Production Supervisor

Our client work with the automotive, medical, aerospace and food industries and are seeking a Production Supervisor to work in their Production department within a regulated industry reporting to the Operations Manager.

The ideal candidate will have several years’ experience in a production department, within a regulated industry (automotive, medical, aerospace or food industry) working to the following objectives:

·         Accurate and timely completion of job orders

·         Supervise the Production Operators - includes hiring, managing training and development, general support and mentoring, appraisals, absence requests, evaluation and discipline

·         Achieve and then excel against goals for the work area

·         Promote and lead health & safety culture (carry out risk assessments where necessary)

TECHNICAL JOB-RELATED SKILLS

·         IT literate

·         Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

·         Numerate, with the ability to analyse and present basic statistical data

·         Experience in managing teams of people in a manufacturing or production environment.

·         Knowledge in MRP system

·         Good understanding on manufacturing & assembly processes

·         Ability to present and demonstrate the production process to customers

QUALIFICATIONS

·         Manufacturing qualification advantageous e.g. Lean, continuous improvement etc

·         IOSH Managing Safely certificate would be advantageous

PERSONAL JOB-RELATED SKILLS

·         Self-motivated, pro-active with the ability to show initiative and develop creative solutions.

·         Ability to build effective relationships and achieve co-operation.

·         Ability to work within teams

·         Able to work under pressure in a calm and mature manner

·         Ability to prioritise effectively

·         Creative mindset, looking for opportunities to improve current practices

·         Good organisational skills

·         Ability to lead and motivate people

·         Attention to detail and accuracy

·         Strong interpersonal skill, allowing you to communicate effectively with people in all levels of the business.

·         Ability to meet targets set for both yourself and the team primary goal to satisfy customer requirements

·         Maintaining high morale

·         Commitment to the positive promotion of the company

·         Committed to high professional standards

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES               

·         Confident and personable

·         Willingness to be flexible with working hours to respond to the needs of the business

·         Well-developed influencing and persuasion skills

·         Positive attitude

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

(please note this is not an exhaustive list of duties but represents the main requirements of the role)               

Specific responsibilities

·         Plan and schedule activities within Production in collaboration with other departments, including:

-          Scheduling of customer orders to ensure timely delivery and supply of good quality products and information to other departments

-          Manufacture of solder paste

-          Filling, labelling, and packaging as per customer order

-          Equipment preventive and predictive maintenance and servicing

-          Adherence to Health and Safety Policy and Environmental Policy

·         Maintain functional knowledge of processes within Production and coordinate resources to ensure orders are completed on time and in accordance with quality requirements

·         Develop operating processes to ensure positive performance against KPIs

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