Production Supervisor

Streamline Search; Sidcup; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Company pension scheme

Early finish Fridays

Working hours 8am-5pm Mon-Thu, 8am-1pm

Job summary

Streamline Search Ltd. is seeking a hands-on Production Supervisor to lead a production workshop in the UK. You will supervise a team of engineers, coordinate production activities with the Production Manager, and ensure pumps, valves and pipework are installed to exacting standards.

The role requires brazing and silver soldering experience, a solid mechanical engineering background, and strong planning skills to meet schedules while maintaining high quality and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Experience as Production/Workshop Supervisor or Team Leader.
• Strong mechanical engineering background in machinery manufacture or similar environment.
• Proven brazing and silver soldering experience.
• Experience installing pumps, valves and pipework components.
• Able to read and interpret pipework schematics/technical drawings.
• Good knowledge of production planning, work allocation and workshop scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day running of the production workshop, ensuring activities are organised and priorities are maintained.
• Directly supervise a team of approximately eight production staff, allocating work and monitoring performance.
• Work with the Production Manager to plan, schedule and coordinate workshop activities.
• Carry out and oversee brazing, silver soldering and installation of pumps, valves and associated pipework.
• Read and interpret pipework schematics, ensuring work is completed accurately and to specification.
• Provide practical technical support to workshop staff, troubleshooting mechanical issues.
• Monitor production timelines, ensuring work is completed efficiently with minimal disruption.
• Maintain high standards of workmanship, quality and attention to detail.
• Identify opportunities to improve workshop processes, efficiency and production standards.
• Ensure the workshop operates in an organised, productive and safe manner.

Skills

Team leadership

Mechanical engineering

Brazing & silver soldering

Pipework installation

Reading technical drawings

Job description

Production Supervisor Required!

Our client is a leading UK-based manufacturer of specialist sterilisation solutions, serving a variety of professional, research, and clinical sectors worldwide.

Our client is looking for an experienced Production Supervisor to join their team. This is a hands-on role combining team supervision, production coordination and practical mechanical work. Working alongside the Production Manager, you will oversee a team of engineers ensuring workshop activities are well organised, production targets are met and machines are manufactured and assembled to the highest standards.

Package:

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Company pension scheme
• Early finish Fridays
• Working hours Monday - Thursday 8am till 5pm and Fridays 8am till 1pmProduction Supervisor - Responsibilities:

Production Supervisor - Responsibilities:

• Oversee the day-to-day running of the production workshop, ensuring activities are organised and production priorities are maintained.
• Directly supervise a team of approximately eight production staff, allocating work and monitoring performance.
• Work closely with the Production Manager to plan, schedule and coordinate workshop activities.
• Carry out and oversee brazing, silver soldering and the installation of pumps, valves and associated pipework components.
• Read and interpret pipework schematics, ensuring work is completed accurately and to specification.
• Provide practical technical support to workshop staff, troubleshooting mechanical issues and resolving production problems.
• Monitor production timelines, ensuring work is completed efficiently and with minimal disruption.
• Maintain high standards of workmanship, quality and attention to detail throughout the manufacturing process.
• Identify opportunities to improve workshop processes, efficiency and overall production standards.
• Ensure the workshop operates in an organised, productive and safe manner.

Production Supervisor - Requirements:

• Previous experience in a Production/Workshop Supervisor or Team Leader role
• Strong mechanical engineering background, ideally within machinery manufacture, assembly or a similar engineering environment.
• Proven practical experience in brazing and silver soldering.
• Experience installing pumps, valves and associated pipework components.
• Confident reading and interpreting pipework schematics and technical drawings.
• Good understanding of production planning, work allocation and workshop scheduling.