Production Supervisor

Production Supervisor
Fresh Food Manufacturing / Processing
Salary: £35,000 per annum
Location: Howden area
Hours: 7:30am – 4:30pm, 5 days per week
Weekend work required with 2 days off during the week
We are recruiting for an experienced Production Supervisor to join a well-established fresh food manufacturing business.
This is a hands-on supervisory role, responsible for leading a team of around 30 production staff within a busy fresh food processing environment. The successful candidate will report directly to the Production Manager and will play a key role in ensuring production runs efficiently, safely and to the required standards.
The Role:
As Production Supervisor, you will be responsible for the day-to-day supervision of production activity, ensuring labour, materials and stock are managed effectively to meet production requirements.
Duties will include:
* Supervising and supporting a team of around 30 production staff
* Planning daily production activity and ensuring targets are met
* Carrying out activity mapping to improve efficiency and workflow
* Managing stock control and ensuring materials are available for production
* Supporting staff reviews, performance management and disciplinaries where required
* Ensuring all staff follow company procedures and health & safety standards
* Monitoring productivity, quality and attendance across the team
* Working closely with the Production Manager and wider management team
* Using IT systems to record, update and manage production information
* Promoting a positive, organised and productive working environment
The Candidate:
We are looking for someone with previous supervisory experience within a fresh food, food manufacturing or food processing environment.
You will need to be confident managing people, comfortable working in a fast-paced production setting and able to make decisions to keep production running smoothly.
The ideal candidate will have:
* Previous experience as a Production Supervisor, Team Leader or Shift Supervisor
* Experience within fresh food, food manufacturing or food processing
* Strong people management skills
* Experience with production planning, labour planning or activity mapping
* Good IT skills
* Understanding of stock control
* Confidence dealing with reviews, performance issues and disciplinaries
* Strong awareness of health & safety within a production environment
* A flexible approach to working days, including weekends
Hours:
This is a 5-day working week, working 7:30am – 4:30pm. Weekend work will be required, with 2 days off during the week. Days off can be flexible around your needs
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Production Supervisor to join a successful fresh food manufacturing business with genuine responsibility and involvement in daily production performance.
If you are interested then please submit your CV for immediate consideration.
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