Production Supervisor

Elevation Recruitment Group; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Elevation Recruitment Group is seeking a Production Supervisor for a busy Huddersfield manufacturing site, combining day-to-day leadership with practical engineering support and a focus on quality, safety and performance.

You will join a close-knit production team where you can make a tangible impact on the shop floor, driving output and continuous improvement while maintaining strict health and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Previous experience supervising within an engineering/manufacturing environment.
• Time-served engineering background.
• Ability to operate lathes and milling machines would be beneficial.
• Strong problem-solving and process-improvement skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage production staffing and daily shop-floor activities.
• Ensure output, quality and delivery targets are achieved.
• Lead, develop and motivate production employees.
• Support the assembly and testing of products when required.
• Manage the maintenance and improvement of production equipment and tooling.
• Troubleshooting manufacturing issues and identifying root causes.
• Support continuous improvement projects and future business growth.
• Maintaining strong communication across the production team.
• Ensuring health, safety and environmental procedures are followed.
• Maintaining high housekeeping standards and a clean, safe workplace.

Skills

People management

Problem solving

Quality & safety

Organisational skills

Lathe operation

Milling machine operation

Tools

Lathe

Milling machine

Job description

Elevation Recruitment Group are pleased to be supporting an established specialist engineering manufacturer in Huddersfield to recruit a Production Supervisor. This is a varied position combining day-to-day production leadership with practical engineering support, continuous improvement and responsibility for quality, safety and performance.

You’ll be joining a close-knit manufacturing operation where you can make a genuine impact on the factory floor.

What’s on offer

Monday-to-Friday day shift with a 12:30pm finish every Friday

Key responsibilities of the Production Supervisor include:

• Managing production staffing and daily shop-floor activities
• Ensuring output, quality and delivery targets are achieved
• Leading, developing and motivating production employees
• Supporting the assembly and testing of products when required
• Managing the maintenance and improvement of production equipment and tooling
• Troubleshooting manufacturing issues and identifying root causes
• Supporting continuous improvement projects and future business growth
• Maintaining strong communication across the production team
• Ensuring health, safety and environmental procedures are followed
• Maintaining high housekeeping standards and a clean, safe workplace

We’re looking for experienced Production Supervisors with the below skills & experience:

• Previous experience supervising within an engineering or manufacturing environment
• A time-served engineering background
• The ability to operate lathes and milling machines would be beneficial
• Strong problem-solving and process-improvement skills
• Confident communication and people-management abilities
• Excellent attention to detail and sound judgement
• A flexible, hands-on approach, including occasional overtime when required

If you’re an experienced manufacturing supervisor who enjoys remaining close to the product, the people and the day-to-day operation, we’d love to hear from you.