Production Shift Supervisor (Assembly)

We are looking for an experienced Production Shift Supervisor to work in an Manufacturing organisation based in South Yorkshire.

THE ROLE:
Lead the shift ensuring achievement of the departmental Key Performance Indicators. Monitor the shift adherence to Production System, identifying and managing resource and training needs. Guide and advise Group Leaders on day to day assembly issues

DUTIES:
* To ensure that company operating disciplines, procedures and documentation are understood and maintained across shift, to assure product quality and efficiencies.

* To maintain staff discipline in line with company policies, rules and regulations, taking disciplinary action up to Final Written Warning level

* To ensure that any issues affecting, or likely to affect product quality are investigated and dealt with immediately in line with KPS to ensure minimum disruption to production and ensure any issues are not passed on to the customer.

* To Liaise with Quality to ensure correct purging of defect products are placed in the quarantine cage and stock updated.

* To co-ordinate manning resource across the shift communicating with opposite shifts to meet production requirements for equipment utilisation, output, efficiency.

* To ensure all preventative maintenance plans are carried out on time and both machinery and equipment is maintained in optimum condition liaising with relevant department e.g. service department

* To promote good communications across all shifts with other Shift Leaders Ensuring prompt delivery of Team Briefs, line board meetings, ensuring line folders are up to date and maintained, kaizen activities supporting works council and Appraisals

* To ensure full commitment and support for training, communications, health and safety, housekeeping and personal discipline liaising with HR department for support and guidance

* Predominantly plans and monitors activity on a scale of daily, weekly, monthly and yearly, whilst implementing improvements

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:
* NVQ level 3/4 in Lean Disciplines or HNC in an engineering/quality discipline (Essential)

* Good knowledge of KPS (Essential)

* 5 years supervisory experience in a similar high volume, high quality manufacturing environment (Essential)

* Ability to motivate, lead and change attitudes at all levels throughout the organisation (Essential)

* Good knowledge of Lean Manufacturing (Essential)

* Good analytical and practical problem solving ability (Essential)

* Good communications and inter-personal skills (Essential)

* Strong IT Skills MS Office (Essential), SAP (Desirable)

* Experience of project work and continuous improvement initiatives (Desirable)

THE HOURS:
You will work Days 0645-1515, Afternoons 1345-2315, Nights 2245-0645

THE PACKAGE
You will earn a basic salary of between £34,800(plus shift allowance) plus outstanding benefits.