Forging & Heat Treatment Supervisor

Overview

Reed Engineering & Manufacturing are working with a leading Engineering & Manufacturing company.

The Opportunity:

A Forge Supervisor is sought to join the operations team. This role offers the opportunity for a proven production leader to drive performance across safety, quality, delivery, productivity and people development in a fast-paced industrial environment.

• Operational Management
  • Lead daily forge operations to achieve production, quality and delivery targets.
  • Monitor and improve departmental KPIs including OEE, productivity, inventory control and cost performance.
  • Manage resources, equipment and manpower to optimise production efficiency.
  • Support production scheduling and adjust plans where required to maintain customer commitments.
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives across the department.
• Health, Safety & Environmental
  • Promote and maintain a strong safety-first culture.
  • Ensure compliance with all health, safety and environmental requirements.
  • Complete risk assessments, safe working procedures and accident investigations.
  • Lead corrective and preventative actions arising from audits, incidents and inspections.
  • Champion housekeeping and 5S standards throughout the area.
• Quality & Process Improvement
  • Work closely with Quality, Engineering and Technical teams to resolve process and product issues.
  • Support investigations into quality deviations and implement corrective actions.
  • Identify opportunities to improve manufacturing processes, efficiency and reliability.
  • Ensure compliance with customer and business quality standards.
• People Leadership
  • Lead, motivate and develop a team of production employees.
  • Conduct regular one-to-one meetings, performance reviews and development discussions.
  • Manage attendance, return-to-work processes and holiday planning.
  • Support employee relations activities including disciplinary and grievance procedures.
  • Develop team capability through coaching, mentoring and training.

• Essential
  • Previous supervisory or team leadership experience within a steel/forging/heat treatment manufacturing environment.
  • Strong understanding of health and safety requirements.
  • Experience managing operational performance against KPIs.
  • Excellent communication and people management skills.
  • Strong organisational and problem-solving abilities.
  • Competent user of Microsoft Office applications.
• Desirable
  • Experience in Engineering, Manufacturing or a related discipline.
  • Experience with in forging, metals, heavy engineering, heat treatment or similar industrial sectors.
  • Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma or continuous improvement methodologies.
  • Experience of manpower planning, materials control and production scheduling.

The successful candidate will be a hands-on leader with experience within the metals industry such as Forging, Heat Treatment etc.