Production Supervisor - Food Manufacturing
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Location: Rochester
Salary: £50,000-£55,000, depending on experience
Hours: Monday to Thursday, 6am-6pm
Contract: Permanent
We're recruiting a hands-on Production Supervisor to lead a team of eight operators within an established food manufacturing business in Rochester.
This is an opportunity for a technically minded production leader who enjoys understanding processes, solving problems and helping a team deliver consistent results.
Experience in confectionery, jam, preserves or similar food manufacturing processes would be particularly relevant. You'll bring an understanding of how ingredients, temperature, mixing and process conditions affect product quality, alongside the leadership skills to keep daily production running effectively.
The role
You'll oversee the department's day-to-day production activity, ensuring the team works safely and efficiently to meet quality and output requirements.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading and supporting a team of eight production operators, setting clear expectations and maintaining high standards.
- Organising daily production, allocating tasks and responding to changing priorities.
- Monitoring production performance and addressing issues affecting output, quality, waste or downtime.
- Investigating process problems and working with relevant colleagues to resolve them.
- Coaching operators and helping them develop their skills and understanding of the process.
- Maintaining food safety, hygiene, health and safety, and housekeeping standards.
- Ensuring production records and process checks are completed accurately.
- Working with quality, technical, engineering and planning colleagues to support reliable production.
- Identifying practical improvements to ways of working, product consistency and efficiency. xgikmsk
What we're looking for
You'll have experience supervising or leading a team within food manufacturing, with a practical understanding of production processes and a willingness to keep learning.
Relevant backgrounds could include confect...
Production Supervisor employer: Found Recruitment Solutions Ltd Careers
Join a dynamic and rapidly growing engineering manufacturer in West Sussex, where your hands-on approach as a Production Engineer will directly influence the efficiency of complex product builds. With a strong focus on employee development, a collaborative work culture, and opportunities to engage in meaningful problem-solving on the shop floor, this company offers a rewarding environment for those looking to make a tangible impact in manufacturing. Enjoy the benefits of working in a supportive team that values innovation and continuous improvement, all while being part of a long-established British firm committed to excellence.
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Found Recruitment Solutions Ltd Careers Recruitment Team
