Factory Supervisor in Long Eaton

British luxury clothing brand known for producing stylish and quality driven mens & womenswear is recruiting for Factory Supervisor. Reporting to the Factory Manager, you will oversee the manufacturing production process, coordinating all production activities and operations, and maintain exceptional quality levels within their UK Factory. You will plan and organise daily workflow to achieve required delivery dates, and with the ability to resolve daily QC and work issues in a timely manner. Factory Supervisor - Responsibilities * Responsible for raising cutting controls on the in-house system for the Factory. * Manage fabric deliveries from Warehouse into cutting room and fabric usage for all orders. * Organise the daily workflow of all operations from the cutting room, through sewing, to press and pack ensuring all day-to-day issues in the production line are resolved. * Ensure all QC issues are resolved efficiently ensuring that Purchase orders are put through the production line efficiently. * Supervise the QC process and review all issues so they are resolved quickly, ensure QC reports are delivered on a weekly base. * Work closely with the Factory Manager on improving sewing methods in the production. * Work closely with Senior Product Developer on new sample developments. Help with lay plan ratings and costings, also effectively supervise the sewing line for seasonal sample sets. * Responsible for all stock levels of WIP, trims and consumables, perform stock takes. * Scan in and monitor all daily work sheets from all factory operators, analyse daily performance. * Produce weekly production reports to monitor factory output and performance. * Implement training for new starters and new operations as and when required. * Ensure machinery is safe and well maintained. Liaise with outside contractors to attend to machine/equipment breakdown. Factory Supervisor - Experience and Skills Essential * Proven supervisory experience in garment or sewn product manufacturing. * Strong knowledge of sewing operations, machinery and garment construction, ideally including jersey and knitwear. * Experience of line balancing, work allocation and managing output against targets. * Confident leading and motivating a team, with a positive, solutions-focused attitude. * Highly organised, with good IT skills (including Excel) * Clear communicator, able to work closely with all teams across the business. Desirable * Experience of Vertex or a similar production system. * Knowledge of work study, SMV and labour costing. * Experience of continuous improvement to manufacturing methods. * Ability to operate a range of machines and demonstrate methods to operators