Job Description
Production Supervisor
Location: Hengoed
Salary: Up to £30,200
An exciting opportunity to join a successful, award-winning market leader, supplying high-quality products to iconic and high-profile companies worldwide.
Salary & Benefits:
* Starting salary up to £30,200
* Up to 24 days holiday plus bank holidays
* Sick pay scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Free on-site parking
* Excellent training and development opportunities
Roles & Responsibilities:
1. Supervise and coordinate production teams to ensure output meets quality and scheduling requirements.
2. Assist with daily, weekly, and long-term production planning, ensuring effective resource and material allocation.
3. Monitor production areas and processes, resolving issues in real time to minimize downtime.
4. Cover for the Operations Manager during absences, maintaining operational continuity and reporting as necessary.
5. Ensure team adherence to Health & Safety, Food Safety, and GMP standards at all times.
6. Provide leadership and motivation to production staff, including task delegation and on-the-job training.
7. Support implementation and maintenance of continuous improvement initiatives across production.
8. Liaise with Quality Assurance, Warehouse, and other departments to ensure smooth workflow and timely dispatch.
9. Ensure accurate completion of production records, including batch documentation, escalate and help resolve deviations or inefficiencies.
10. Support onboarding and training of new production staff.
11. Assist with stock level checks and raw material availability to prevent production delays.
Knowledge, Skills & Experience:
* Prior experience in a supervisory role within a food production or manufacturing environment.
* Strong understanding of production workflows, planning, and people management.
* Ability to remain calm and organized under pressure, with good problem-solving skills.
* Confident communicator with a proactive, hands-on approach.
* Flexible and adaptable, ready to take on wider operational roles when needed.
* Knowledge of food safety standards, HACCP, and GMP is essential.
If you would like more information, please contact Kieran Russell. If interested, please click 'apply'.
Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy specializing in Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology, and Service & Sales sectors across the UK. Due to high application volumes, we can only respond to candidates whose skills and qualifications match this position.
No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, we act as an Employment Agency for permanent roles and as an Employment Business for temporary/contract roles.
Job Tenure: Permanent
Salary: Up to £30,200 per annum
Location: Hengoed, Caerphilly
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