Dayshift Production Supervisor
Posted on July 7th, 2025
Knaresborough
£27,000 - £28,000 per annum
Type of Job: Permanent
Job role: Dayshift Production Supervisor
Job Location: Harrogate Knaresborough area commutable from Leeds, Wetherby, easy A1 access
Job Type: Permanent, NO nights
Reward: £27k - £28k Plus Overtime, Package
Client: Category market leader in manufacturing and distribution
Our client is an established multi-site market-leading manufacturer, expanding its UK operations. Due to continual growth and expansion at this site we are recruiting a Production Team Line leader to join this successful factory and distribution operation. You will lead by example in your area and set the production standard. This is a hands-on line supervisor, I’s an FLM role, leading the line, 10-20 reports.
1. You will take full responsibility for the day-to-day running of operations and production in your area, on your shift!
2. Delivering the operational plan and empowering your team to drive production performance – it’s a hands-on leadership role!
3. Leading your team to achieve best-in-class quality, safety, people, and production performance.
4. Ensuring we deliver Great Quality, In Time, In Full every time
5. Direct reporting line to Area Team Managers with overall responsibility for up to 20 workers at peak
6. Leading and Coaching teams to deliver great results, with a clear eye for recognising and nurturing talent
7. Shifts: 12-hour day shift rotating, no nights
8. You will create a positive environment on the shop floor, encouraging operators to take ownership for monitoring machine performance, collecting data and generating ideas
9. You will set clear provision of objectives which will be critical for sections to achieve their targets
10. Develop peer relationships across the operation to drive operational performance and continuity
11. Coach and support to drive the delivery of breakthrough results through their teams to the achievement of targets
12. Be authentic to inspire great performance and create trust
13. Support the creation and sustainment of an inspirational work environment where people can utilise their skills and potential
14. Encourage ownership and drive all levels within the team to act with autonomy
15. managee the performance of individuals by conducting regular performance, career, and development discussions
16. Build high performing teams
Qualifications and Experience - DayShift Production Supervisor
17. Demonstrable track record in a production frontline management role with a strong emphasis on leading motivating and developing people.
18. Experience within a similar manufacturing environment with proven experience in delivering results in all areas of the scorecard is required.
19. You will have a good knowledge of the tools and techniques of Continuous Improvement and how to integrate them into a business, best practice manufacturing methods.
20. Ideally with a food and Drink / FMCG, Packaging or process background; high-volume continuous manufacturing or a fast-moving warehouse or logistics environment
21. A clear career development plan and progression plan are available to you
What we can offer – Dayshift Production Supervisor
• An opportunity to work with the leading technologies with training for specialist machinery
•Continuous training through internal development programmes
•In return for your hard work, we will offer you:
•Six weeks holiday (including bank holidays)
•Subsidised staff canteen
•Free parking
•Market leading pension
• Enhanced Family/maternity
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