Production Supervisor

McQuaid Engineering Ltd is a manufacturer of Mining, quarrying and construction equipment.

Having extended the range of produces we manufacture, we now require additional staff to assist in meeting our growing market and customers base.

McQuaid Engineering Ltd are seeking to recruit a highly organised and self-driven Production Supervisor.

The role will be very rewarding, allowing you to get heavily involved in supervising and leading a team to manufacture products to the highest standards.

All our products are manufactured in-house and you will experience the product going through the stages of full production including cutting, folding, fabrication, precision machining and assembly, test and finish.

Quality is extremely important to us, as a ISO-9001 & ISO-3834 accredited company, we pride ourselves in the precision manufacturing practices we carry out.

Job Title:Production Supervisor

Location: Dungannon, Co. Tyrone

Hours of Employment: Monday to Thursday 7am to 4.15pm and Friday 7am to 1.30pm

Salary: negotiable

Responsibilities

• Overall supervision and governance of production employees
• Drive the processes and employees to meet deadlines and production targets
• Drive the quality standards
• Responsible for managing the Opening/Closing of the factory
• Allocating work to employees in conjunction with the production schedule
• Implementing in house inductions and coordinating for external training
• Overall factory & yard housekeeping

Main Duties

• Liaising with the Production Planner to organise work on the factory floor.

o Daily meeting on the floor with Production Planner to prioritise the day’s work

o Walk through the operation stations with Production Planner to talk over work in progress and ensure there are no production delays or other issues

• Set weekly and daily tasks to employees based on provided schedule.
• Manage production issues and improvements:

o Taking photos and documenting ECR notes

o Recording changes and production related change requests in workshop manuals

o Technical support in manufacturing processes

o Encouraging and driving employees through production operations to achieve best work efficiency and productivity

o Product manufacturing development, to speed all production processes and decrease manufacturing cost per unit.

• Drive floor production and advise Production Planner when parts/assemblies are ready to move from a department.
• Managing the despatches, final checks and loading of customer orders to set processes
• Managing production employee time-off/holiday schedule with HR and communicate to Production Planner for scheduling purposes
• Managing monthly employee reviews/appraisals with HR
• Managing the supervision of production overtime, ensuring efficiency at all times
• Co-ordinate the training of new employees on the factory floor
• Ensuring product quality meets company’s set standards
• Supervise all product testing and securing on transport frames.
• Equipment daily/weekly maintenance supervision
• Standard PPE and Health and Safety discipline carried out and lead by example ensuring a safe and efficient workplace is maintained at all times
• Housekeeping in factory and yard supervision
• Reporting Accidents in Accident Book

Experience & Skills

• Previous experience working in a highly-regulated Engineering/Manufacturing environment
• 2 – 3 years’ supervisory experience, leading a team of up to 20 employees
• Be a strong decisive leader with the ability to motivate and guide a team to achieve production targets and take full responsibility of the factory floor at all times
• Have the ability to resolve problems and be adaptable to change
• Flexibility with regard to working hours to ensure production targets are met on time
• Good communication skills and a diplomatic working style
• Ability to work under pressure and cope with varying demands and situations

The Rewards

• Excellent salary and benefits package
• Career development and progression
• Free car parking
• Permanent job
• Full time hours with early finish on a Friday
• Immediate start available

McQuaid Engineering is an Equal Opportunities Employer

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From £35,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• supervisory: 3 years (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Production Supervisor Apr 24