Production Supervisor Welding & Fabrication in Heaton Chapel

Production Supervisor – Welding & Fabrication – Stockport

£50,000–£55,000 + Excellent Benefits | Permanent | Monday–Friday

Production Supervisor with welding and fabrication experience required in Stockport. Due to business growth, this is an outstanding opportunity to join part of a global business operating in the defence industry, supplying military vehicles and equipment to the British Armed Forces.

The Production Supervisor will lead and supervise a team of Welders and Fabricators, ensuring the safe and efficient delivery of manufactured components to the required quality, cost and production schedules, while driving continuous improvement across the department.

£50K–£55K + excellent career prospects and benefits to include:

• Monday to Thursday: 07:00–15:30. Friday: 07:00–12:00

• Pension: 4% employee contribution, 7% employer contribution

• Holidays: 25 days (rising to 28 with service) plus 8 bank holidays

• Sick pay: 4 weeks' company sick pay (rising to 8 weeks with service)

• Life assurance: 4x annual salary

• Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing initiatives

• Cycle to work scheme

• Free on-site parking and electric vehicle charging points

Experience to Support Your Application:

• Substantial experience as a Production Supervisor, Welding Supervisor, Fabrication Supervisor or similar.

• Proven experience supervising teams of Welders and Fabricators.

• Strong background in welding, fabrication and heavy engineering manufacturing.

• Leadership experience within Defence, Automotive, Aerospace or similar engineering industries.

• Experience managing manufacturing schedules, resources and production recovery plans.

• Strong understanding of manufacturing quality, health and safety, and risk management.

• Experience monitoring KPIs, managing employee performance and developing team competence.

• Knowledge of Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and SAP or similar ERP systems.

• Good computer skills, including Microsoft Office.

• HND / Degree in Manufacturing or Engineering would be advantageous.

• IOSH / NEBOSH or similar health and safety qualification would be beneficial.

Production Supervisor Responsibilities:

• Lead and supervise Welders and Fabricators to achieve production targets safely and efficiently.

• Oversee welding and fabrication operations, ensuring quality, cost and delivery requirements are met.

• Manage production schedules, workloads, resources and recovery plans.

• Ensure compliance with company Health, Safety and Environmental policies and Quality Management Systems.

• Monitor and report on production performance, including departmental KPIs (SQCDP).

• Manage employee attendance, performance, training and development.

• Conduct daily shift briefings, communicating production priorities and business updates.

• Maintain team competence and support equipment maintenance and preventative maintenance planning.

• Drive continuous improvement to enhance productivity, quality and efficiency.

• Maintain high standards of housekeeping, safety and workplace organisation.

• Work closely with Engineering, Quality and other manufacturing departments.

Our client is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. All applications will be considered.

This is an excellent opportunity to lead a welding and fabrication team within a growing defence manufacturing business.

If you would like to learn more, please apply or contact Tim Hill at Technical Placements for an initial chat about the role.