Production Supervisor

Job Title: Shift Production Supervisor

Location: Ramsbury (SN8)

Contract type: Permanent

Our client are wound care providers supplying wound adhesive dressings and solutions, manufactured for the Healthcare and Industrial markets. Their focus is on creating value for customers and they have 60 years of experience in the manufacturing industry.

Due to growth, they are now looking to add a Production Superivsor to their team on a permanent basis. 

This role directly supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in the manufacture or parts or products using automated and manual processes.  It is the responsibility of this position to ensure that all employees responsible to it operate within company policy and procedure and applicable laws.  This role focuses on customers and ensure that all activities within the area are customer and quality driven.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand; walk; sit; talk and hear. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 25 kilograms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Key Responsibilities:

People & Safety

Ensure that the working environment, working practices and general behaviour of all employees support the company policies, procedures and applicable laws.
Supervise staff to ensure a harmonious and efficient production environment.
Interpret business requirements to employees and assigns duties accordingly.
Responsible for performance management, training and development of staff in conjunction with Production Manager and Production Trainers.
Manage and control the physical work area to ensure a safe working environment at all time.
Be technical lead for production running issues, resolve/escalate to Production Manager and Engineering team
Responsible for time and attendance management and escalation in conjunction with the Production Manager
To work with the Production Manager to ensure manufacturing costs are controlled
To work with the Production Manager to monitor and work toward a zero target of machinery downtime.
Develop and recommend and implement changes in work practices and manual and automated processes to increase efficiency
In conjunction with Production Manager establish labour standards and routings for the clean room and component storage area and ensure those standards are met.
Works towards the reduction / elimination of Work in Progress (WIP) within the Clean room and Component Storage Areas.
Quality

Inspect and measure parts and products to verify conformance to specifications and to support the introduction of quality initiatives.
Supervise equipment adjustment to prevent manufacture of products which fail to meet standards.
Maintain all relevant production and quality documentation as required
In conjunction with the Quality and the Production Team, investigate and close Non-conformance Reports (NCR’s) in a timely manner.
Develop, recommend, and implement Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) within the Clean room and Component Storage Area.
Take part in the development of initiatives to improve standards of quality within the business.
Essential experience/ qualifications: 

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate or develop the following skills and competencies:

Analytical thinking
Problem solving ability
Customer focused
Strong Interpersonal skills and conflict resolution
Teamwork 
Strong oral and written communication in English
Managing diverse ranges of people
Quality management
Cost consciousness
Strong work ethic
Ethical judgment, reasoning and decision making ability
Planning, organizing and prioritizing
Attention to detail
Computer Skills                                                

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have a general knowledge of: -

Inventory software (Sage)
Excel Spreadsheet software
Word Processing software.
Education and/or Experience                                                  

3-5 years’ experience in clean room manufacture with supervisory experience.
A good level of education and experience in GMP manufacture.
Priority planning
Change management
Team Building
Desirable skills/ experience/ qualifications:  

EHS awareness/ qualification, NEBOSH diploma
Desire to succeed and drive efficiencies
Motivational skills/ experience within team environment
Driving culture change, collaboration and teamwork
SMED training and implementation
Sounds like the role for you? Please don't hesitate in sending us your CV for consideration