Job Description:

Berry Recruitment are NOW hiring for a committed and experienced Production Supervisor to work for a company in Witney, Oxfordshire

Role: Production Supervisor

Location: Witney, Oxfordshire

Hours: Full time, Monday - Friday

Key Responsibilities of the Production Supervisor:

Production Team Leadership

• Work alongside production operatives, leading by example and maintaining a hands-on involvement in manufacturing and assembly.
• Help manage and coordinate the daily activities of the production team.
• Allocate work based on priorities, individual skills and workload.
• Monitor daily progress to ensure production targets and deadlines are achieved.
• Provide guidance, support and practical assistance to team members.
• Maintain effective communication between production staff and management.
• Identify production bottlenecks, inefficiencies and resource issues, taking appropriate action to resolve them.

Production Planning and Scheduling

• Assist with planning and scheduling production activities to meet customer delivery requirements.
• Ensure jobs progress in the correct order, with urgent orders identified and prioritised.
• Monitor work in progress and identify potential delays before they affect delivery schedules.
• Coordinate the movement of work through the various stages of manufacturing and assembly.
• Liaise with management regarding production capacity, workload and delivery commitments.

Materials and Stock Coordination

• Ensure the correct materials, components and consumables are available for scheduled production work.
• Organise and coordinate materials required for upcoming manufacturing jobs.
• Monitor material shortages and identify potential supply issues.
• Work with purchasing and stores personnel to ensure materials are ordered or replenished in good time.
• Help maintain an organised production floor and efficient materials storage system.
• Ensure materials are correctly identified, stored and allocated to production jobs.

Manufacturing and Quality Control

• Carry out hands-on manufacturing and assembly of transformers and other wound magnetic components.
• Ensure products are manufactured in accordance with drawings, specifications and work instructions.
• Monitor workmanship and product quality throughout the production process.
• Assist in investigating and resolving manufacturing issues and quality problems.
• Ensure appropriate testing and inspection procedures are followed.
• Promote good housekeeping, health and safety, and high standards of workmanship.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve production efficiency, processes and working practices.
• Help reduce manufacturing waste, rework and unnecessary downtime.
• Encourage good working practices, accountability and teamwork.
• Assist management with implementing new processes and improvements within the production department.

About you:

• Previous experience in a manufacturing or production environment.
• Experience in a hands-on manufacturing role.
• Previous supervisory, team-leading or senior operative experience, or the ability to demonstrate leadership potential.
• Good organisational, workload planning and coordination skills.
• Ability to manage multiple jobs and competing production priorities.
• A practical and methodical approach to problem-solving.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively within a small production team.
• A proactive attitude, with the ability to work independently and take responsibility.
• Experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings and manufacturing specifications.
• Familiarity with production planning, stock control and materials management.

Desirable Experience

• Experience within transformer manufacturing, coil winding or the wider electrical and electronics manufacturing industry.
• Experience manufacturing magnetic components, inductors, chokes or similar products.
• Experience working in a low-volume, high-mix manufacturing environment.

Personal Attributes

• Hands-on, practical and willing to get involved in all aspects of production.
• Naturally organised, with good attention to detail.
• Confident in directing, supporting and motivating colleagues.
• Able to prioritise workloads and make sensible, informed decisions.
• Reliable, responsible and accountable.
• Approachable, with the ability to lead by example.
• Comfortable balancing supervisory responsibilities with practical manufacturing work.

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification we have listed. If your experience looks a little different but you think you can role; value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!"

For more information and to apply, contact the Oxford branch of Berry Recruitment - (phone number removed) or click 'Apply Now' to submit your application.

We are committed to fair and inclusive recruitment. All applicants will be considered on the basis of their skills, experience, qualifications and ability to perform the role, and no applicant will be treated less favourably because of a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010.