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