Senior Supervisor (Welding & Fabrication)

Senior Supervisor (Welding & Fabrication)

Yate, Bristol

£43,680 - £56,784 (£21ph basic /31.50ph OT) + Day Shifts (Mon-Fri) + Holiday + 5% Pension + Permanent Full Time Role + Company Benefits + Free Parking

Are you seeking an exciting role within a well-established, growing manufacturer?

Do you have experience in fabrication, welding, supervisory/management roles within a workshop environment?

LINKS Recruitment Group are pleased to present a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Supervisor/Foreman to play an integral part of the manufacturing/production team that offers the opportunity to work within an industry leading international manufacturing company based in Yate who are continuously growing and achieving company goals year on year.

In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring that all personnel within your team work safely / efficiently and are deployed in the correct areas to maximise outputs and quality in a cost-effective manner in accordance with laid down targets.

Responsibilities:

• Report to take instruction and duties from and work closely with the Foreman and Production Manager on an hourly/daily basis as necessary.
• Manage all manpower resources to ensure that all production is completed in line with the planned schedule to both to meet target completion dates and within the prescribed work target hours on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis working closely with other Charge Hands to coordinate use of shared resources as required.
• Assist in and make contributions to all shop floor improvement projects.

• Supervise and co-ordinate the work of shopfloor employees to ensure they work efficiently, diligently, and industriously throughout each shift.
• Lead and strongly promote team working amongst entire production team.
• Deal with any disciplinary or performance issues relating to individual employees and report events to the Foreman and Production Manager.
• Continually assess all performance, capabilities and competence of all operatives and provide guidance and coaching where required.
• Complete annual employee appraisals under the guidance of the Production Manager.
• Ensure that all operatives accurately record work activity on to daily time sheets.
• Organise required manpower to work overtime to complete urgent tasks or achieve daily, weekly targets as required and approved by the Production Manager.
• Co-ordinate the booking of manpower holiday requests to ensure that minimum levels of staffing are maintained throughout the year for all areas of the factory. This is particularly important with respect to key resources or skills during known seasonal holiday periods.

Desirable Skills:

• Background and Experience in welding or fabrication (at least 1 year)
• MIG / TIG welding experience
• Any relevant qualifications are a bonus
• Experience/background working within a manufacturing environment
• Good understanding of Health and Safety
• Background in team leadership, supervisor, foreman role or similar

Role: Permanent

Salary: £21ph basic (based on 40 hours) – overtime avilable (on average 8 hours a week – paid at £31.50 – earning potential up from £56,784 annual with OT)

Shifts: Day Shifts

Monday to Thursday 7:15am – 4:30pm, Friday 7:45am – 12:45pm