My client is looking to recruit a forward thinking and experienced Production Supervisor to oversee and coordinate manufacturing operations within a specialist aerospace manufacturing environment. The successful candidate will lead a skilled production team, ensuring products are manufactured safely, efficiently and to the highest standards of quality, while meeting customer delivery requirements. You will work Mon-Thur 08:00-17:00 and 08:00 - 13:00 on a Friday. Salary pays up to £47,500 dependant on experience.

Duties:

• Ensuring the completion of any tasks that are assigned to the team by the department Manager.
• Ensuring team members complete the tasks that have been assigned to them.
• Supporting the production team by assisting in ensuring machines continue to produce parts.
• Resolution of technical and process related issues in association with department Manager.
• Identification and implementation of cost reduction strategies, new production processes/technologies and methods for continuous improvement.
• Monitoring time that work is issued and completed.
• Monitoring and planning of resources to ensure that they are appropriate to the workload.
• Ensuring that all team members complete timesheets in an accurate and timely fashion.
• Monitoring the attendance, quality and timekeeping of all team members, and address accordingly.
• Approving and managing staff holidays to minimise the disruption to the team.
• Delegating tasks to team members and for ensuring that all work produced is carried out in a timely and cost effective manner.
• Play an active role in the recruitment and selection process for the team.
• Attend first level disciplinaries and grievances.
• Complete all performance reviews for the team.
• Assessing the skills and performance levels of all team members and identifying/carrying out additional training as necessary.
• Ensuring that team members operate in accordance with quality procedures.
• Mentor apprentices on shop floor on manual machining techniques and safe working processes.
• To be responsible for the safe working of all team members and ensuring the adherence to all Company H&S policies.
• To ensure all Company rules and regulations are met and initiate appropriate corrective action and/or the Company disciplinary procedures when required.
• Responsible for making sure an excellent standard of housekeeping is maintained.
• Complete corrective actions on time.
• To carry out any other task where reasonable and relevant, when required.
• In addition to the above you may be required to perform other duties as reasonably requested by Management.

Essential Criteria:

• Supervisory experience
• Experience within the Aerospace or Manufacturing industry
• Ability to read engineering drawings and use measuring equipment
• Ability to work using Metric and Imperial
• Computer literate and methodical
• Ability to work independently while collaborating in a team environment
• Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines 

Desirable:

• Experience with CNC programming, setting and operating
• Experience with CAD/CAM Offline Programming in EDGECAM
• Ability to edit programs using Fanuc, Mazak or Sinumerik controls