Manufacturing​/Fabrication Supervisor - Nights

We are currently looking for a Fabrication / Manufacturing Supervisor (NIGHT SHIFT MONDAY TO THURSDAY)

A little about our Client

With over a century of engineering expertise and innovation, they are a renowned world leader in rapidly deployable military bridging systems and a key partner in the UK MoD's Boxer armoured vehicle programme.

Together we are looking to strengthen our workforce with talented and motivated individuals across a range of disciplines to work from our Northwest Engineering Centre of Excellence and currently have this opportunity available :

About the role :

The main purpose of this role is to lead and supervise manufacturing operations team to safely ensure the on-time delivery of finished products at correct quality and cost and to champion continuous improvement in all activities and areas of responsibility.

Key duties include, but are not limited to :

• To ensure your team operate in accordance with the Company's, Health Environmental and Safety policies, lead SHE activities in the relevant area.
• To lead the team to deliver Product to Cost and Quality requirements, ensuring that schedule adherence is met, creating recovery plans / short interval control where required.
• Responsible for effective deployment of resource, achieving business returned hour targets are delivered. Redeploy resource (and self) to other business units where required.
• Manage absence according to company procedure (holidays, sickness, disciplinary etc), RTW are carried within 24 hours of return. Fully responsible for welfare.
• Ensuring team competence can deliver targets, ensuring that maximum flexibility within the team and on the job / training courses are arranged and attended.
• Prepare daily reporting (upwards) of primary business measures.
• Ensure that the company Quality Management Systems and Manufacturing Procedures are followed without exception, any escapes.
• To maintain the competency, capability and capacity of the manufacturing team to ensure delivery of programme requirements.
• Personally carry out start and end of shift briefs, ensuring direct workforce receive daily communications and are kept appraised of key business topics.
• Responsible for the upkeep and communication of local KPIs (SQCDP) to team / and management.
• Leads daily auditing of workplace environment ensuring Target Conditions are met to "visitor ready" standards.
• Maybe asked to be re-deploy to other areas of the business if required.

What we're looking for :

Applications from candidates who can demonstrate the following requirements will be considered, however, if you do not meet all the requirements, please explain why you are suitable for the position :

• Degree / HND in Manufacturing or Engineering discipline
• Proven Manufacturing Supervisor experience
• Current driving licence
• IOSH / NEBOSH certificate
• Managing manufacturing environments safely and a firm understanding of managing risks.
• Leadership of Manufacturing teams in Aerospace, Automotive or similar mechanical engineering business.
• Leading and implementing Manufacturing schedules and recovery plans.
• Resource planning and competence management.
• Project reporting including definition and collation of KPIs
• Working knowledge of SAP.
• Computer skills (MS Office Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Equipment maintenance and PM planning .
• Knowledge and understanding of Material Requirements Planning (MRP).
• Completion of employee performance reviews.
• Collaboration cross functionally where required.

Why you should apply?

When you become part of this business, you will enjoy employee benefits such as :

• Competitive salary
• Attractive pension (4% employee contribution, 7% employer contribution)
• Half-day Friday
• Life assurance scheme
• Company sick pay scheme which increases with service
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Additional Holidays & other Long Service rewards
• Wellbeing initiatives, such as Free Fruit on Tuesday's
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Free on-site car parking
• On-site electric vehicle charging points