manager on department

Performance on KPI's. Including pack rates and if targets have not been achieved why not.

Review line leaders weekly on their performance

Cost saving projects

3. Ensure all relevant information is passed on to relevant departments.

Innova system updated and maintained at all times and any variances from plan reported.

4. To ensure the most effective/efficient utilisation of department resources, labour and machinery.

. To monitor manning levels overtime and holiday against site requirements and take Any necessary corrective action.

To ensure you provide your staff with the correct equipment and consumables to Achieve The production requirements.

Break times are monitored, any violation of set times must be controlled through your Supervisors.

To attend regular team meetings with Dept. staff reviewed against action log.

5. Team building

Manage SIC meetings

. To attend regular team meetings with Department staff and to liaise with Immediate manager. Report back to shop floor any issues raised.

6. To operate to Company Best Practice

In line with Company policies & procedures

To ensure all areas are kept clean and tidy

7. To ensure our products meet our customer Requirements.

To monitor product quality against customer specification through liaison with the Technical department.

8. To liaise/communicate with colleagues and Departments.

To enhance team building by monitoring colleague perception of how you communicate between departments and the Quality of your performance.

9. To carry out any other duties that may be Reasonably requested by your line manager.

Successful completion of tasks set.

Support across all factory areas should this be required

10. To complete samples requests when required

To complete sample required to the highest quality and ensure they are all correct.

Budget responsibilities:

Site budget: Be aware of budget constraints and support initiatives to reduce costs.

Ensure best value and cost-effective use of people/overtime.

Be aware of ppk cost and yield/giveaway costs.

Knowledge and Experience

To be aware of H.A.C.C.P. System

To adhere to current legislation with regards to safe food production

To monitor staff personal hygiene practices

To ensure that the products meet individual customer requirements

To comply with Company Policy to ensure the adherence on all matters concerning Health and Safety.

To ensure all staff is trained in line with the Company Best Practice Policy.

That Individual Development needs are regularly monitored and meet Company Best Practice Policy.

To ensure awareness and compliance of H.A.C.C.P. procedures as set out in the Quality Manual

Analysis of customer complaints/rejection levels with reference to departmental issues and take appropriate actions.

Review Good Manufacturing Practice (G.M.P.)

Audit and take appropriate action.

To ensure the product is processed in line with agreed procedures and specifications.

To monitor against Customer feedback via team briefing.

To work in a manner as to prevent/minimise The risk of accidents.

To report or prevent any personnel believed To be endangering themselves or others.

Ensure Training matrix are up to date and reviewed

All new staff have undergone the Appropriate induction programme

All staff will be trained to the applicable departmental procedures

All back to work/late to work interviews are carried out at the agreed time and

Any action Required and noted.

Regular Team Briefings to be carried out in Accordance to the set programme