Production Supervisor in Bolton, Greater Manchester

Production Supervisor

Bolton
£33 360 plus excellent benefits including…

• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Cycle to work scheme
• Stream Financial Services
• Reward Gateway - discounts for retailers
• Free baked goods
• Westfield Health cashback plan (After 12 months)
• Paid absence up to 26 weeks (After 12 months)

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Production Supervisor to join a fast-paced manufacturing business in Bolton. In this role, you will lead, develop and support a team to deliver safe, efficient, and high-quality operations. You'll play a key role in fostering a culture of continuous improvement while driving performance across productivity, quality, and cost control.

Key Responsibilities

• Champion a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with all HSE legislation and site standards
• Proactively identify and reduce risks, hazards, and incidents

• Ensure all products meet food safety, integrity, and quality standards
• Maintain compliance through accurate documentation, traceability, and audit readiness

• Manage controllable costs including raw materials, packaging, and waste
• Ensure accurate data recording to support performance monitoring and improvement

• Lead, motivate, and develop a diverse team, including agency staff
• Deliver training plans, conduct 1-to-1s, and drive engagement and retention
• Promote a flexible and collaborative team culture

• Identify and deliver improvement initiatives across performance, efficiency, and waste reduction
• Encourage team involvement in continuous improvement activities

• Ensure the site is audit-ready at all times

• Drive operational performance across efficiency, waste, and output
• Use data effectively to inform decisions and communicate results to the team

Skills & Experience

• Proven leadership experience in a manufacturing or production environment
• Strong coaching, mentoring, and team development skills
• Excellent organisational and planning skills
• Strong communication skills
• IT literate (e.g. MS Office; experience with SAP is advantageous)
• Flexible approach to work to meet operational demands

What You'll Bring

• A proactive, hands-on leadership style
• Commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement
• Ability to build positive and respectful working relationships
• Drive to deliver results and improve performance

Shift Pattern

Monday- Friday 14:00- 22:00

At Morgan Ryder we can provide you with a full range of employment opportunities from short term and fixed term temporary vacancies to permanent positions.

We recruit for companies that operate in the following industries: Defence Equipment, Food and Drink Manufacturers, FMCG, Packaging, Engineering, Automotive, Aerospace, Warehousing, Logistics, Waste Management, Petro Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Power & Renewable Energy.

Our commitment:

Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion at Morgan Ryder Associates are critical to our success as DE&I positive company, so we want to recruit, develop, and keep the best talent. We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status, and any other characteristic.

Please note that calls to and from the offices of Morgan Ryder Associates Ltd. may be monitored or recorded. This is to ensure compliance with regulatory procedures, record business transactions and for training purposes.