About the role
Production Supervisor
Marden, Kent
£35,500
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced Production Supervisor to join a fast-growing manufacturing business based in Marden, Kent.
This is a hands-on supervisory role where you’ll work closely with the Production Shift Manager and wider production team to keep both automated and manual production lines running efficiently, safely and to plan.
The Role
You’ll be responsible for the day-to-day supervision of the production team, ensuring targets are met while maintaining high standards of quality, safety and employee wellbeing.
Key responsibilities include:
Supervising and supporting the production team on a daily basis
Managing raw material stock levels across production
Monitoring productivity, efficiencies, OE and working hours
Ensuring production plans and changeovers are delivered on time
Supporting quality control and investigating production issues
Acting as the first point of contact for the production team
Identifying problems and working proactively to resolve them
Supporting a positive, inclusive and high-performing team culture
Ensuring production procedures and Health & Safety standards are followed
About You
Our client is looking for someone with previous supervisory experience within a production, manufacturing or operations environment.
You’ll need to be:
A confident people leader with excellent communication skills
Proactive and solutions-focused
Comfortable managing multiple priorities
Organised with good delegation skills
Confident using IT, ideally Google Workspace
Familiar with production processes and Health & Safety requirements
Someone who genuinely enjoys working as part of a team and helping others succeed
What's on Offer?
Competitive salary
25 days holiday + bank holidays
Healthcare cash plan
Employee Assistance Programme
Quarterly wellbeing allowance
Volunteer day
Enhanced parental leave
Paid fertility leave
Employee share scheme
NEST pension
If you’re an experienced Production Supervisor looking for your next opportunity within a growing manufacturing environment, we’d love to hear from you
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