Production Supervisor

Safran S.A.; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Safran Landing Systems is seeking a Production Team Leader in Gloucester, UK. The role manages production plans across MRO operations, leading from the front to coordinate kit completion and despatch while driving continuous improvement and a structured approach.

The candidate should have engineering experience and be capable of communicating KPIs, using Lean methods, and applying 5S and QRQC tools. A hands-on leadership style is essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Engineering background with production/manufacturing exposure.
• Proven experience in leading a team.
• Knowledge of lean principles and Green Belt level.
• Hands-on approach and KPI communication.
• Good MS Office skills (PowerPoint, Word, Excel).
• Familiarity with 8D and QRQC tools advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team with people management and use of reports to support performance and attendance.
• Accountability for dedicated focals, 5S, Calibration, Maintenance, Health & Safety, Tooling, and documentation reviews.
• Ensure SOPs are followed at all times.
• Drive Continuous Improvement via mapping, kaizen events, 5S.
• Cascade policy and information across the team and wider business.
• Control WIP, rotable parts and SPT reduction.
• Ensure Airworthiness regulations compliance via procedure reviews.
• Engage employees; contribute to QRQC meetings and related action plans.

Skills

Leadership

Lean principles

Hands-on approach

KPI interpretation

MS Office

5S & QRQC tools

Education

Engineering background

Tools

PowerPoint

Word

Excel

8D

QRQC

Job description

Production Team Leader
Gloucester UK
Shift based: Rotation

Salary

• Starting (80%) = £45,867 + £7,460 – £12,120 shift premium
• Fully competent & consistently performing well (90%) = £51,590 + £7,460 – £12,120 shift premium
• Max salary, related to repeated over performance & identified as talent development (100%) = £57,322 + £7,460 – £12,120 shift premium

Are you ready to contribute to ambitious projects and create a positive impact in the aerospace industry? Safran Landing Systems are a global leader in aircraft landing and braking systems, from commercial and business travel to military and defence fleets. Our expertise cover the entire life cycle of our products from end-to-end; OEM Design, Engineering & Manufacturing, through to Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO).

Your Role: The Production Team Leader is a critical position within our MRO (maintenance, repair, and overhaul) operations where you will play an active role in the completion of production plans with responsibility for processes across multiple products. You'll lead from the front and collaborate with other Team Leaders to coordinate completion of kits to despatch. Technically strong, drive and a structured approach will be vital!

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the team, ensuring effective people management and use of reports and application of tool kits to support performance, conduct, absence, wellbeing, annual leave management, overtime reviews
• Take accountability for dedicated focals in your area of responsibility to control key processes, including but not limited to 5S, Calibration, Maintenance, Health & Safety, Tooling, technical documentation reviews and GPI's
• Ensure that works procedures and SOP's are adhered to at all times
• Lead on Continuous Improvement initiatives including process mapping, kaizen events, 5S etc
• Effectively cascade policy deployment initiatives and information across your team and wider business
• Effective control of WIP levels, rotable piece parts and SPT reduction
• Champion adherence to the Airworthiness regulations and ensure compliance via robust and accurate works procedure reviews
• Enhance Employee Engagement - Contribute to QRQC meetings and own action plans associated to improvements in internal quality/rejects. Update during monthly reviews

What You'll Bring

• A strong engineering background is highly desired, ideally within a production, manufacturing or assembly environment (aerospace would be advantageous but not essential!)
• Demonstrable experience of leading & managing a team
• A working knowledge of lean principles, ideally to Green Belt level, and how to deploy these to drive continuous improvement within your area
• The ability to adopt an efficient 'hands‑on' approach as appropriate
• Capable of interpreting and communicating KPI's and developing appropriate actions
• Good knowledge of Microsoft applications, in particular Power Point, Word, Excel
• Familiarity of 8D and QRQC tools would be advantageous

At Safran, we understand that diversity and inclusion make teams stronger and more effective, and as an organisation, we are committed to fair and equitable employment practices for everyone. We also know that some candidates may be put off applying for jobs where they don't meet 100% of the criteria outlined in the advert, however, we encourage anybody to apply if you can demonstrate a variety of skills and experience relevant to the requirements of this role. Please let us know if you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments to the application or hiring process that may better facilitate your participation.

Offers of employment will be subject to a relevant level of company security vetting, which includes a criminal record check