Production Supervisor Structures

Overview

In this role you will lead structural production teams delivering critical fabrication and welding work for defence programmes. You will own operational performance, champion safety, and develop the next generation of production professionals. You will translate priorities into production plans and drive performance on safety, quality, cost, and schedule. This is an opportunity to influence operational excellence within a complex engineering environment and contribute to national security projects.

Pay / Benefits

• generous holiday allowance
• matched pension scheme with life assurance
• Digital GP and health checks
• employee shopping portal
• payment of professional fees
• Be Kind Day

Responsibilities

• Lead daily structural production activities to meet contractual commitments
• Monitor safety, quality, cost, and schedule, and implement recovery plans as needed
• Coordinate people, materials, equipment, and resources to maximise productivity
• Champion proactive safety culture and regulatory compliance
• Develop team capability through coaching, engagement, performance management and workforce planning

Key requirements

• Proven leadership experience in production/manufacturing/shipbuilding/heavy engineering
• Extensive experience in structural steel fabrication and welding
• Track record of delivering against safety, quality, cost, and schedule targets
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and production specifications
• Strong leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and people development skills
• ONC, HNC, or equivalent engineering qualification
• Time-served engineering/manufacturing/production background with relevant experience
• leadership
• communication
• stakeholder management
• structural steel fabrication and welding
• interpretation of engineering drawings
• Lean Manufacturing / Continuous Improvement

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