Production Supervisor (Nights)

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33% shift allowance

Pension scheme (employer contribution)

Life Assurance 4x salary

Employee wellbeing programs

Job summary

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions in Rotherham is seeking a Night Shift Supervisor to lead the night team across Wrapping, Machining and Strip operations. Reporting to the Production Manager, you will oversee ~10 staff, promote safety, quality, and timely delivery while developing the team.

The role focuses on planning workloads, driving continuous improvement, and ensuring high standards of health and safety in a fast-paced manufacturing environment at our Rotherham site.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising manufacturing teams in a fast-paced setting.
• Strong knowledge of machining operations and associated production challenges.
• Understanding of quality standards and continuous improvement practices (OEE, on-time delivery).
• Ability to lead safety-focused culture and drive problem-solving initiatives.
• Proficient in communication and team development, with literacy in production systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate the night shift across Wrapping, Machining and Strip to meet targets.
• Ensure machining activities follow safety, quality, and process standards.
• Plan workloads and review output for efficiency and adherence to schedule.
• Support root-cause analysis and CI initiatives within machining.
• Foster a safety-first culture and develop employee competencies.

Skills

Team leadership

Machining knowledge

Quality standards

Problem solving

Continuous improvement

Communication

Tools

CNC machining

Excel

Production systems

Job description

Sista ansökningsdag 2026-09-10 Plats: GBR - Rotherham

Are you an experienced manufacturing leader looking to take the next step in your career?

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions is seeking a Night Shift Supervisor to lead our night shift operations across Wrapping, Machining and Strip production areas. This is an exciting opportunity to join a global engineering business and play a key role in driving safety, quality, productivity and continuous improvement within our manufacturing operation.

Who are we?

Here at Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, in Rotherham, we are proud to manufacture Orkot® bearings and wear rings. Orkot® is the world's leading brand in composite bearing material for wear resistant bearings under high load. With over 60 years’ experience in composite bearings, our Rotherham facility provides a full service, from engineering concept to delivery of a bearing solution for specialist markets such as marine, hydro & tidal power.

About The Job

Reporting to the Production Manager, you will be responsible for supervising and developing a team of approximately 10 employees, ensuring production targets are achieved while maintaining the highest standards of health and safety, quality and customer delivery performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading and motivating the night shift team across Wrapping, Machining and Strip operations to achieve operational targets.
• Ensure machining activities are carried out safely, efficiently and in line with quality standards.
• Planning and reviewing workloads to ensure efficient production output.
• Support problem solving, root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives within the machining area
• Promoting a strong safety‑first culture across all manufacturing activities.
• Monitoring product quality and implementing corrective actions where required.
• Supporting employee development, training and competency management.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives focused on Quality, OEE and On‑Time Delivery.

Who we’re looking for

We are looking for a proactive and engaging leader with:

• Previous supervisory or team leadership experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of machining operations, manufacturing processes and associated production challenges
• Experience of CNC machining and/or precision engineering environments would be highly advantageous.
• Good understanding of quality standards, continuous improvement and production performance measures such as OEE.
• Strong organisational, communication and problem‑solving skills.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Excel and production‑related systems.
• Knowledge of quality systems, continuous improvement and manufacturing processes.
• The ability to inspire, develop and motivate others to achieve business goals.

The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of machining operations and a passion for leading teams in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment, driving safety, quality and continuous improvement.

Location

This role is based at our Rotherham site.

Working hours

The working hours for this position 38 per week, working the following night shift:

• Sunday: 6:00pm to 6:00am
• Monday to Thursday: 11:00pm to 6:00am

What we offer in return

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer an excellent benefits package including:

• Competitive salary plus 33% shift allowance.
• Non‑contractual performance‑related bonus scheme.
• Company pension scheme with a minimum 5% employee contribution and 4% employer contribution.
• Life Assurance of 4x annual salary.
• 25 days annual leave plus statutory public holidays (33 days total).
• Flexible working through our flexi‑time scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme with access to a remote GP service, physiotherapy and counselling for employees and their families.
• Mental Health First Aiders on site.
• Free fruit and complimentary hot and cold drinks.
• Free on‑site parking, secure bicycle storage and catering facilities.
• Active social calendar including employee wellbeing initiatives, fundraising events and seasonal celebrations.
• Staff canteen with TV, dartboard and foosball table.
• Opportunity to join the TSS Football Team.