Production Supervisor - assembly

Description:

Role – Production Supervisor – Assembly area
Location – Close to Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Working hours – 45 hours per week – Between Monday to Friday
Capacity of role – Permanent position
Salary – Up to £45,000 per annum

Our client is a reputable and well established business who is going through a time of significant growth.
They are currently recruiting for a production supervisor to support their assembly function , training and progression will be available for the right applicant.

Main duties will include -
 Motivate and drive forward the Assembly Area Department to meet the output requirements.
 Organise and manage the Assembly Area Team, inclusive of all Shift personnel, to include arranging holiday, sickness and weekend Engineer callout cover.
 Liaise with the Operations Manager on the requirements of the Assembly Area Department.
 Monitor, order and liaise with suppliers for the Assembly Area Department.
 To guide, monitor and support staff performance in conjunction with the Operations Manager.
 Investigate and where possible offer suggestions for process improvements and/or cost reductions
 Driving forward improvements to completion
 To assist production when necessary to maintain production output.
 To create/re-write Work Instructions and Standard Operating Procedures where necessary and then with these assist in the training of new staff and progression training of existing staff
 To provide assistance as and when required to any and all members of the team

Candidate attributes –
 Experience of supervising and organising a Production team in a 24/7, or at the very least, a shift type manufacturing environment.
 Be familiar with Assembly Technology and Manufacturing Equipment, and also have at least 5-10 years’ experience of working in a high output production environment.
 Applicants will have a very good mechanical aptitude and be familiar with ISO 9001:2015.
 Organised, possessing excellent man-management skills and most importantly, be willing to go the extra mile.
 The candidate will also be required to work outside of normal working hours to spend time with each shift on a regular basis.

Skills Required

production, manager, supervisor, assembly, motivated leader, ISO practices, organised, communication skills, manufacturing, engineering,

Qualifications Required
own transport

Keywords
production, manager, supervisor, assembly, motivated leader, ISO practices, organised, communication skills, manufacturing, engineering