Senior Production Lead | Drive Manufacturing Excellence

Escape; New Lanark; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Escape is seeking a Production Supervisor to support the Production Manager in leading a busy production operation in South Lanarkshire. This hands-on role coordinates workload, monitors productivity and ensures targets, quality standards and deadlines are achieved.

You will oversee day-to-day production in your area and guide apprentices and less experienced staff. The role focuses on directing the team, allocating resources, maintaining traceability and continuous improvement to meet customer

Qualifications

• At least 2 years' experience in a similar production/supervisory environment.
• Experience supervising or leading a production team.
• Strong organisational and planning skills.
• Ability to allocate workload effectively and manage priorities.
• Proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement.
• Ability to meet production targets and customer deadlines.
• Attention to quality, accuracy and processes.

Responsibilities

• Supervising and coordinating a production team to achieve planned targets and deadlines.
• Planning team workload to maximise productivity and efficiency.
• Monitoring production progress and ensuring customer commitments are achieved.
• Reviewing processes and identifying opportunities to improve quality, efficiency and cost.
• Ensuring employees understand and correctly use equipment and processes.
• Identifying training and development requirements within the team.
• Supporting the development and training of apprentices and less experienced employees.
• Managing the ordering and control of materials and other items required for your production area.
• Completing regular production and process audits.
• Monitoring production tracking systems to ensure accurate job and product traceability.
• Ensuring accurate information is available for reporting purposes.
• Working closely with the Production Manager and other supervisors to maintain smooth production flow.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Team leadership

Manufacturing environment

Job description

Escape is seeking a Production Supervisor to support the Production Manager in leading a busy production operation in South Lanarkshire. This hands-on role coordinates workload, monitors productivity and ensures targets, quality standards and deadlines are achieved.

You will oversee day-to-day production in your area and guide apprentices and less experienced staff. The role focuses on directing the team, allocating resources, maintaining traceability and continuous improvement to meet customer