Production Shift Supervisor

Job Title

Shift Supervisor

Department

Production

Job Purpose

Responsible for a team of Operators over different shift patterns, ensuring production targets are met in all areas in accordance with business objectives and strategic plans.

Operational

Candidate Requirements

Shift Supervisor - Tier 2

· Monitor progress against targets and report to Production Manager with recommendations.

· Make recommendations for the running of production work cells to achieve optimum productivity, whilst developing contingency for unplanned downtime

· Understand shift data and explore trends and patterns relating to output.

· Take a proactive approach to preparing for priority orders and maintain a process for expediting requests.

· Support audit activity carried out for quality purposes.

· Work to mitigate shift issues through open communication and engagement.

· Support continuous professional development and empower team members to progress.

· Implement effective people management techniques and develop a culture of trust and confidence.

· Support the implementation of new processes and equipment through the effective communication with, and engagement of, team members.

· Enable regular communication from team members whilst ensuring resulting action is taken as appropriate.

· Have cognisance of stock levels (current and required) at any time and make adjustments to accommodate stock levels as required.

· Proactively support planned scrap reduction actions and monitor performance against targets.

· Conduct regular 1-2-1s with direct reports.

· Participation in CI activities.

· Inspire the team to incorporate solutions and improvements into their daily work.

Operational

Candidate Requirements

Shift Supervisor - Tier 3

· All duties set out in tier 2.

· Monitor progress against targets and take responsive action as required, whilst defining and managing own KPI's

· Liaise with the Production Controller to develop medium-term production plans.

· Report, analyse and explain production figures with recommendations for following shifts as required.

· Establish an infrastructure to support priority orders, generating additional capacity as part of workflow planning.

· Review audit results and take remedial action as applicable.

· Proactively foster positive relationships within shifts and establish team morale.

· Establish mechanisms to optimise team performance and develop collaborative working.

· Manage a team effectively and empower team members to take accountability for their own employment journey, whilst establishing goals and objectives for team members

· Contribute to SOPs and DOIs, providing assertive feedback, and look to make recommendations for development when in production.

· Secure communication from team members to establish a mutually agreeable channel for open dialogue.

· Collect and manage own data to keep abreast of scrap reduction.

· Develop own methods to achieve scrap reduction, implementing appropriate testing and consultation with the Quality Team

· Look and plan ahead for any people recourse issues and has adequate capacity to run the shift.

· Reacts quickly and effectively to any Safety, Quality and throughput issues that occur during shift.

· All requirements set out in tier 2.

· Experience of managing a CI project

· Self-sufficient using MRP (priority)

· Ability to plan, implement and work to established training methods.

· Ability to identify problems and put countermeasures in place.

Operational

Candidate Requirements

Shift Supervisor - Tier 4

· All duties set out in tier 2 and 3.

· Monitor progress against targets and identify causes of under/over performance for the purpose of achieving improvements and preventing recurring issues.

· Work with the Production Controller and Production Supervisor to develop a long-term production plan, with appropriate resilience and contingency to enable adaptation as required.

· Undertake regular data analysis and identify patterns to inform future production planning.

· Collect feedback from priority order processes and review team member behaviour that was conducive to the outcome.

· Conduct and manage internal audits in relation to quality and implement subsequent actions.

· Lead by example and aim to have the highest performing, most effective, shift in the organisation.

· Take remedial action - including formal disciplinary action - as required to enhance performance and establish incentivisation techniques.

· Support the growth and development of individual team members, whilst leading by example and role-modelling high performance

· Be accountable for the successful implementation of new processes and equipment.

· Enable peer feedback and review within the shift, and from other departments, to support open communication.

· Use the strategic scrap reduction target to devise specific targets for team members communicated through SMART objectives.

· Implement strategic actions required to achieve scrap reduction targets and conduct shift-specific activity as deemed appropriate.

· Take responsibility for the accuracy and effectiveness of SOP's, making changes as required and rolling out to team with support from Training Coordinator

· Role model for company values

· Follows standard work and proposes improvements to standard work.

· All requirements set out in tier 2 and 3.

· Ability to facilitate and implement changes to improve the process using advanced problem solving and Kaizen.

· Experience of identifying a CI opportunity and developing and implementing a project task group for implementation.

· Strong analytical skills.

· Leadership Qualification.

Senstronics operates within a framework of core values in which all staff are expected to adhere to. Examples of behaviours relating to the Production Supervisor include but are not limited to:

CORE VALUE

EXAMPLE BEHAVIOURS

Join Forces

· Consult and collaborate with colleagues.

· Offer support to others.

Take Ownership

· Achieve targets.

· Have confidence in the delivery of outputs

Innovate

· Solve problems.

· Embrace change

Choose Positivity

· Approach tasks with openness

· Seek to learn from experiences

Be Heard

· Be receptive to new ideas.

· Identify opportunities for improvement

Pay: £33,785.06-£43,285.75 per year

Benefits:

• Bereavement leave
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Financial planning services
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Work Location: In person