Production Supervisor
Exeter, Devon
Salary: Up to £40,000 + Shift Premium + Excellent Benefits
Yolk Recruitment are supporting a global aerospace manufacturer with the recruitment of a Production Supervisor to join their manufacturing team in Exeter.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced manufacturing supervisor who enjoys leading people, driving production performance and creating a positive team culture. Reporting to the Manufacturing Manager, you’ll be responsible for supervising shopfloor operations, maintaining high standards of quality, safety and productivity, whilst leading a team to achieve production targets within a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Our client is looking for a strong people leader with a manufacturing background who leads by example and thrives on developing their team.
This is what you’ll be doing
As Production Supervisor, you’ll lead day-to-day manufacturing activities, ensuring production, quality and health & safety standards are consistently achieved whilst creating a positive and collaborative working environment.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Supervising day-to-day production activities, ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently and in line with production schedules.
- Leading, motivating and developing production teams through coaching, training, performance management and regular feedback.
- Allocating workloads and setting clear priorities to ensure production targets and KPIs are consistently achieved.
- Monitoring production performance, identifying issues quickly and implementing effective solutions to minimise downtime and improve efficiency.
- Maintaining high standards of quality, process compliance and environmental, health & safety performance across the department.
- Working closely with the Manufacturing Manager to support production planning, operational performance and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Carrying out performance reviews, supporting employee development and addressing day-to-day people management issues where required.
- Encouraging a positive team culture through effective communication, accountability and leading by example.
- Driving continuous improvement and problem-solving activities to improve productivity, efficiency and overall manufacturing performance.
- Ensuring accurate production reporting and communicating operational updates effectively across the business.
The experience you’ll bring
- Previous experience leading teams within a fast paced manufacturing environment.
- Experience as a Production Supervisor, Shift Supervisor, Team Leader or similar leadership position.
- Strong people management skills with the ability to motivate, coach and develop teams.
- Excellent communication and organisational skills with a proactive, hands-on approach.
- Ability to prioritise workloads and react positively within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Strong problem-solving skills with a continuous improvement mindset.
- Experience working to Health & Safety, Quality and operational standards.
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, 5S or Continuous Improvement techniques would be advantageous.
- Experience working with KPIs, production reporting or ERP systems would be beneficial but isn’t essential.
And this is what you’ll get in return
- Salary of up to £40,000 per annum
- Shift premium
- 37.5-hour week
- Continental weekend Night Shift ( Friday, Saturday, Sunday nights)
- Company Pension
- Opportunity to join a global well established manufacturer
- Excellent long-term career development
- Ongoing training and development
- Supportive leadership team
Please note, while we strive to respond to every application, due to high volumes this isn’t always possible. If you haven’t heard from us within 7 days, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. Please keep an eye on our website for future opportunities.
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