Production Supervisor

The Production Supervisor must be goal driven and ensure that all production expectations and demands are met and that customer needs are achieved in a timely manner. You are responsible for daily production and planning in your area, organising production teams and providing leadership and direction to them, ensuring that all policies, processes and procedures are adhered to and that team members are supported. Working with the Production Manager and Production Controllers, you will plan and organise the production schedule to meet customer demands and deadlines, determine the required resources and allocate tasks to the production team accordingly, creating a production plan for your area, setting targets and monitoring progress to ensure timely completion. You will oversee day-to-day operations on the shop floor, ensure all activities are carried out according to policies, procedures and safety guidelines, coach and mentor staff, and lead from the front to keep quality to the company's standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan shop floor production and work to the production controls schedule, determining resources and allocating tasks to the team
• Ensure workload and workflows are in place for the production team, setting targets and monitoring progress to ensure timely completion
• Make sure all production staff are working to the highest safety and quality measures, keeping the work environment safe and 5S applied
• Ensure that all customer orders are met and delivered on time, establishing priorities for specific customer orders
• Identify all bottlenecks and come up with ways of overcoming them
• Work to company KPIs, using lean manufacturing knowledge to identify and implement process improvements that raise efficiency and productivity
• Manage your production team's holidays, absence and timekeeping, and manage overtime
• Make sure the production team are working with all tools provided: SOPs, drawings, CCNs, ECNs and quality alerts
• Train production teams to be flexible so that they can work in different areas of production within your section
• Ensure that all new staff are trained to company expectations, coaching and mentoring team members as you go
• Liaise with the Production Manager regarding staffing levels and all other production issues
• Work closely with Production Control, Engineering, Quality and Stores to resolve interdepartmental issues that may impact production
• Other relevant tasks as required

What We're Looking For

• Experience supervising a team of at least 10 people
• Experience within electronics or manufacturing is preferred but not essential
• Good communication skills, both verbal and electronic (email and Microsoft Teams)
• Able to multitask, prioritise and work under pressure in a busy production environment
• Goal driven, with the ability to lead from the front and give direction to a production team
• Understanding of lean manufacturing and the ability to work to set KPIs
• Awareness of health and safety, quality and 5S practice on the shop floor