Manufacturing Supervisor
| Posting date: | 16 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 April 2026 |
| Location: | Norwich, Norfolk |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | P+S Personnel Services Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | PS0043LB |
Summary
P+S Recruitment are pleased to be working on behalf of our clients, who are currently seeking a Manufacturing Supervisor to join their team based in Norwich on a full-time, permanent basis.
This is a full-time role working Monday – Friday 38 hours per week – with an early finish on a Friday.
Role Summary:
• The Manufacturing Supervisor will supervise a team responsible for both electrical and mechanical machine assembly operations.
• This role ensures that production output meets safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and high team performance.
• The Supervisor will oversee day-to-day shop-floor activities, coordinate workflow, support technical problem-solving, and ensure adherence to assembly standards, engineering specifications, and operational procedures.
Main Responsibilities:
• Direct and motivate the manufacturing team.
• Support training and upskilling of assemblers, including competency assessments and cross-training.
• Ensuring all Environment, Health and Safety standards and policies are adhered to and that the safety culture is actively promoted
• Ensuring all BRCGS standards and policies are adhered to.
• Conduct daily briefings, allocate work, and ensure appropriate resource coverage across shifts.
• Oversee the assembly of machinery, sub-assemblies, and electro-mechanical units to engineering drawings, wiring diagrams, and build specifications.
• Monitor workflow and production schedules to ensure on-time delivery and adherence to schedule.
• Ensure metrics and targets are clear using Visual Management across the department.
• Coordinate with Supply Chain, Engineering, and Quality, to resolve constraints and ensure smooth operations.
• Ensure compliance with manufacturing processes, standard work, and assembly documentation.
• Enforce quality standards and ensure first-time-right output.
• Conduct in-process inspections and support root-cause analysis for defects or rework issues.
• Maintain compliance with ISO, safety, and regulatory requirements. Support implementation of engineering changes and ensure documentation is updated and followed.
• Identify and implement improvements using Lean tools such as 5S, Kaizen, standard work, and waste reduction.
• Analyse production data to uncover trends, bottlenecks, and opportunities for efficiency gains.
• Champion continuous improvement behaviours and empower the team to contribute ideas.
• Promote and enforce a strong safety culture and safe working practices.
• Ensure risk assessments, method statements, and equipment checks are up to date.
• Lead incident investigations and implement corrective actions where required.
• This job role requires use of the E1 platform to perform certain processes – so you must have an understanding of this.
Experience & Qualifications:
• HNC or NVQ level 4 in an Electro-mechanical discipline
• Experience supervising teams in a manufacturing environment, ideally in machine or electro-mechanical assembly.
• Strong understanding of engineering drawings, wiring diagrams, and mechanical/electrical assembly practices.
• Continuous Improvement qualification (e.g. Lean, Six Sigma) Desirable
• IOSH Managing Safety Desirable
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems and production reporting. Desirable
• Background in low-volume, high-complexity machinery builds or precision assemblies. Desirable
• Proven ability to lead, motivate, and develop production teams.
• Working knowledge of Lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methods.
Company benefits:
• Auto enrolment pension after 3 months, employees cont. 2.5% employers cont. 10%
• Annual leave starts at 24 days per year, increase 1 day per year for 4 years up to 28 days, 10 years increase to 30 days
• Wellbeing days
• Family Summer Day
• Christmas Party
• Pantomime
• Employee excellence awards
• Peer recognition programme – One Good Apple
• After successful 6-month probation
• Option to join Private Healthcare Insurance, taxable benefit
• Companywide profit share scheme, potentially dependant on company profit after one year passed probation
• Free refreshments, tea & coffee on site
• Free fruit Wednesdays
• Access to an EAP, which also covers immediate family members
• Access to fully trained mental health first aiders
If this is a role you are interested in, please apply online ensuring your CV is up to date.
Alternatively, please apply directly by emailing your CV to jobs@pspersonnelltd.co.uk
This is a full-time role working Monday – Friday 38 hours per week – with an early finish on a Friday.
Role Summary:
• The Manufacturing Supervisor will supervise a team responsible for both electrical and mechanical machine assembly operations.
• This role ensures that production output meets safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and high team performance.
• The Supervisor will oversee day-to-day shop-floor activities, coordinate workflow, support technical problem-solving, and ensure adherence to assembly standards, engineering specifications, and operational procedures.
Main Responsibilities:
• Direct and motivate the manufacturing team.
• Support training and upskilling of assemblers, including competency assessments and cross-training.
• Ensuring all Environment, Health and Safety standards and policies are adhered to and that the safety culture is actively promoted
• Ensuring all BRCGS standards and policies are adhered to.
• Conduct daily briefings, allocate work, and ensure appropriate resource coverage across shifts.
• Oversee the assembly of machinery, sub-assemblies, and electro-mechanical units to engineering drawings, wiring diagrams, and build specifications.
• Monitor workflow and production schedules to ensure on-time delivery and adherence to schedule.
• Ensure metrics and targets are clear using Visual Management across the department.
• Coordinate with Supply Chain, Engineering, and Quality, to resolve constraints and ensure smooth operations.
• Ensure compliance with manufacturing processes, standard work, and assembly documentation.
• Enforce quality standards and ensure first-time-right output.
• Conduct in-process inspections and support root-cause analysis for defects or rework issues.
• Maintain compliance with ISO, safety, and regulatory requirements. Support implementation of engineering changes and ensure documentation is updated and followed.
• Identify and implement improvements using Lean tools such as 5S, Kaizen, standard work, and waste reduction.
• Analyse production data to uncover trends, bottlenecks, and opportunities for efficiency gains.
• Champion continuous improvement behaviours and empower the team to contribute ideas.
• Promote and enforce a strong safety culture and safe working practices.
• Ensure risk assessments, method statements, and equipment checks are up to date.
• Lead incident investigations and implement corrective actions where required.
• This job role requires use of the E1 platform to perform certain processes – so you must have an understanding of this.
Experience & Qualifications:
• HNC or NVQ level 4 in an Electro-mechanical discipline
• Experience supervising teams in a manufacturing environment, ideally in machine or electro-mechanical assembly.
• Strong understanding of engineering drawings, wiring diagrams, and mechanical/electrical assembly practices.
• Continuous Improvement qualification (e.g. Lean, Six Sigma) Desirable
• IOSH Managing Safety Desirable
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems and production reporting. Desirable
• Background in low-volume, high-complexity machinery builds or precision assemblies. Desirable
• Proven ability to lead, motivate, and develop production teams.
• Working knowledge of Lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methods.
Company benefits:
• Auto enrolment pension after 3 months, employees cont. 2.5% employers cont. 10%
• Annual leave starts at 24 days per year, increase 1 day per year for 4 years up to 28 days, 10 years increase to 30 days
• Wellbeing days
• Family Summer Day
• Christmas Party
• Pantomime
• Employee excellence awards
• Peer recognition programme – One Good Apple
• After successful 6-month probation
• Option to join Private Healthcare Insurance, taxable benefit
• Companywide profit share scheme, potentially dependant on company profit after one year passed probation
• Free refreshments, tea & coffee on site
• Free fruit Wednesdays
• Access to an EAP, which also covers immediate family members
• Access to fully trained mental health first aiders
If this is a role you are interested in, please apply online ensuring your CV is up to date.
Alternatively, please apply directly by emailing your CV to jobs@pspersonnelltd.co.uk