Mechanical Supervisor

Mechanical Supervisor, Carlisle, CumbriaSalary - £40,000 - £45,000 + overtime when required

MacArthur is recruiting for a successful engineering manufacturing company for this position of Mechanical Supervisor. The key aspects to this role are in your people and leadership skills along with your technical abilities. You will be part of a small team of supervisors looking after, motivating and managing engineers, fabricators, welders and other team members.

This is a full-time Mechanical Supervisor role based in Carlisle which also holds hands-on tasks for you. Overtime is based on the order book however, historically it’s been available.

Overview of your existing experience and characteristics for the role of Mechanical Supervisor :

• Able to empower teams and develop their skills to a really high level, as well as your own
• Experience in a Supervisor, Lead or Management role
• Able to understand and interpret technical drawings, CAD diagrams and similar
• General manufacturing background
• Have a keen eye for detail
• Mechanical engineering background ideally however other disciplines would be fine - welder, fabricator, mechanical engineer, electrical, joiner
• Good hands-on motivator - able to get the best out of people
• Enable people, through explanations and hands-on demonstrations, on how to complete technical and non-technical tasks
• Focus on quality, people and product
• MS Office
• Positive attitude and problem solving abilities

Key responsibilities for the role of Mechanical Supervisor :

• Looking after engineers, fabricators, welders and other staff
• Team management - manage, train, appraise and mentor
• Ability to develop rapport and professional relationships with managers, staff and external parties
• Able to show more junior engineers how to do the various tasks
• Understanding of safety regulations and compliance requirements, Health & Safety Qualification would be a bonus IOSH, NEBOSH etc
• Quality - eg ISO 9001 - bonus experience
• Supervisory experience within manufacturing ideally
• Enable people to take responsibility and have autonomy
• Driving operational improvements and achieving business objectives
• Continuous Improvement (CI) - our client is in the very early stages of this so any experience you bring would be a bonus eg Lean, 6S, 5S, Six Sigma

Why work for our client as Mechanical Supervisor?

• Salary between £40,000 and £45,000 DoE
• Overtime, depending on the order book
• Thorough induction and training programme
• Varied and interesting role
• Work with a successful company who are going through a period of positive change
• Well-established organisation
• Pension, life assurance
• 24 days holiday + BH’s

For more information, or to apply for the position of Mechanical Supervisor, please contact Ewen.

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