Production Supervisor

Overview

Production Supervisor —

Location:

Haydock, St Helens (4 days per week in the office)

Job type: Permanent / Temporary / FTC / Contract etc.

Contracted hours: Full time – 36hrs per week (option to condense into 4 days Monday – Thursday)

• Supervising and supporting the workshop manufacturing team and their day-to-day workload.
• Assisting with production planning, progress tracking, and reporting against workshop schedules.
• Supporting the implementation and maintenance of production processes, procedures, and quality standards across manufacturing and testing activities.
• Helping to maintain a safe working environment, ensuring health & safety procedures are followed and the workshop remains well organised.
• Supporting material control and inventory processes, including tracking stock and assisting with workshop systems.
• Assisting with quality checks during different stages of production to help identify defects, deviations, or improvements.

• Experience working in a manufacturing or production environment, ideally in a supervisory or senior operative role.
• Strong team leadership skills with the ability to motivate and support others.
• Good understanding of production processes, quality standards, and workshop operations.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage priorities and workload effectively.
• A practical, hands-on approach with good problem-solving ability.
• Awareness of health & safety practices within a manufacturing environment.
• Nice to have — Experience with in electrical, control, and instrumentation manufacturing environments; exposure to inventory or workshop management systems; experience in regulated industries such as defence, nuclear, or energy; formal qualification in engineering or a related technical discipline.

• We believe that recruiting is not just about finding people who can demonstrate the right skills – we also value these attributes:
• a can-do attitude with a positive approach to problem solving
• excellent attention to detail and accuracy in all areas of their work
• application of our core values in your everyday working life:
• • collaboration and teamwork
• • integrity, trust and accountability
• • safety and security
• • client focused
• • positive social value and impact
• • continuous improvement

• Ways of Working
  • 36 hours full time
  • Optional 4 day working week (Monday to Thursday)
  • Hybrid working for many roles (minimum of 2 days per week on site)
• Time Off
  • 23 days holiday, plus 3 discretionary days to cover the Christmas closedown period (plus bank holidays)
  • Option to purchase up to 36 hours additional holiday
  • Birthday day off (in addition to holiday entitlement)
  • 1 STEM Day per year
• Other benefits
  • Healthcare cash plan – reclaim the cost of everyday healthcare
  • Employers pension contributions of 5%
  • Life Assurance (Death in Service) benefit
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Professional membership fees (if required for your role)
  • Free onsite parking
  • Free refreshments and fruit in the workplace

We believe in equality, diversity and inclusion and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch to discuss.