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Manufacturing Supervisor

📍 Redditch 💷 £15.86–£16.26 per hour + Bonus Permanent · Full time Posted 4 Nov 2026

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Manufacturing Supervisor | Redditch | Full Time | £15.86–£16.26 per hour + Bonus

Our client is looking for an experienced Manufacturing Supervisor to oversee day-to-day production activities, ensuring the team operates efficiently and that production targets and quality standards are achieved.

The Role

Reporting to the Production Manager, the Manufacturing Supervisor will be responsible for supervising and organising the production team, maximising efficiencies and ensuring all manufacturing activities are carried out safely and effectively.

The role operates on a rotating three-shift pattern.

Key Responsibilities

  • Ensure compliance with all Health & Safety requirements
  • Supervise and organise team members, ensuring productivity at all times
  • Diagnose equipment breakdowns and faults
  • Carry out quality checks
  • Repair equipment and fit new parts, ensuring machinery is operating correctly
  • Deal with emergencies, unplanned problems and minor repairs
  • Monitor inventory of materials and equipment
  • Maximise production efficiencies and ensure targets are achieved
  • Complete all required paperwork accurately and pass it to the relevant person
  • Supervise, support and train team members
  • Comply with all company policies and procedures

Requirements

Essential

  • Previous experience working within a manufacturing environment
  • Minimum of 3 years' supervisory or people management experience, including handling disciplinary matters
  • Excellent planning, leadership and delegation skills
  • Ability to work well under pressure and manage multiple tasks
  • Experience working to set quality standards
  • Basic maintenance experience
  • Relevant technical knowledge
  • Strong problem-solving skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Efficient, organised and proactive approach
  • Willingness to take a hands-on approach when required
  • Ability to work a rotating shift pattern

Desirable

  • Forklift experience

What’s In It For You

  • 6 am – 2 pm: £15.86 per hour
  • 2 pm –10 pm: £16.10 per hour
  • 10 pm – 6 am: £16.26 per hour
  • Performance-related bonus of up to £5,000 per annum, depending on machinery achieving production targets
  • Rotating three-shift pattern

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