Shift Supervisor - Manufacturing Leader & Operations Coach

MTrec Limited; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Progression opportunities

Generous annual leave allowance and p

A prestigious blue-chip employer

Immediate start available

Cycle to work scheme

Free on-site parking

Health & wellbeing programme

Life insurance

Job summary

MTrec Limited in the United Kingdom invites applications for a Shift Supervisor to join a leading manufacturing client. You will lead skilled operators, ensuring safety, efficiency and high-quality output while fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

The role requires monitoring daily performance, sticking to production schedules, allocating resources, communicating across departments and contributing to production planning and customer projects. Lean manufacturing experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience in a supervisory/managerial role within engineering/manufacturing.
• Well-organised, structured and flexible.
• Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines with a calm approach.
• Ability to adapt to changing production priorities at short notice.
• Experience managing individuals and teams.
• Leadership, motivation and conflict management skills.
• Strong decision-making, delegation and can-do attitude.
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
• Experience with lean manufacturing tools such as 5S or Kaizen.

Responsibilities

• Leading and supervising skilled and semi-skilled machine operators to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality performance.
• Monitoring daily team performance to ensure work is completed efficiently and meets customer requirements.
• Ensuring operators adhere to production schedules while tracking progress and addressing any delays.
• Planning and allocating resources effectively to meet production demand and customer delivery deadlines.
• Monitoring jobs throughout the production process, adjusting schedules as required to achieve customer SLAs and delivery targets.
• Maintaining regular communication and collaboration with cross-functional departments.
• Attending and actively contributing to production planning and customer project meetings.
• Developing, delivering, and maintaining operator training programmes, while onboarding and integrating new employees into the business.
• Coordinating and maintaining preventative maintenance schedules to maximise equipment reliability.
• Identifying, developing, and implementing process improvements to enhance production efficiency, quality, and overall performance.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Engineering/manufacturing

Leadership

Communication skills

Lean manufacturing

Microsoft Office

Tools

5S

Kaizen

Job description

MTrec Limited in the United Kingdom invites applications for a Shift Supervisor to join a leading manufacturing client. You will lead skilled operators, ensuring safety, efficiency and high-quality output while fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

The role requires monitoring daily performance, sticking to production schedules, allocating resources, communicating across departments and contributing to production planning and customer projects. Lean manufacturing experience is preferred.