Senior Factory Supervisor
| Posting date: | 11 May 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 June 2026 |
| Location: | NN11 8YH |
| Company: | Mitie |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 95481 |
Summary
Better places, thriving communities.
Better places, thriving communities
ROLE: Senior Factory SupervisorHOURS: 40 hours per weekLOCATION: Heartlands Business Park, Daventry
At Mitie, our people are our greatest strength, and our promise is to create a place to work where you can thrive and be your best every day. We're looking for a Senior Factory Supervisor who will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating daily operations on the production floor to ensure efficient and safe chemical manufacturing and despatch processes.
Role Responsibilities:
-Oversee the day-to-day operations of the chemical manufacturing process, ensuring that production targets are met within quality, safety, and cost parameters.
-Lead and supervise a team of Production and Despatch Operatives, providing guidance and performance evaluations to foster continuous improvement and professional development.
-Analyse manufacturing processes and identify opportunities for improvements in safety, efficiency, quality, and cost reduction, working with the technical team to implement process enhancements.
-Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and quality requirements as well as company policies.
-Address and resolve operational issues or equipment malfunctions promptly to minimise downtime, working with the maintenance team to schedule and prioritise repairs.
Required Qualifications:
Applicants must meet the below defined requirements for the role.
-Minimum of 5 years of experience in a batch manufacturing environment, with at least 2 years in a leadership role.
-Proven experience in managing production teams and optimising manufacturing processes.
-Certification in Safety Management or Process Improvement (e.g., Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing) is advantageous.
-Experience of working with chemicals would be advantageous.
What's in it for you?
-Excellent leadership, team-building, and interpersonal experience within a leading organisation.
-Opportunity to collaborate with Quality Assurance, Technical, and Supply Chain teams as part of a fast‑growing business delivering compliance services to clients.
-A workplace where you can continue to develop professionally with exposure to advanced production management systems.
There's a place for you at Mitie, join us today!
Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.
We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.
When you join us, we'll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days' holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!
We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).
We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there's a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!
Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.
Since 1987, Mitie's 80,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK's leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.
Join our Mitie Team.
Together our diversity makes us stronger.
Better places, thriving communities
ROLE: Senior Factory SupervisorHOURS: 40 hours per weekLOCATION: Heartlands Business Park, Daventry
At Mitie, our people are our greatest strength, and our promise is to create a place to work where you can thrive and be your best every day. We're looking for a Senior Factory Supervisor who will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating daily operations on the production floor to ensure efficient and safe chemical manufacturing and despatch processes.
Role Responsibilities:
-Oversee the day-to-day operations of the chemical manufacturing process, ensuring that production targets are met within quality, safety, and cost parameters.
-Lead and supervise a team of Production and Despatch Operatives, providing guidance and performance evaluations to foster continuous improvement and professional development.
-Analyse manufacturing processes and identify opportunities for improvements in safety, efficiency, quality, and cost reduction, working with the technical team to implement process enhancements.
-Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and quality requirements as well as company policies.
-Address and resolve operational issues or equipment malfunctions promptly to minimise downtime, working with the maintenance team to schedule and prioritise repairs.
Required Qualifications:
Applicants must meet the below defined requirements for the role.
-Minimum of 5 years of experience in a batch manufacturing environment, with at least 2 years in a leadership role.
-Proven experience in managing production teams and optimising manufacturing processes.
-Certification in Safety Management or Process Improvement (e.g., Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing) is advantageous.
-Experience of working with chemicals would be advantageous.
What's in it for you?
-Excellent leadership, team-building, and interpersonal experience within a leading organisation.
-Opportunity to collaborate with Quality Assurance, Technical, and Supply Chain teams as part of a fast‑growing business delivering compliance services to clients.
-A workplace where you can continue to develop professionally with exposure to advanced production management systems.
There's a place for you at Mitie, join us today!
Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.
We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.
When you join us, we'll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days' holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!
We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).
We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there's a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!
Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.
Since 1987, Mitie's 80,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK's leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.
Join our Mitie Team.
Together our diversity makes us stronger.