Production Line Supervisor

Overview

The Production Line Supervisor role in Widnes (WA8) offers a full-time, permanent position with a salary between £35,000 and £40,000, dependent on experience. You will oversee daily manufacturing operations, ensuring the production runs safely, efficiently, and meets required quality standards.

Mon – Fri 08:00 – 16:30hrs

Widnes, Cheshire (WA8)

£35,000 – £40,000 (DOE)

• Lead, support and coordinate the production team on a day‑to‑day basis.
• Plan and allocate work to achieve production targets and priorities.
• Monitor production output, downtime, labour efficiency, waste and quality issues.
• Oversee and support the setup of filling lines, cappers, labellers, conveyors and wipes lines.
• Optimise machine settings to improve reliability, output and line efficiency.
• Support line changeovers, product changeovers and washouts.
• Collaborate with Engineering on day‑to‑day maintenance, adjustments and recurring machine issues.
• Use ERP system to review work orders, stock levels and production requirements.
• Ensure production paperwork, batch records, checks and line documentation are completed accurately.
• Maintain a safe work environment, following site procedures for PPE, chemical handling, spill response, isolation and washout requirements.
• Support investigations into safety incidents, near misses, quality issues and downtime.
• Maintain good housekeeping across production lines, equipment areas and workstations.

• Experience in a production, manufacturing, chemical, FMCG, food, pharmaceutical, cosmetics or household products environment.
• Previous experience leading, supervising or coordinating a production team.
• Practical understanding of production machinery, line set‑up, changeovers and troubleshooting.
• Hands‑on, mechanically minded with basic maintenance and fault‑finding skills.
• Comfortable using ERP, stock control or production systems.
• Good understanding of health and safety, quality standards and accurate production paperwork.
• Strong attention to detail, especially around stock, paperwork, settings and quality.
• Highly safety‑focused and able to communicate clearly with operators, Engineering, Quality, Warehouse, Planning and management.