Production Supervisor - Lean High-Speed FMCG Lead

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

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.