Production Supervisor in Port Talbot

Candour Talent Ltd; Port Talbot; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 51,000; 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 Port Talbot manufacturing facility. You will lead a skilled team, drive performance, and ensure safe, reliable, high-quality production in a fast-moving environment.

Seeking a proactive leader with strong technical knowledge, maintenance awareness, and a passion for coaching operators across shifts. You will work closely with maintenance, quality, and planning teams to deliver continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience in FMCG/high-speed manufacturing or similar automated production.
• Experience in leading and coaching teams.
• Ability to implement Lean, SMED, and RCAs.
• Strong planning and training skills.
• Proficient with data interpretation and Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Lead overall technical leadership, development, and continuous improvement of the production section.
• Day-to-day responsibility for technical performance, people development, machine/equipment condition, tooling readiness, process control, and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate maintenance activities with the maintenance engineering team during planned maintenance windows, shutdowns, and major engineering interventions.
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities and lead initiatives as the technical expert for the production area.
• Train and develop operators and team leaders across all shifts, providing technical support and coaching.
• Collaborate with Production, Maintenance, Quality, Technical, HSE, Planning, Tooling, and external suppliers to deliver safe, reliable, high-quality production.

Skills

FMCG experience

Team leadership

Coaching and development

Lean Manufacturing

SMED/Root Cause Analysis

Data interpretation / analytics

MS Office (Word/Excel)

Education

ILM Level 3 Leadership

Job description

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

• 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

Our client is looking for a proactive Production Supervisor to head up its highly skilled team at their manufacturing facility in Port Talbot. This is an excellent opportunity for a dynamic people leader with a continuous improvement mindset, good technical/mechanical knowledge, and a passion for developing a team in a fast-moving manufacturing environment.

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.