Production Foreman

Barnsley
£40,000 - £50,000 DOE
Monday to Thursday | 7:00am - 5:30pm
Full-Time | Permanent

An established manufacturing business within the metals industry is seeking an experienced Production Foreman to lead its production team at its Barnsley facility.

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on Production Foreman who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and is passionate about driving safety, quality and operational performance. With a four-day working week, you'll enjoy every Friday, Saturday and Sunday off while leading a skilled production team.

As Production Foreman, you will be responsible for the day-to-day supervision of production operations, ensuring output targets are achieved safely, efficiently and to the highest quality standards.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading and motivating production teams to achieve daily production targets.
• Planning workloads and allocating resources to maximise productivity.
• Monitoring production performance, equipment utilisation and workflow.
• Working closely with the maintenance team to minimise downtime.
• Driving a strong health, safety and environmental culture across the factory.
• Conducting toolbox talks, shift handovers and workplace inspections.
• Investigating incidents, near misses and implementing corrective actions.
• Ensuring products consistently meet customer quality standards.
• Monitoring KPIs, analysing production data and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Completing production reports and maintaining accurate operational records.
• Coaching, developing and supporting production personnel.

To be successful as our Production Foreman, you'll have experience leading teams within a metal manufacturing environment and be confident managing production operations in a busy factory setting.

You'll ideally have:

• At least 3 years' supervisory or Production Foreman experience within a manufacturing or factory environment.
• Previous experience working within the metals industry, ideally involving mills, casting, pressing or similar heavy manufacturing processes.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Excellent organisational and problem-solving abilities.
• The ability to read technical drawings and production documentation.
• Experience using production data, KPIs and Microsoft Excel.
• A proactive approach to continuous improvement and operational efficiency.

Experience with machinery such as saws, routers or welding equipment would be advantageous but is not essential.

• Competitive salary of £40,000 - £50,000, depending on experience.
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
• Permanent, full-time position.
• Four-day working week (Monday to Thursday, 7:00am-5:30pm).
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• Supportive, team-focused working environment.
• Opportunity to make a real impact within a well-established manufacturing business.

If you're an experienced Production Foreman looking for your next challenge and want to join a business where safety, quality and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything they do, we'd like to hear from you.