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Production Supervisor : Tewkesbury
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About the Role
In support of a privately owned and successful SME UK based manufacturing Group, a new role of Production Supervisor based in Tewkesbury is required who will be responsible for supporting the Operations Director in the day-to-day coordination, supervision and performance of the production areas. The role will provide a clear management presence across the machining and production teams, helping to ensure that work is completed safely, efficiently, to the required quality standard and in line with customer and business priorities.
Key Responsibilities
- Supervise the day-to-day running of the assigned production areas.
- Support the Operations Director in delivering production plans, customer priorities and operational targets.
- Monitor workload, capacity, bottlenecks and resource requirements across production areas.
- Ensure employees understand daily priorities, expected standards and any changes to production requirements.
- Support the effective use of labour, equipment, materials and working time.
- Help identify and resolve issues affecting production flow, including delays, rework, shortages, machine downtime or skills gaps.
- Escalate significant operational issues to the Operations Director where appropriate.
- Promote good housekeeping, safe working practices and professional standards across the production areas.
- Encourage continuous improvement.
- Support training, development and skills progression within the production teams.
- Work with Engineering and Quality to ensure technical requirements are understood and followed.
- Support the implementation of business systems, procedures and process improvements.
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People Management Responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day supervision, support and direction to employees within the assigned areas.
- Work with Section Leads and Team Leads to ensure employees are working effectively and meeting expected standards.
- Address minor conduct, timekeeping, attendance, productivity and performance issues at an early stage.
- Carry out return-to-work discussions, welfare check-ins and informal performance conversations where appropriate.
- Support HR and the Operations Director with investigations, disciplinary, capability or absence matters where required. Help ensure holiday, absence and shift cover arrangements are managed effectively.
- Support communication between shopfloor employees, Section Leads and senior management.
- Encourage a positive, accountable and team-focused working environment.
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Quality, Delivery and Health and Safety
- Ensure production work is completed in line with drawings, specifications, work instructions and customer requirements.
- Reinforce the importance of right-first-time quality and accurate job completion.
- Work with Quality and Engineering to help resolve non-conformances, rework issues and recurring problems.
- Support delivery performance by monitoring job progress and helping remove obstacles.
- Ensure employees follow health and safety rules, PPE requirements and safe systems of work.
- Report and escalate health and safety concerns promptly.
- Support accident, near-miss or quality investigations where required.
- Promote a clean, organised and safe working environment.
Skills and Experience: Essential
- Experience in CNC machining, precision engineering or aerospace manufacturing.
- Experience working in a manufacturing, engineering or production environment.
- Good understanding of production flow, operational priorities and shopfloor management.
- Ability to supervise, organise and motivate people.
- Strong communication skills with the confidence to deal with issues.
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