Production Supervisor

Description:

Due to company growth, we are looking for three experienced Production Supervisors to join a busy and fast-paced food manufacturing environment in Banbury, on a full time, permanent basis. This role is responsible for supervising production teams, ensuring products are manufactured safely, efficiently and to the highest quality standards. You will play a key role in delivering daily production targets while maintaining strong standards across health & safety, food safety and team performance.

As Production Supervisor, you will coordinate and oversee production activities, ensuring operations run smoothly and efficiently throughout the shift.

Key responsibilities include:

Production Operations

Supervising daily production activities to ensure plans are delivered safely and on schedule
Monitoring performance including output, waste, downtime and labour efficiency
Ensuring production lines are set up correctly and operating to specification
Working closely with engineering, hygiene and technical teams to resolve operational issues
Managing effective shift handovers and clear communication of priorities Health & Safety

Promoting a strong health and safety culture across the production team
Ensuring safe working practices, PPE compliance and adherence to company procedures
Reporting hazards, incidents and near misses and supporting corrective actions Food Safety & Quality

Ensuring compliance with HACCP, GMP and site food safety procedures
Monitoring product quality to meet customer and company specifications
Supporting internal and external audits and maintaining accurate production records Team Leadership

Leading, motivating and supporting production teams to achieve operational targets
Managing attendance, performance and development of team members
Providing training and encouraging a positive, team-focused working environment Continuous Improvement

Identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, productivity and reduce waste
Supporting operational improvement initiatives and encouraging team involvement in problem solving As Production Manager you must be/have:

Experience in a supervisory role within food manufacturing or production
Strong understanding of health & safety
Confident leading and motivating teams in a fast-paced environment
Strong communication and organisational skills
Proactive, hands-on and focused on continuous improvement What's in it for you?

c£44,000 salary
A 4-on, 4-off rotating shift pattern, consisting of 4-day shifts (06:00-18:00), followed by 4 rest days, then 4-night shifts (18:00-06:00), followed by 4 rest days
Opportunity to join a well-established manufacturing operation
A supportive team environment with opportunities to develop your leadership skills If you are a motivated production professional who enjoys leading teams and driving operational performance, we would love to hear from you