Production Supervisor

GT England; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Greene Tweed in the United Kingdom seeks a Manufacturing Supervisor to oversee daily production operations, staffing, and safety compliance. You will lead continuous improvement initiatives and ensure on-time delivery while controlling costs.

The role requires hands-on leadership in a Lean environment and collaboration across shifts to meet plant objectives. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in manufacturing with 3+ years in supervision, and a Lean Six Sigma background.

Qualifications

• HS Diploma/GED required; BS Degree preferred.
• Lean Six Sigma certification desired.
• 5 years of manufacturing experience with at least 3 years in direct supervision.
• Experience in Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage daily operation of the production area and staffing levels.
• Provide training to workforce to ensure quality products.
• Administer safety policies and corrective actions as needed.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration across shifts to meet objectives.
• Analyze department performance and drive continuous improvement using metrics.
• Enforce Standard Work and update Work Instructions.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Manufacturing leadership

Supervision

Communication skills

Education

HS Diploma/GED

BS Degree preferred

Job description

At Greene, Tweed, you'll find the cutting-edge technology, world-class polymer expertise and endless advancement opportunities you'd expect from a multi-national industry leader. You'll find them all in an environment that embraces diversity in people and opinions, moves decision making to the point of impact, and celebrates your success. If you enjoy continuous learning and are excited about working with and creating technological solutions, explore career opportunities with Greene, Tweed.

Job summary

Primarily responsible for the overall safety, quality and productivity of the production areas ensuring on-time delivery while maintaining cost of goods sold (COGS) to budget plans. Will foster engaged employees that drives continuous improvement through Lean Six Sigma (LSS) principles such as Statistical Process Controls (SPC) and DMAIC process, ensuring the optimal utilization of employees, equipment and material according to all order fulfilment requirements – quality, timeliness and cost

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

• Plan and manage the daily operation of assigned department(s), including the daily management and maintenance of staffing levels (direct/contract) and budget accountability to accomplish plant objectives in an effective and efficient manner
• Provide necessary training and reinforcement to workforce to ensure they understand and can apply the skills required to produce quality products according to Greene, Tweed and customer requirements;
• Administer Company rules, regulations & safety policies, initiating and recommending corrective actions;
• Provide direction, and strength of Leadership, initiating communication and working cross functionally across all levels, collaborating between shifts/departments on a consistent basis. Addresses issues and maintains availability to operators to answer questions as required;
• Actively analyze department performance against metrics and identify opportunity for continuous improvement. Creates, posts and communicates to ensure everyone understands their role in achieving plant commitments;
• Guide workforce in the compliance to Standard Work, recommends improvements in Work Instructions, methods, processes, policies and equipment and ensures operators are informed

Required Minimum Qualifications

Education/Certifications

• HS Diploma/GED required; Preference given to candidates with BS Degree
• Lean/Six Sigma certification desired

Skills and Experience

• 5 years of previous manufacturing experience, including exposure to leading/directing the work of others; Ideal candidate will have 3 years’ direct supervision experience in a manufacturing environment
• Previous experience in a Lean manufacturing environment, focused on continuous improvement and High Performance Work teams desired
• Demonstrated ability to lead by example, serving as a positive role model to others and embracing standard work required
• Strong communication skills required, including the ability to effectively communicate across multiple levels in the organization.
• Metric driven/analytical problem solving experience required - root cause analysis/six sigma training a plus

Note: This Job Description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by the Supervisor. All requirements are subject to change and updates.

Where Inspiration Drives Innovation At Greene Tweed we believe that our true capability as a technology-focused company comes from our employees. Every customer challenge is solved by a team, and members are engaged across departments. From engineering and manufacturing, to sales and marketing, we work together using cutting-edge technology to assess problems, recommend solutions, and bring them into reality. The tools of social business bring voices from around the world together in collaboration. And advanced capabilities such as FEA and state-of-the-art laboratories allow for comprehensive testing, analysis, and predictive modeling. Our manufacturing facilities expand the limits of possibility in fabrication. And embedded Lean Six Sigma upholds the highest levels of quality and efficiency during production. This process of development is fundamental to Greene Tweed’s ability to solve critical challenges. And it means going beyond the right tools, and seeking out the right people.