Supervisor (Manufacturing) - Ipeco Electronics Saint Neots, England
Job description
INTRODUCTION:
Ipeco Holdings Limited was founded in 1960. More than 50 years on it is still a privately owned UK company. We are engaged in the design, development, manufacture and test of niche products for the aerospace and defence industries. Principal products include aircraft crew seating, executive passenger seating, galley inserts, salt bath brazed chassis and electronic power management systems.
Ipeco operates across a wide range of market sectors and is always seeking new staff in a variety of disciplines - from machining and assembly to commercial, technical and administration. We depend on and value highly the skills of our employees, in order to achieve our business goals and to uphold our reputation for high quality service.
OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:
Accomplishes department objectives by supervising staff and organising / monitoring work process on a day to day basis of their specific area.
PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Ensuring the completion of any tasks that are assigned to the team by the department Manager.
- Managing the creation and delivery of the daily production plan.
- Carry out Stage kitting and prepare build stages for single piece flow production.
- Ensure production standards are adhered to and standard work instructions are followed. Monitor the build process through layered auditing and Andon systems.
- Monitor single piece flow stages and ensure performance to agreed TAKT times.
- Reviewing daily performance to Safety, Quality, Cost & Delivery (SQCD) KPI’s and ensure effective corrective actions are in place for any deviation to agree targets.
- Ensuring that all team members understand and adhere to the Company rules & procedures.
- Monitoring the attendance and timekeeping of all team members.
- Approving and managing staff holidays to minimise the disruption to the production schedule.
- Play an active role in the recruitment and selection process for their team.
- Attend first level disciplinaries and grievances.
- Complete all performance reviews for their team.
- Assessing the skills and performance levels of all team members and for identifying/carrying out additional training as necessary.
- Ensuring that team members operate in accordance with quality procedures (QMS).
- To assist in identifying methods for continuous improvement.
- To be responsible for the safe working of all team members and ensuring the adherence to all Company H&S policies.
- To ensure all Company rules and regulations are met and to initiate appropriate corrective action and/or the Company disciplinary procedures when required.
- Responsible for making sure an excellent standard of housekeeping is maintained in the areas that they manage.
- To continually monitor quality and absence levels of all staff and address accordingly.
- Complete corrective actions on time.
- In addition to the above you may be required to perform other duties as requested by the Manager and/or VP.
This is not an exhaustive list.
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Maths/English GCSE, grade C or above.
- Experience of working within the Manufacturing industry.
- Able to work in a fast paced, varied and demanding environment.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating in a team environment.
- Ability to communicate clearly to team and management.
- Able to delegate tasks.
- Able to discuss and resolve problems.
- Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel & Outlook.
DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS:
- Degree of equivalent.
- IOSH or NEBOSH Qualification.
- Engineering Apprenticeship Papers.
- Supervisory experience.
COMPANY BENEFITS:
- Health Care Cash Plan*
- Contributory Pension Scheme for eligible employees
- Employee Assistance Programme*
- 24 days holiday (in addition to UK Bank and public holidays)
- Life Assurance
- Company Sick Pay Scheme*
- Free car parking
- Early finish on Fridays (1.00pm)
(*Available after 1 year of service)
Due to the anticipated high number of applications to be received, unfortunately we are only able to respond to shortlisted candidates. If you have not had a response from us within two weeks after the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £35,000.00 per year
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
COVID-19 considerations:
The Company is adhering to the COVID-19 guidelines and has provided an Employee Handbook - Working Safely during COVID-19 for employees.
Application question(s):
- Can you give an example or working in a fast paced, varied and demanding environment?
- Do you have Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and Outlook knowledge?
Experience:
- Manufacturing industry: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person
