Hot Works Supervisor

Job-ID: 119822

Category: Operations

Location: Sheffield, STY, United Kingdom

Workplace: On-site

Schedule: Full time

Posted: 2026-10-23

Qualifications

• Qualification (Desirable): First Aider trained and IOSH Managing Safety.

Responsibilities

Working Hours: The postholder is required to work such hours as are necessary in order to satisfactorily perform the role.

Main Purpose of Job: To fully support the Hot Works Manager and Production Manager in the development and delivery of operational strategy and improvement work for the department and to support and develop Company policies with regard to Health and Safety and the Environment. Responsible for the Operatives on shift and achievement of department production targets, whilst maintaining a safe and clean working environment and full quality, technical and environmental compliance.

Key Tasks and Accountabilities:

• To fully support the Hot Works Manager and cover in their absence.
• Responsibility for the management of the Hot Works department and consumables and ensure the equipment is ready and available to deliver the plan and highlight improvements.
• To uphold the Company Policy with regards to Health, Safety, and the Environment within the facility.
• To support and develop personnel within the department.
• Fully support audits, track the teams and processes to ensure continuous compliance and drive leading indicators to improve EHS and Quality.
• Hold shift start daily briefs to update team in line with operating rules and Human Performance expectations.
• Complete a local Walk the Floor routine to contribute to the Daily Operations Meeting reporting on performance against the agreed metrics under EHS, Quality, Cost, Delivery and People, and to identify problems for resolution by the manufacturing and/or functional teams.
• Be responsible for EH&S and Quality within the department, e.g., auditing of equipment, calibration, generation/amendment of risk assessments, wearing of PPE – carrying out actions accordingly.
• Assist management in the following:
• Ensuring shift patterns in place and skill sets are covered.
• Support with planning and coordinating of work, deliver the plan.
• Ensure team members are aware and understand what is required of them.
• Checking start & finish times, breaks and reporting to Line Manager of any issues.
• Assisting with holiday bookings in line with Holiday Policy/departmental requirements to ensure cover always in place.
• Manage the misuse of time (mobile phones, leaving workstation without good reason).
• Ensure training/coaching is delivered to all production operatives where necessary and Training records are always live and updated.
• Input/update Tropos bookings.
• Be able to identify bottlenecks in production and work in conjunction with management to develop a plan for the resolution.
• Ensure processes are running in line with expectations.
• Ensure quality and output standards are met.
• Recommend and drive departmental improvements.
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment.
• Promote and drive a 5S lean culture.
• Maintain good timekeeping and attendance.
• Ensure all paperwork/route cards in relation to the department are correctly completed.
• Ensure all departmental TPMs are completed on time.
• Raise maintenance requests in accordance with required system and ensure EHS issues are communicated promptly to the relevant individuals in accordance with the relevant procedure.
• In the event of an incident/accident ensure the correct reporting procedures and collection of evidence and statements to the required company standard.
• Environmental Health and Safety
• Undertake Pre-Task Briefs, Job Safety Observations as required.
• Challenge unsafe practices and enforce Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) compliance at all levels.
• Ensuring that all equipment in the department is appropriately maintained.
• Undertake periodic risk assessment reviews of processes to drive risk reduction.
• Maintain the Quality Management System and seek to improve quality levels through a Right First-Time culture.
• Ensure all calibrated equipment is maintained and compliant when in operational use.
• Raise and review non-conformance and scrap issues highlighted and support shift operations by developing corrective actions and improve job instructions using standard company tools and templates.
• Quality
• Maintain the Quality Management System and seek to improve quality levels through a Right First-Time culture.
• Ensure all calibrated equipment is maintained and compliant when in operational use.
• Raise and review non-conformance and scrap issues highlighted and support shift operations by developing corrective actions and improve job instructions using standard company tools and templates.

Preferred Knowledge (Desirable)

• Aware of manufacturing processes specifically forging experience preferred.
• Tropos – Works order maintenance, route cards.
• Aware of Aerospace QMS.
• Daily Operational management meeting routines.
• Daily reporting – email updates, maintenance issues, general information, etc.
• Job and department instructions, Continuous improvements, environmental compliance.
• Walk The Floor checks – Overhead Crane, Manipulator, Fork Lift Truck, Accidents/incident investigation, tool calibrations.
• Waste management – Lean events, 5S, internal waste and environmental compliance.
• Emergency protocol – Emergency evacuation, fire alarms systems, emergency contacts, COSHH data, fire assembly and rollcall, incident management and reporting.

Aptitudes Required

• Determined, quality orientated, organised and disciplined.
• Highly motivated.
• Able to uphold and maintain systems/standards.
• Good verbal communicator and listener.
• Experience of working in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to follow job instructions/processes.
• Team player, Hands on approach, driving Continuous Improvement.
• Embrace continuous personal development.
• Good computer skills (including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Being a role model for Howmet values and conduct.
• Being courteous, consistent, tolerant, an active listener at all times.
• Respecting equality and diversity.
• Celebrating successes and achievements.
• Creating a positive working environment.
• Hands on approach to coaching and mentoring.

Experience

• Experience of shopfloor supervision within a manufacturing environment, preferable in forging industry.