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Location: Flexible to travel between Avonmouth / Filton
Job Role: Production Supervisor
Hours: Monday – Friday 7am – 3pm
Role Type: Permanent Â
gap personnel Bristol are operating as an employment agency and currently looking to recruit an experienced Production Supervisor for a well-established client based in Bristol!
The Production Supervisor role is designed to oversee and guide packing team towards achieving project and organisational goals with efficiency and coherence. This position involves a strategic blend of mentorship, project management, and operational oversight to ensure that team efforts align with broader company objectives.
The Job Role
- Preparing work according to production schedule and assign workers production line tasks.
- Evaluating incoming orders and setting up the production line accordingly.
- Optimising packing line efficiency by monitoring productivity and quality.
- Identifying and resolving production line problems in a timely manner.
- Training and supervising new packing line workers.
- Collaborating with other departments to ensure that orders are completed on time.
- Maintaining a fully operational, safe, and tidy work environment at all times.
- Ensuring compliance with company policies and industry regulations.
- Participating in SOP creation and review process.
- Complete a comprehensive shift report at the end of each shift, record accurately all downtime and inform Production Manager of any issues.
- Recognise high and low performance, and feedback to the Production Manager.
- Support the Production Manager on continuous improvement activities.
- Complete weekly stock checks for your department and flag low stock levels to the Production Manager.
- Knowledge of D365 (Microsoft) will be essential, ability to complete tasks without supervision.
- Identify problems which may occur and take appropriate action to resolve the situation, updating managers or other departments as necessary.
- Ensuring housekeeping (clean as you go) and 5S system is strictly adhered to.
- Ensuring all team members are trained in all areas of the KR department monitoring, controlling, and minimizing waste. Feedback all issues as well as improvements suggestions.
- Undertaking such other duties as may be required from time to time, that reasonably fall within the scope and grade of the post e.g. Covering Production Managers absence.
- Ensure all duties carried out and actions completed in every aspect of your role, contribute to the short and long-term Sustainability Goals set-forth by set by the client - Climate, Biodiversity & People Pillars
The candidate
- Good level and standard of UK/European education or equivalent.
- Clear and confident communication skills both written and verbal.
- Experience in leading teams preferred.
- Good PC skills, especially MS Excel.
- Strong planning and organising skills.
- Results oriented.
- Knowledge of Microsoft D365 an advantage.
- Ability to work well under pressure and achieve deadlines.
- A flexible approach and a proactive attitude.
Company benefits
- Generous Staff Discount
- Excellent well-being policies including enhanced Maternity & Paternity policies, Income Protection, Life Assurance and more
- Generous Holiday Allowance, increasing with length of service
- Company Pension Scheme
- Bonus/Commission Scheme
- Healthcare Cash Plan (with Dental)
- Private Medical Insurance
- Employee Assistance Programme for all Associates and their families
- Cycle to Work Scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Length of Service Awards
- Much, much more!
**Some benefit eligibility is based on length of service or contract type.
If you have the right skill set and are looking for your next role, give the team a call on !
