Production Supervisor in Neath

Candour Talent are currently recruiting for a Production Supervisor to join our client based in Port Talbot.
* Location: Port Talbot
* Employment Type: Permanent/Full Time
* Working Hours: Mon-Fri Days
* Starting Salary: Circa £44k
* Benefits: Excellent, including private medical insurance, life assurance, electric car scheme, workplace pension, and company sick pay scheme
Our client is looking for a proactive Production Supervisor to head up its highly skilled team at their manufacturing facility in Port Talbot. This is an excellent opportunity for a dynamic people leader with a continuous improvement mindset, good technical/mechanical knowledge, and a passion for developing a team in a fast-moving manufacturing environment.
The Role:
* The successful candidate will be responsible for the overall technical leadership, development, performance, and continuous improvement of their designated production section.
* Day-to-day responsibility for the technical performance, people development, machine/equipment condition, tooling readiness, process control, and continuous improvement of the section.
* During planned maintenance windows, shutdowns, and major engineering interventions, you will be required to will work closely with the maintenance engineering team to coordinate and deliver maintenance and improvement activities across the lithography equipment.
* The Production Supervisor will identify continuous improvement opportunities and lead initiatives as the technical expert for their production area, ensuring people, equipment, tooling, materials, and working methods are continually developed to deliver safe, reliable, high-quality, and efficient production output.
* The role also has responsibility for training and development of operators and team leaders across all shifts, providing technical support, coaching/mentoring, and maintaining consistent standards.
* Other responsibilities include, production-led maintenance, machine condition, tooling control, process optimisation, changeovers, technical problem solving, OEM coordination, Lean Manufacturing, SMED, and Root Cause Analysis.
The Ideal Candidate:
* Significant experience within an FMCG, high-speed manufacturing, or comparable automated production environment.
* Experience of managing, leading, coaching and/or developing a team.
* ILM Level 3 or equivalent leadership qualification is de...