Supervisor A - Manufacturing

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Reporting directly to the Senior Production Manager Manufacturing. Responsible for a section within the manufacturing environment, the Manufacturing Supervisor is responsible for the SQCDP (safety, quality, cost, delivery, people) of their allocated area of responsibility. Responsible for the management of a number of team leaders that will support the supervisor to achieve all key milestones and KPI's. The Supervisor shall provide leadership to the team and support team leaders in coordinating workloads, providing support, monitoring issues, and ensuring quality standards are maintained whilst fostering a safe working culture.

Accountability

Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Senior Production Manager, the key responsibilities of the role are as follows:

• Adherence to project schedules and key delivery milestones.
• Adherence to allocated project budgets.
• Control of all technical documentation within the manufacturing environment.
• Leading production meetings with key internal stakeholders.
• Working with the planning department to maintain delivery targets
• Conducting interviews as required.
• Promoting a safe working environment by delivering safety coaching conversations, reporting accidents, performing root cause analyses and implementation of preventative actions.
• Ensuring full adherence to 5S practices.
• Ensuring all local policies and procedures are adhered to
• Build a relationship with team based on mutual trust; keep commitments and promises
• Willingly delegate tasks giving clear instructions; ensure the team are clear on their responsibilities
• Encourage others to come up with ideas and provide support even when not successful; learn from successes and failures
• Actively support and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Act as a facilitator to provide positive leadership when facing business challenges

Tasks:

• Managing time and attendance issues and approving holiday and overtime in line with company policy, whilst ensuring that all business milestones and KPI's are maintained.
• Day-to-day management of team leaders within assigned Manufacturing team.
• Oversea and ensure accurate completion of manufacturing documentation.
• Coordination of workload and issues with night shift Supervisor.
• Liaison with Design department to ensure the resolution of technical issues whilst ensuring any design change is embodied in accordance with internal change management process.
• Supporting the planning department with the configuration of production BoMs, development of work instructions and definition of component condition of supply.
• Leading SQCDP level 2 meetings and escalating issues to the Senior Production Manager as appropriate.
• Delivering flow downs/team briefs.
• Responding to inspection reports to ensure timely resolution to issues/defects identified on the product.
• Conducting appraisals/PDRs in line with BMS processes.
• Liaising with the Design department to clarify build issues, agree design changes and manage incorporation of change.
• Supporting DFMA reviews to identify opportunities to optimise the design for manufacture and assembly.
• Management of consumable stock within Manufacturing area.
• Identify training requirements for Manufacturing team.

Capability

• Pro-active Leadership style with the ability to use initiative and work independently and as a part of a team.
• Interact with all members of the team and possible customer interface with reporting up the chain and down the chain.
• Understand own responsibilities. Clarify roles and task expectations for team members, spending one-to-one time with team members and the team to provide clarity
• Take personal accountability for actions. Step up to challenges, be a self-starter, go the extra mile, readily take on challenging new work beyond own role, encourage this in team members
• Keep calm under pressure, recover quickly from setbacks, support team through change
• Have a constructive approach to dealing with conflict. Help team members to speak out; encourage the team to resolve differences and support team members in managing conflict
• Know who to go to get things done; build and maintain relationships within team and across stakeholders
• Expertise in Manufacturing processes and techniques, including but not limited to Laser cutting, Breakpressing, use of cnc saws
• Understanding of manufacturing methods and processes.
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings and associated design data.
• Competent written and verbal skills.
• Management Skills and ability to communicate and lead an individual or team.
• Identify the root cause of a problem within their remit and the possible solutions; Recognise similarities in patterns or data
• Make clear and thought-through day to day decisions within own remit promptly without seeking constant approval

Education:

• City and Guilds Apprenticeship or equivalent in Manufacturing or equivalent.
• IOSH Managing safely certification is preferable however training could be provided.

Experience:

• Manufacturing experience & knowledge
• Understand and competent in planning methods and skills.
• Experience of leading a team, including team leaders

Additional local needs

• This role is required to be based on-site full time
• There may be occasional travel
• There may a need for flexibility to meet the needs of the projects as required