Supervisor

West Riding Recruitment Limited; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

West Riding Recruitment Limited is seeking a Supervisor for a growing manufacturing operation in Dewsbury. This permanent role offers a clear path for career development and progression within a focused production environment.

The successful candidate will drive productivity, manage inventory, and lead a team to meet production targets while upholding safety standards. The role emphasizes continuous improvement and effective communication across shifts.

Qualifications

• Lean principles experience with measurable results.
• Knowledge of production planning and staffing requirements.
• ILM 3 certification or willingness to undertake training.
• PC literacy and numerically competent.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure productivity, schedule adherence, and customer service requirements are met.
• Own inventory management and ensure loads are dispatched on time.
• Drive continuous improvement across production area.
• Manage shift changes and staff timesheets.
• Ensure operatives follow procedures and maintain production levels.
• Complete PI counts and stock takes accurately.
• Train operatives to the required standard and reinforce inventory accuracy.
• Maintain health and safety compliance and train staff.

Skills

Lean principles

Production planning

Communication

Organizational skills

Team leadership

Numerical competence

Education

ILM 3 Certified

Job description

A Supervisor is needed for a local and very aspiring manufacturing company based in Dewsbury. The Supervisor position is permanent and a perfect opportunity for someone to develop their career.

Key Skills and Responsibilities:

Delivery

• To ensure productivity, schedule adherence, and customer service requirements are met
• Complete Ownership for all inventory
• Ensuring that all loads are dispatched efficiently on time.
• Ensuring the effective communication for production area
• Actively drive through through continuous improvement

People Management

• Ensure that every Team member is there on time for shift changeovers and breaks.
• Process Staff time sheets
• Ensure all Operatives are working to correct procedures and production levels.

Quality

• Ensure the completion of all PI counts and stock takes are completed accurately and on time.
• Ensure all Operatives are trained to the appropriate standard and understand their impact on inventory accuracy.

Safety and General

• Create and maintain a culture of behaviour based safety.
• To ensure staff are working safely to health and safety requirements and standards
• Accountable for the safe systems of work and adequate training.
• Addresses all Health and Safety & COSHH Issues specific to each area through effective audits and risk assessments.

Person Specification:

• Good manufacturing management experience, demonstrating significant results through lean principles implementation and usage.
• Comprehensive knowledge of production planning / manning requirements.
• Either ILM 3 Certified or willing to undertake training.
• PC literate / numerically competent.
• Excellent communication, and organization skills