Production Supervisor – Moulding Department
Production Supervisor / Moulding Team Leader
Are you an experienced production or moulding professional looking for a hands-on supervisory role where you can lead teams, improve processes, and support a fast-paced manufacturing environment?
📍 Location: Bradford
💷 Salary: £30,000 per year
⏰ Hours: Permanent | Full-Time | Alternating shifts (6am–2pm / 2pm–10pm)
📅 Start Date: ASAP
🎁 Benefits:
✔️ Permanent, secure role
✔️ Alternating early and late shifts
✔️ Supportive management and leadership team
✔️ Opportunity to influence production processes and standards
✔️ Long-term progression potential
⭐ Introduction
This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established manufacturing business as a Production Supervisor within the Moulding Department, specialising in styrene packaging.
The role is hands-on, operational, and people-focused, supporting the Production Manager with the day-to-day running of moulding operations. You will be responsible for supervising teams on the shop floor, ensuring production targets, quality standards, and health & safety requirements are consistently met.
This role is ideal for a confident production professional with supervisory experience who enjoys leading by example, driving efficiency, and maintaining high standards in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
🔧 Key Responsibilities
Production Operations
Support the planning and organisation of daily moulding operations
Set up and structure shifts to meet production targets and customer demand
Supervise moulding machines and production lines producing styrene packaging
Lead daily toolbox talks and shift handovers
Monitor output, scrap levels, downtime, and efficiency
Ensure materials, tooling, and labour are available for each shift
Investigate production issues, quality defects, and downtime
Liaise with maintenance, quality, and planning teams to minimise disruptions
Ensure accurate production records and reports are completed
Health, Safety & Compliance
Ensure all machinery is operated safely and in line with procedures
Confirm all staff are wearing appropriate PPE
Promote safe working practices across the moulding department
Report and investigate accidents, near misses, and safety concerns
Support compliance with health & safety, quality, and environmental standards
People Management, Quality & Continuous Improvement
Lead, motivate, and support production operatives on shift
Assist with training, onboarding, and skills development
Support disciplinary processes and performance management where required
Ensure product quality standards for styrene packaging are maintained
Identify opportunities to improve processes, efficiency, and waste reduction
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the department
Support audits and ISO / quality accreditation requirements
🧠 Essential Skills & Experience
Previous experience in a production supervisory or team leader role
Background in plastic moulding, packaging, or high-volume manufacturing
Knowledge of styrene or similar polymer materials (preferred)
Strong understanding of production KPIs and performance monitoring
Experience working with production planning and manufacturing systems
Good IT skills (Microsoft packages preferred)
Strong organisational and communication skills
Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
Proven leadership skills with the ability to motivate teams
🎓 Qualifications
Relevant manufacturing or supervisory qualification (desirable)
🚀 How to Apply
10 Recruitment are delighted to be supporting our client with this vacancy and are shortlisting immediately. Please apply today to avoid missing out.
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