Production Supervisor

Brightwork is delighted to be working with a family-run timber business with over 180 years of experience & 25 sites across the UK. Our clients were pioneers in bringing strength-graded British structural timber to the UK construction industry, and with a significant expansion plan, we are supporting them in finding the talent that will take them into the next phase of major development and beyond, driving greener strategic objectives.

A competitive salary and fantastic benefits package are available for the perfect candidate. Standard hours are 07:00 to 16:30 with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break, Monday to Friday, although flexibility at a management level is expected.

As a Production Supervisor, you will be responsible for a dedicated area within the site, ensuring that production output runs efficiently and effectively. Knowledge of machinery or an interest in mechanics would be advantageous.  The role involves a degree of manual handling, lifting, bending and twisting.  You will be the first contact for a team of Production Operators.

Key tasks and responsibilities:

• Ensuring the team is working effectively and efficiently
• Ensuring good housekeeping of the work area
• Operating sawmilling machinery
• Making sure that all Health, Safety and Quality standards and instructions are understood and being followed
• Operation of Mobile Plant Vehicles

• Ability to resolve low-level issues confidently

Skills and Experience:

• Excellent communication skills
• Able to steer a team to achieve production goals and meet required standards
• Have worked in a supervisory capacity previously
• Have a flexible approach to work
• Have experience working in a manufacturing/construction environment
  
  Brightwork offers the services of a recruitment agency for permanent roles and a recruitment business for temporary roles.