Production Supervisor – Machine Shop – Vale of Glamorgan in Pontyclun

Location: Miskin, Wales

Salary: up to £50,000 (inc. 30% shift allowance), depending on experience

We’re seeking several proactive Production Supervisors to lead operations within a fast‑paced machine shop environment operating across a three‑shift pattern (6am – 2pm, 2pm – 10pm & 10pm – 6am). As a Production Supervisor, you’ll manage productivity, maintain high quality standards and proactively take ownership of operational challenges. You’ll communicate effectively across shifts, maintain operational continuity and work collaboratively with other supervisors to ensure consistent standards and accountability across the department. You’ll have the opportunity to develop your skills and gain broader experience within production operations.

High Volume Production is a throughput‑driven machining environment focused on the efficient delivery of high‑volume, repeatable components across multiple product lines. The department plays a critical role in meeting customer demand at scale, leveraging standardised processes, advanced CNC machining, and continuous improvement methodologies to ensure consistent quality, optimised cycle times, and reliable on‑time delivery.

You’ll be joining a supportive leadership environment where you’ll benefit from ongoing training and professional development, with clear progression opportunities into operational management. You’ll also have the opportunity to influence and improve a growing production operation, making a visible impact on performance and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities:

• Leading and coordinating day‑to‑day machine shop production activities to ensure output, delivery and quality targets are achieved.
• Driving productivity and performance across teams, machines and processes, using KPIs (e.g. PVA, efficiency, credits to stock and output) to monitor and improve delivery.
• Maintaining focus on workflow, urgency and customer delivery, responding quickly to stoppages and making decisions to maximise output.
• Identifying production bottlenecks and implementing practical solutions to improve operational performance.
• Ensuring effective communication and alignment across shifts, including clear handovers and collaboration with supervisors to maintain consistency and standards.
• Promoting accountability by holding teams and peers to agreed processes, behaviours and performance expectations.
• Maintaining quality standards, ensuring issues are addressed promptly and corrective actions are implemented.
• Leading people performance through coaching, development and structured tools (e.g. 9 Box), addressing underperformance and developing high performers.
• Building a culture of ownership, accountability and continuous improvement, supporting succession planning and talent development.
• Working cross‑functionally with planning, quality and leadership teams to improve operational effectiveness.
• Maintaining high standards of health, safety and housekeeping across the department.

Key requirements:

• Previous demonstrable supervisory or leadership experience within a machine shop, engineering or manufacturing environment.
• Operationally aware with the ability to manage productivity, quality and performance metrics.
• Effective communicator who can drive consistency across shifts and hold others accountable constructively.
• Able to assess problems, make sound decisions and implement effective solutions independently.
• Demonstrates people management capability, including handling performance conversations, developing talent and addressing capability gaps.
• Resilient and composed under pressure, with a sense of urgency and sound judgement.
• Ambitious with clear potential to progress into a management role.

Desirable requirements:

• CNC machining or precision engineering experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Familiarity with ERP/MRP systems to support production planning and control.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing, continuous improvement and structured performance or talent management approaches.

Person specification:

As a Production Supervisor, you’ll be someone who naturally takes ownership, drives standards, develops people, communicates effectively across teams and shifts. You’ll also be someone who looks for solutions rather than waiting to be instructed.

Benefits:

When you join Renishaw, we’re committing to your future career. That’s because we believe in developing our people’s skills and promoting them internally. We also offer a benefits package that’s highly desirable; including a 9% non‑contributory pension, discretionary annual bonus, subsidised onsite restaurants and coffee shops, free parking, car sharing scheme and 24 hour fitness centres (not available at all sites). We also want to promote a healthy work‑life balance as much as possible, so we have introduced a hybrid working policy which allows for a combination of home and office based working depending on the nature of your role. We also offer a variable working programme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Life Assurance policy of 12 times annual salary, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced maternity pay subject to qualifying criteria, Health Cash Plan, the option to join BUPA Renishaw Health Trust and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family.

Diversity and inclusion:

At Renishaw we believe that our success is powered by welcoming a workforce of diverse and talented people. Through encouraging an inclusive culture, where all our employees are free to be themselves, we can achieve our core values: Innovation, Inspiration, Integrity, and Involvement. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to make interviews and jobs more accessible.