Role: Production Supervisor
Location: Buntingford
Hours: Full time
Salary: £15.00-17.00ph
An excellent opportunity has now arisen for a Production Supervisor to join our clients successful team.
Duties of a Paint Line Operative:
- Ensure correct tooling, materials, and resources are available for each job.
- Monitor progress and adjust schedules or staffing as required.
- Liaise with other departments (e.g., design, engineering, stores, quality) to resolve issues and maintain efficiency.
- Supervise and support teams across the Punch and Folding departments.
- Allocate daily tasks, set priorities, and ensure production targets are met.
- Provide coaching, mentoring, and performance feedback to team members.
- Identify training needs and support skill development across all fabrication areas.
- Promote a positive, safe, and productive working environment.
What we would like from you:
- Technical Expertise: Strong understanding of CNC punch press operation, press brake setup/programming.
- Fabrication Experience: Typically 3–5 years of experience in metal fabrication, with hands?on knowledge of sheet?metal processes.
- Leadership Ability: Experience supervising or leading a team in a manufacturing or fabrication environment.
- Blueprint Reading: Ability to interpret engineering drawings, technical specifications, and fabrication instructions.
- Quality & Measurement Skills: Competent use of measuring tools such as calipers, gauges, angle finders, and inspection tools.
- Problem?Solving: Strong mechanical aptitude with the ability to troubleshoot fabrication and machine issues.
- Safety Awareness: Commitment to maintaining a safe working environment and enforcing safety standards.
- Physical Requirements: Ability to handle materials, stand for extended periods, and work in a fast?paced production environment.
- Software Knowledge: Familiarity with CNC interfaces, CAM software, or fabrication programming tools is beneficial.
- Adaptability: Willingness to learn new processes, support cross?training, and contribute to continuous improvement.
If you are interested in this role, please apply below with your most recent CV.
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