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Paint Line Supervisor – Powder Coating
Oldham | £45,000–£50,000 | Permanent, full-time
Monday–Thursday 07:00–16:30; Friday 07:00–15:30
VERTEER is recruiting a Paint Line Supervisor for an established manufacturing business in Oldham.
Reporting to the Continuous Improvement Manager, you will supervise a team and take responsibility for the day-to-day performance of the powder-coating operation.
This role requires practical powder-coating knowledge alongside experience operating or supervising automated or robotic production equipment. You will combine technical understanding with confident, fair leadership to deliver consistent quality and reliable production.
The role
- Lead and organise a team setting clear priorities and expectations.
- Supervise automated powder-coating equipment and associated manual activities.
- Manage performance across Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and People.
- Identify coating defects and process issues, coordinating corrective action and escalating problems where necessary.
- Train and develop operators, ensuring agreed working methods are understood and followed.
- Work with the Continuous Improvement Manager to implement and sustain standard operating procedures, training matrices and visual management.
- Maintain safe working practices, housekeeping and production standards.
- Communicate effectively with shop-floor colleagues and senior management.
What you'll bring
Essential:
- Practical experience of powder coating and a sound understanding of the factors affecting finish quality.
- Experience operating or supervising automated or robotic production equipment, ideally within powder coating.
- Experience leading people in a manufacturing environment.
- The ability to establish credibility with experienced operators and support the introduction of improved working methods.
- A confident, consistent approach to managing people and resolving production problems.
Desirable:
- Knowledge of 5S, SQDCP, visual management and continuous improvement.
- Experience using standard operating procedures and training matrices.
- Experience introducing equipment or processes into an established production team.
Package
- £45,000–£50,000 salary.
- Fixed day shift.
- 33 days' holiday including bank holidays, with three days reserved for Christmas shutdown.
- Salary sacrifice pension scheme.
- Employee benefits platform offering shopping discounts and financial wellbeing support.
Occasional Saturday morning support may be required, up to a maximum of one per month, included within the salary. xsabvtc
Interviews are planned for the first week of November.
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Paint Line Supervisor – Powder Coating in Hollins employer: Verteer Consulting
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