Production Supervisor

**The Classic mineral Water Company are currently recruiting a Production Supervisor.**

Established in 1948, The Classic Mineral Water Company is a privately owned business who manufacturer PET bottles of Spring Water, Flavoured Spring Water and Soft Drinks. The business has grown substantially over the last 2 years and continues to go from strength to strength. If you're highly motivated, driven and interested in working for a fast-growing local business, we’d like to hear from you.

**Production Supervisor**

Production Supervisors are responsible for the on-time and efficient delivery of quality products on a production floor. These professionals continuously monitor and improve production processes to ensure maximum output, cost efficiency and safe working conditions. A large part of the job involves the training and management of a production team. Production Supervisors plan work schedules, provide guidance for production team members and take disciplinary action when needed. They also report on a team’s performance to a Production Manager and make recommendations regarding ways to improve employee efficiency and job satisfaction.

Their duties include overseeing routine production activities, troubleshooting and solving issues that arise on a production floor and ensuring a safe and clean production workspace.

**Position**: Production Supervisor

**Location**: Lurgan

**Reporting to**: General Manager

**Hours of work**: Shift Work as per rota (Full Time / Permanent)

**Salary**: DOE

**Roles & Responsibilities**
- Ensuring that production processes are in line with company and regulatory requirements.
- Accurately completing all necessary documentation for regulatory compliance.
- Informing a production team of preferred occupational health and safety practices.
- Communicating expectations to production team members and evaluating their performance.
- Implementing relevant emergency response procedures during emergency situations.
- Regularly checking the machinery and checkpoints to ensure safe and efficient workflow.
- Compiling reports about production and providing management with updates.
- Managing the repair or replacement of faulty production equipment.
- Ensuring all resources and assets are used efficiently and correctly.

**Skills & Qualifications**
- Strong communication skills to actively listen to stakeholders and clearly verbalise ideas and action plans.
- Excellent organisational skills to plan production schedules and ensure the availability of necessary materials and equipment.
- Strong analytical skills to determine problems within the production process and take appropriate action.
- Good time-management skills to minimise downtime and ensure a team works efficiently.
- The ability to cope with pressure and make sound decisions quickly.
- A firm understanding of health and safety regulations.

**Essential Criteria**
- A minimum of 3-5 years previous experience as a Production Supervisor or Assistant within a FMCG business.
- Takes a pride in maintaining hygiene standards and cleaning routines to ensure that all legal requirements are met.
- Possess and be able to demonstrate strong people and organisational skills. The ability to support and motivate a team is essential.
- This is very much a “hands on “position which requires someone to “lead from the front,” be adaptable to changing work requirements, able to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment and be customer focused.
- Able to work later hours when required during busy periods.
- The ability to follow schedules.
- Experience in KPI’s
- Proficiency in quality control and routine/preventative maintenance.
- Manage operators Holidays and return to work.

This above description is non-exhaustive and there may be additional duties in accordance with the role. We reserve the right to enhance our selection criteria at the short-listing stage, if required.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Schedule:

- 12 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Craigavon: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Supervising: 3 years (required)

Work Location: In person