Production Supervisor

Production Supervisor
Ledbury, Herefordshire
£37,000
Full-time, Permanent

Are you an experienced Production Supervisor with a passion for lean manufacturing, process improvement, and team leadership? This is an exciting opportunity to lead and develop a production team in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, ensuring efficiency, high-quality output, and compliance with health and safety standards.

About the Role

As a Production Supervisor, you will:
• Lead and manage your team to meet production schedules and on-time delivery (OTIF).
• Ensure health and safety policies are always followed.
• Identify and implement process improvements using lean manufacturing techniques.
• Monitor and adjust production processes, troubleshooting issues to minimise downtime.
• Conduct regular inspections and audits, ensuring all products meet the highest quality standards.
• Manage attendance and performance, providing training and mentoring to create a multi-skilled workforce.
• Maintain 5S housekeeping standards and ensure smooth material flow to operators.
• Work closely with the Site Manager, providing daily updates on output, quality, and health and safety.

Essential Criteria:

Qualifications:
• A recognised supervisory qualification.

Experience:
• Recent team leadership/supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to read and analyse production schedules to organise and prioritise workloads.
• Strong understanding of health and safety standards (IOSH qualification preferred).
• Experience in monitoring production processes, troubleshooting, and minimising downtime.
• Proven ability to meet production deadlines while maintaining high-quality standards.
• Knowledge of working with a wide range of materials.
• Experience working in lean manufacturing and ISO9001-certified facilities.

Skills & Behaviours:
• Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement experience.
• Familiarity with ERP/MRP systems.
• High attention to detail with a focus on quality and efficiency.
• Problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proactive and adaptable team player with a leadership mindset.

Desirable Criteria
• NVQ or equivalent in Team Leadership/Supervision.
• Lean Manufacturing qualification.
• IOSH Working Safely certificate.
• Previous experience in an ISO9001-certified facility.