Production Shift Supervisor

Location: Newbury
Salary: Up to 33,000 per year
Hours: 38.75 hours per week, Monday-Friday (10am-6pm, with flexibility to cover early shifts)
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

About the Role

An exciting opportunity for a Production Shift Supervisor to lead and coordinate all production and end-of-day clean-down activities, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality manufacturing operations. This hands-on role focuses on motivating teams, driving performance, and fostering a strong safety-first culture while delivering production targets and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & People Management

• Lead and develop the shift team to achieve production targets.
• Manage staffing activities, training, and onboarding.
• Promote a positive, respectful working environment.

Safety, Compliance & Quality

• Ensure compliance with food safety and health & safety regulations.
• Maintain high housekeeping standards and product quality.
• Investigate and escalate incidents and near misses.

Production Control & Process Management

• Coordinate daily production to meet output and efficiency targets.
• Oversee clean-down and setup for next day's production.
• Monitor KPIs and liaise with maintenance for repairs.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify and implement process improvements.
• Engage operators in CI initiatives and waste reduction.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with maintenance, technical, warehouse, and planning teams.
• Support new product introductions and trials.

Candidate Profile

Essential:

• Proven experience in manufacturing supervision or team leadership.
• Strong understanding of production processes and KPIs.
• Knowledge of health & safety and quality standards.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

Desirable:

• Experience in food manufacturing.
• Training in Lean, Six Sigma, or CI tools.
• Familiarity with OEE or similar performance systems.

Benefits

• Pension scheme with company contribution
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
• Life assurance
• Wellbeing support (GP24, mental health first aiders)
• Discounts and cycle-to-work scheme
• Long service awards and social events