Value Stream Supervisor

Smith+Nephew; Hull and East Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual bonus

Pension schemes

Private health and dental plans

Flexible vacation

Discounts on gyms and fitness clubs

Job summary

Smith+Nephew in Hull and East Yorkshire is seeking a Value Stream Supervisor to lead and improve the packaging operations team. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing a direct manufacturing team, driving operational excellence and lean principles, and overseeing profit & loss responsibilities. Essential skills include supervision experience in manufacturing, data-driven analytical abilities, and familiarity with lean principles. The position also offers a hybrid working model and various employee benefits including private health plans and annual bonuses.

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing environment with a supervisory background.
• Flexibility to work shifts as needed.
• Resilience and strong analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the direct manufacturing team, including Line Leaders and Operators.
• Drive improvement within value-stream maps and operational excellence.
• Manage profit & loss responsibilities for operations.
• Conduct financial analysis and oversee continuous improvement.

Skills

Supervision/management experience

Data-driven analysis

Lean manufacturing principles

Operational excellence

Analytical problem solving

Job description

Life Unlimited

At Smith+NePhew we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living.

We're on a mission to push the boundaries of innovation, and we need a dedicated expert to help us achieve our goals. We are currently searching for a Value Stream Supervisor who can drive strategic plans and collect crucial clinical and economic evidence for S+N's manufacturing processes. This role is essential for accelerating the global launch of our new products, ensuring their adoption, and maintaining access to approved products in compliance with regulations.

In this hands‑on role, you'll be instrumental in improving the value of our business as you lead a large team of people within our packaging operations department, implementing operational excellence and lean manufacturing principles. Your responsibilities will include leading all aspects of People, Safety, Quality, Cost, and Delivery, as well as eliminating Waste and continuously improving process efficiency.

What will you be doing?

• Line management responsibility for the direct manufacturing team, including Line Leaders, Operators and Process Technicians.
• Driving critical steps within the value‑stream maps, future implementation plan, and the Operational Excellence roadmap.
• Accountable for Tier 2 level actions and the profit & loss of the operation, including driving year‑on‑year improvement.
• Responsible for the costs of the product families, as well as Tier 1 & 2 level activities, including Labour, Safety, Absence, Quality and Administration.
• Leading area Kaizen activities or improvement projects.
• Conducting financial analysis, reconciliation, and continuous improvement, including recoveries, OEE, MUV, labour efficiency, and spending.

What will you need to be successful?

Our successful candidate will be someone with a supervision/management background within a manufacturing environment, with flexibility to work shifts as the need arises. They will be resilient, data driven, and an analytical problem solver with exposure to lean manufacturing and operational excellence principles.

You. Unlimited.

Inclusion and Belonging: Committed to welcoming, celebrating and thriving on inclusion and belonging.

Benefits

Generous annual bonus and pension schemes, Save As You Earn share options. Flexible vacation and time off, paid holidays and paid volunteering hours. Private health and dental plans, healthcare cash plans, income protection, life assurance and more. Hybrid working model for most professional roles. Hands‑on, team‑customised, mentorship. Discounts on gyms and fitness clubs, salary sacrifice bicycle and car schemes and many other employee discounts.

We believe in creating the greatest good for society. Our strongest investments are in our people and patients we serve.