Production Supervisor
Production Supervisor
- Aerospace Manufacturing
Leeds | Permanent | Up to £40,000 DOE | Day Shift | Early Finish Friday
Are you looking to move into a Production Supervisor / Cell Manager role with a well-established aerospace manufacturer?
Our client has been a trusted supplier to the aerospace and power generation industries for decades and has built an outstanding reputation for quality, investment in its people, and long-term career opportunities. We've successfully recruited for this business for over 20 years, with many candidates enjoying long and successful careers there.
This permanent opportunity will involve leading a team of 25-30 production staff / team leaders, within a fast-paced, technically demanding manufacturing environment.
What's on Offer?- Salary up to £40,000, depending on experience
- Bonus scheme
- Monday-to-Friday day shift
- Early finish every Friday
- 25 days' holiday plus 8 bank holidays
- Matched pension contributions up to 7.5%
- Enhanced maternity and paternity packages
- Excellent career-development opportunities
- The Role
Reporting to a Senior Manager, you will supervise and develop production employees while managing safety, quality, cost, throughput and efficiency.
Your responsibilities will include:- Achieving daily production KPIs
- Coaching employees to improve quality and performance
- Leading health and safety investigations, risk assessments and audits
- Identifying cost-saving opportunities and managing improvement projects
- Driving continuous improvement through lean manufacturing and 6S
- Applying the Theory of Constraints to improve throughput
- Developing team leaders and improving employee engagement
- Ensuring compliance with company safety, quality and operational procedures
- Working with other departments to improve performance
To be considered for this Production Supervisor role, you should have:
- Previous supervisory experience within a fast-paced manufacturing environment
- Strong people-management and team-development skills
- Experience delivering continuous-improvement or cost-reduction projects
- Knowledge of lean manufacturing, 6S and production KPIs
- Strong communication, problem-solving and organisational skills
- Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office
- A relevant qualification and / or equivalent experience
- Monday-Tuesday: 07:30-16:30
- Wednesday-Thursday: 07:30-16:15
- Friday: 07:30-12:00
Unfortunately, sponsorship is not available for this position. Applicants must already have the Right to Work in the UK
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