Production Supervisor

Role: Production Supervisor 📍 Location: East Yorkshire – Goole / Howden / Selby 🏭 Industry: Manufacturing / FMCG / Food 💵 Salary: Up to £36k - £38k per annum, depending on experience 🤝Benefits: 28 days holiday incl. bank holidays, standard contributory pension, death in service 📅 Working hours: 48 hr week / including weekend working (SAT & SUN FIXED) and working 3 days per week (FLEXIBLE); 7.30am – 4pm (9.5hrs per day) 📋 Reporting to: Production Manager The client Our client is a leading UK food manufacturing organisation, who supply to major UK retailers. Still family owned, they have a rich history having operated for over 60 years. With state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities including in Yorkshire, they are looking to expand their operations in the near future as well. The role They are looking for a proactive Production Supervisor to drive productivity and efficiency on the production lines. To assist the Production Manager and cover in their absence. Key day to day responsibilities: * Plan and organise line labour to maximise production output, efficiency and on-time order completion. * Ensure full compliance with Hygiene, Health & Safety, GMP and quality procedures at all times. * Maintain a clean, tidy Packing area and linked areas using a “clean as you go” approach. * Meet, monitor and continuously improve production KPIs; drive efficiencies across lines and the department. * Minimise waste and resource usage while maintaining output to customer specifications. * Accurately record production data: downtime, batch counters, changeovers, label checks and metal detector logs. * Carry out hourly metal detector checks and checkweigher verifications at start/end of each run. * Report quality and equipment issues promptly to the Production Manager, Technical and Engineering teams. * Lead, motivate and develop the team; ensure adequate training, address gaps and take corrective action on performance. * Communicate company information clearly, monitor processes continuously and contribute ideas for improvement. Person Specification: * Previous experience as Team Leader / Supervisor within a Manufacturing / Packaging environment * Basic Food Hygiene Qualification / HACCP training (Desirable) * Experience of Continuous Improvement methods through people (Desirable) * Previous experience in FMCG manufacturing * Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills * Excellent written and verbal communication skills * Good basic IT & Numerical skills * Ability to meet deadlines in pressurised environment * Problem solving * Team player * Be flexible in approach to working hours to meet business demands Qualifications: * NQV L2 Manufacturing desirable * GCSEs 📩 Interested? Send your CV to the G Force Recruitment team via CV Library. One of our specialist consultants will be in touch shortly. We take your data seriously. G Force Recruitment is fully compliant with the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018