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Fabrication Production Supervisor - Huddersfield 
  • Basic Salary: up to £50,000 DOE
  • 47.5 Hours a week
  • Permanent role 
  • Previous experience in a similar role (Management, Leadership and experience in MIG welding).
  • Flexibility in hours.
  • Access to industry leading training from the offset and throughout.
  • Pension scheme.
  • The chance to move with confidence and security - work for a longstanding and trusted commercial vehicle specialist.
My client, a highly respected, family run, commercial vehicle specialist, are seeking a Fabrication Production Supervisor to join their team in Huddersfield. This is an excellent opportunity to join a well established business.

For this Fabrication Production Supervisor role you will be:
  • Regularly checking the machinery and checkpoints to ensure safe use of equipment
  • Compiling reports about production and providing management with updates 
  • Managing the repair or replacement of faulty production equipment 
  • Duties of fabricator, mentoring and coaching, using knowledge transfer to development team members.
  • Experienced in MIG Welding, heavy plate up to 15 mm multi position 
  • Ensuring tasks are carried out efficiently and correctly by managing productive time of all team members. Working to eliminate non-productive time and unaccounted hours of the team, to allow all resources and assets to be used efficiently and correctly
  • Sign off and manage team holidays.
  • Checking that skill set groups stagger holidays to maintain dept effectiveness and allows planned production commitment.
  • Work with Production Planning to ensure agreed production plans are adhered to. Allocating work to the team to meet the agreed production plan.
  • Report to management any issues arising or future identified issues.
  • Assess learning and development requirements for team members. Maintain skills matrices for full team capabilities with a training plan to facilitate multi skilling where possible.
  • Experience of working in a HGV industry, with heavy weight fabrication and heavy plates up to 15mm.
  • Be accountable and responsible for Health and safety within the yard and workshops. Making sure company policies and procedures are adhered to making sure the workplace is a safe environment. Reporting any concerns to the H&S manager.
  •  Ensuring product and service quality is in line with the company quality policy and expectations.
  • Responsible for creating, developing and encouraging a positive culture in line with company processes, policies and staff handbook.
  • Be able to communicate issues /suggestions to senior company employees.
  • Ensuring that production processes are in line with company and legal requirements.
  • Accurately completing all necessary documentation for compliance
  • Implementing relevant emergency response procedures during emergency situations.
  • Motivating team members
  • Using the disciplinary procedure when required o Working with and providing continuous improvement to current policies and procedures working with HR.
  • Health and safety practices o Absenteeism Management (RTW)
For this Fabrication Production Supervisor role you must:
  • Have previous experience in a similar role (Management, Leadership and experience in MIG welding).
  • Experienced in MIG Welding, heavy plate up to 15 mm multi position.
  •  Experience of working in a HGV industry, with heavy weight fabrication and heavy plates up to 15mm.
  • Be able to troubleshoot and solve issues that arise on the production floor and keeping a safe and clean production workspace.
  • Be able to work on your own as well as part of a team. 
  • Provide management, leadership, and motivation to their team.
  • Have excellent knowledge and experience in MIG welding .
  • Previous experience Mentoring and coaching employees, encouraging continuous improvement within the team.
  • Full UK license. 
The successful Fabrication Production Supervisor candidate will get: 
  • Basic Salary: up to £50,000 DOE
  • 47.5 Hours a week
  • Permanent role 
  • Flexibility in hours.
  • Access to industry leading training from the offset and throughout.
  • Pension scheme.
  • The chance to move with confidence and security - work for a longstanding and trusted commercial vehicle specialist.
If this Fabrication Production Supervisor vacancy interests you or you would like to find out about other Motor Trade Jobs in Huddersfield, please contact Charlotte Styles at Perfect Placement now!

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