Production Supervisor

Candour Talent Ltd; Port Talbot; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Electric car scheme

Workplace pension

Company sick pay

Job summary

Candour Talent are recruiting a Production Supervisor for a client in Port Talbot. The role focuses on technical leadership, continuous improvement and delivering safe, reliable, high-quality production output in a fast-moving FMCG environment.

You will lead the production section, develop the team across shifts, coordinate maintenance activities with engineering, and drive lean initiatives such as SMED and Root Cause Analysis to optimise performance.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in FMCG/high-speed manufacturing.
• Experience in leading and developing a team.
• ILM Level 3 or equivalent leadership qualification desirable.
• Strong Lean Manufacturing and problem-solving mindset.
• A strong safety-conscious approach with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead overall technical leadership, development, performance, and continuous improvement of the designated production section.
• Day-to-day responsibility for technical performance, people development, machine/equipment condition, tooling readiness, process control, and continuous improvement of the section.
• Coordinate and deliver maintenance and improvement activities across lithography equipment during planned maintenance windows, shutdowns and major engineering interventions.
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities and lead initiatives as the technical expert for the production area, ensuring people, equipment, tooling, materials and working methods are developed to deliver safe, reliable, high-quality, efficient production output.
• Train and develop operators and team leaders across all shifts, providing technical support, coaching/mentoring, and maintaining consistent standards.
• Involve in production-led maintenance, machine condition, tooling control, process optimisation, changeovers, technical problem solving, OEM coordination, Lean Manufacturing, SMED and RCA.

Skills

Team leadership

Coaching

Lean Manufacturing

SMED

Root Cause Analysis

Education

ILM Level 3 or equivalent leadership qualification

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Production Supervisor

Candour Talent are currently recruiting for a Production Supervisor to join our client based in Port Talbot.

Job Details

• Location: Port Talbot
• Employment Type: Permanent/Full Time
• Working Hours: Mon-Fri Days
• Starting Salary: Circa £44k
• Benefits: Excellent, including private medical insurance, life assurance, electric car scheme, workplace pension, and company sick pay scheme

The Role

• The successful candidate will be responsible for the overall technical leadership, development, performance, and continuous improvement of their designated production section.
• Day-to-day responsibility for the technical performance, people development, machine/equipment condition, tooling readiness, process control, and continuous improvement of the section.
• During planned maintenance windows, shutdowns, and major engineering interventions, you will be required to will work closely with the maintenance engineering team to coordinate and deliver maintenance and improvement activities across the lithography equipment.
• The Production Supervisor will identify continuous improvement opportunities and lead initiatives as the technical expert for their production area, ensuring people, equipment, tooling, materials, and working methods are continually developed to deliver safe, reliable, high-quality, and efficient production output.
• The role also has responsibility for training and development of operators and team leaders across all shifts, providing technical support, coaching/mentoring, and maintaining consistent standards.
• Other responsibilities include, production-led maintenance, machine condition, tooling control, process optimisation, changeovers, technical problem solving, OEM coordination, Lean Manufacturing, SMED, and Root Cause Analysis.

The Ideal Candidate

• Significant experience within an FMCG, high-speed manufacturing, or comparable automated production environment.
• Experience of managing, leading, coaching and/or developing a team.
• ILM Level 3 or equivalent leadership qualification is desirable.
• Visible and supportive leadership style with visible presence on the factory floor.
• Able to coach, train and transfer technical knowledge effectively.
• Able to assess team capability and identify where technical skills or training need to be strengthened across shifts.
• Experience with preventative maintenance, machinery fault finding, and structured problem solving.
• Strong understanding of Lean Manufacturing, SMED, Root Cause Analysis, 5S and continuous improvement principles.
• Positive approach to continuous improvement, innovation, and development of people and processes.
• Ability to interpret production data, technical information, and equipment performance.
• Able to work independently while collaborating effectively with Production, Maintenance, Quality, Technical, HSE, Planning, Tooling, and external suppliers.
• Experience working with OEMs, external suppliers, and specialist technical providers.
• Flexible and willing to provide reasonable out-of-hours technical support when required.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Organised, reliable and able to manage multiple technical priorities.
• Highly safety-conscious with strong attention to detail.