Manufacturing Supervisor
9 hours ago
Coventry
Manufacturing Supervisor Warwickshire £45,000 - £55,000 Are you a hands-on leader who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment? Do you enjoy developing people, driving performance and creating a culture where teams genuinely feel engaged and valued? If so, this could be a brilliant opportunity for you. Elevation Recruitment Group are excited to be exclusively representing a global leading manufacturing in their search for an Operations Supervisor to support the Manufacturing Manager in leading manufacturing operations. This is a key role where you’ll combine operational excellence with a real focus on people - building strong teams, improving performance and ensuring a safe, high-quality working environment. Key responsibilities of the Operations Supervisor role include: • Leading a safety-first, people-first culture, where wellbeing and accountability are at the heart of everything, • Providing visible leadership on the shopfloor, building trust and engagement within your teams, • Coaching and developing individuals, helping to build future leaders, • Delivering production targets across safety, quality, delivery, cost and efficiency, • Ensuring production plans run smoothly, balancing labour and materials effectively, • Driving improvements in productivity, flow and waste reduction, • Monitoring KPIs (OTIF, downtime, productivity) and using data to identify opportunities, • Leading root cause analysis and implementing sustainable solutions, • Supporting continuous improvement through lean principles and structured initiatives, • Managing projects, budgets and contributing to long-term operational strategy, • Responding effectively to challenges such as downtime or unexpected disruptions We’re keen to speak to manufacturing leaders with the below skills & experience: • Previous experience in an operations or supervisory role within manufacturing environments, ideally with exposure to warehouse operations, • A people-centric leadership style with a track record of building engaged, high-performing teams, • Strong understanding of production processes and shopfloor operations, • Experience driving continuous improvement and lean initiatives, • Confident in problem-solving and root cause analysis, • Commercial awareness, with experience managing budgets and forecasts, • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, • Strong planning, organisation and IT skills, • A passion for health & safety – IOSH Managing Safely (or similar) would be advantageous This is a great opportunity for somebody looking for a leadership role offering strong development opportunities. For further information please contact Emma Bartholomew at Elevation Recruitment Group directly