Production Supervisor

3 weeks ago


Preston, United Kingdom Gafoor Full time

**Job Title**: Production Supervisor (s)

**Location**:Preston, Lancashire

**Salary**: Competitive, dependent on experience

**Job type**:Full time, Permanent

**Shifts Available**:2 Shifts Available - Day shift, Twilight shift

**Working Hours**: Predominantly Monday to Friday with weekend overtime from time to time

Gafoor is a dynamic and rapidly growing family-owned business in Preston looking to recruit 3 production supervisors with a strong background in FMCG food manufacturing, specifically poultry/meat processing.

This role has been created as a result of continued growth and further expansion plans coming on line in the near future. Gafoor is a key player in their sector operating on a national basis, supplying poultry products to leading blue chip manufacturers.

**About the Role**:
Reporting to a shift Production Manager you will oversee a number of machine minders and team leaders working in the manufacturing area of the business only. This is an operational, rather than desk based role overseeing a total of between 200 to 100 team members, dependent on the shift. The overall focus of the role will be to ensure the smooth running of the production area ensuring that production schedules are achieved to fulfil customer orders on time and to the correct specification.

As a people manager you will engage, manage, develop, train and lead your team to ensure good levels of engagement and staff retention. Thus, ensuring that the operation is efficient, safe and fully compliant with all GMP and food safety standards. You will be familiar with KPI's and the concept of lean manufacturing.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Responsible for achieving the daily production schedule and leading an operational team, including Team Leaders, Machine minders and operatives
- A "hands-on" approach to all aspects of the operation
- Able to lead by example
- Gather, analyse and present KPI data relating to your team's performance
- Develop internal relationships to inspire trust and confidence in the capabilities of your team
- Mentor and develop your team leaders and machine minders
- Manage day to day departmental people issues in relation to absence, holidays, performance and training
- Drive productivity and GMP standards throughout the operation
- Ensure a safe working environment by ensuring that all standards of the Health, Safety and hygiene are adhered to within the department
- Support the introduction of new products and changing specifications into the business in line with the customer requirements
- Ensure all quality standards are embedded throughout the operation, monitored and achieved
- Work collaboratively with the Technical and Engineering departments
**About you**:

- Ideally IOSH qualified or willing to attend training
- Ideally Level 3 Food Safety qualification or willing to attend training
- Good written and verbal English skills
- A can-do attitude
- Able to communicate professionally and effectively at all levels
- Proven track record in food manufacturing, preferably poultry/ meat processing
- Broad knowledge of GMP
- Experience operating to BRC standards
- A commercial outlook with excellent numerical capability
- Proficient in all MS Office I.T packages
- Good people management skills
- Excellent Problem-solving and decision-making
**Additional Information**:
If you are seeking the chance to join a well-established company at an exciting stage in their growth, please click the **APPLY** button to send your CV in for immediate consideration.



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