Certain Advantage
Production Supervisor
Production Supervisor at Certain Advantage, based in Greater Manchester, North West England, paying £36,000 per annum. This is a apprenticeship role.
- Pay
- £36,000 per annum
- Hours and contract
- Apprenticeship · On site
- Location
- Greater Manchester, North West England
- Closing date
- Sector
- Engineering & Manufacturing
24% below the typical rate for engineering & manufacturing
Reference 57434967
About the role
Production Supervisor
Salary Negotiable +Performance Bonus
Manchester
Certain Advantage is partnering with a well-established engineering business to recruit an experienced Production Supervisor on a full time basis. In this role, you will be responsible for supervising a team of operators and apprentices – including work allocation within a metal manufacturing environment.
Relevant Experience Required
- Must be committed to working safely and comply with the 5S standards in place.
- Minimum 3 years’ experience within a production supervisor role
- Ideally from a metallic (sheet metal or machining) manufacturing environment
Main responsibilities:
- Responsible for supervising a team of operators and apprentices including work allocation.
- Working closely with the production schedulers to plan capacity and ensure that the required operations are completed on time
- Ensure that lean manufacturing operational practices are in place and that wastes [8 waste] are eliminated
- Actively resolve operational issues and ensure high levels of quality are achieved
Personal skills/qualifications:
- Be pro-active when problem solving, effective decision making, pragmatic and solution based forward thinking
- Must be highly professional when interacting internally and externally; verbally + email communication and be able to manage time and tasks in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Essential Requirements:
Due to the nature of the work, you must have the ability to obtain and maintain UK Security Clearance (SC) - must meet standard UK nationality/residency eligibility requirements for site access.
Reference: 57434967 · Posted 4 days ago · Closes 5 Nov 2026 · Listed via Certain Advantage
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