Job Description

About us

For almost two decades, Bond It has been a manufacturer of high performance, high quality building chemicals such as sealants, adhesives, grouts, cleaners, expanding foams, fillers, decorating sundries, landscaping products and other similar products.

The Role:

As a Production Supervisor, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the seamless operation of our manufacturing department while upholding the highest standards of Health & Safety (H&S) and Quality. Reporting directly to the Production Manager, you will be tasked with overseeing daily production activities, focusing on maintaining a safe working environment, ensuring quality standards are met, and optimizing productivity to maintain an efficient manufacturing operation.

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership and Team Management:

- Lead and manage a team to achieve targets in H&S, Productivity, Quality, costs, absence and time-management.

- Ensure the team remains motivated and that team members are aware of and align with the company's values.

- Maintain a high standard of communication with the team and ensure the timely and accurate passing of information as provided by the management team.

- To lead by example, set and uphold the highest standards of performance, absence and time management.

Health & Safety (H&S):

- Uphold a safe working environment, ensuring compliance with risk assessments, standard operating procedures, and best practices.

- Monitor and enforce adherence to safety protocols, mitigating potential hazards effectively.

- Ensure any safety equipment provided is being sufficiently cleaned and maintained.

- Investigate near miss reports and suggest and implement solutions.

- Conduct regular SUSA audits (weekly as a minimum) and address any potential hazards or safety concerns promptly.

- Liaise with the H&S Manager and communicate toolbox talks and awareness training to the team.

- Complete all mandatory H&S documentation requested by the H&S Manager in a timely manner.

- Promote a culture of safety awareness and compliance among team members.

Training and Performance Management:

- Ensure team members are adequately trained to meet business needs, with ongoing assessments to align skills with demand.

- Identify skills gaps within the team and liaise with Production Manager to suggest and schedule training to fill gaps and ensure long term business continuity.

- Monitor and manage individual performance and behaviour, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Quality Assurance:

- Implement quality control measures to maintain product quality and consistency.

- Conduct quality inspections and audits to identify defects and ensure adherence to specifications.

- Collaborate with quality assurance teams to resolve quality issues and implement preventive measures.

Operational Excellence:

- Drive production performance to meet customer requirements, maintaining high levels of quality, productivity, and efficiency.

- Recommend and implement continuous improvement initiatives to optimize processes and enhance quality standards.

Housekeeping and Communication:

- Maintain high housekeeping standards within the production environment.

- Conduct regular briefing sessions to keep the team informed of area and business performance against defined KPIs.

Support Functions:

- Assist in the development of Risk Assessments, standard operating procedures, and other necessary documentation for the department.

Person Specification:

- Strong leadership and decision-making skills.

- Motivate and inspire team members in a positive manner.

- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.

- Analytical mindset with attention to detail.

- Exhibit strong organizational and people management skills.

- Show enthusiasm, self-motivation, and initiative.

- Ability to work well under pressure and meet tight deadlines.

- Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities.

- Build positive relationships with colleagues, and stakeholders.

- Results-driven with a focus on continuous improvement.

- Approach work with openness, honesty, and respect.

- Demonstrate conscientiousness and punctuality.

- Positive attitude and a team player.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 15.00 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 40 per week

Benefits:

Company pension Employee discount Free parking Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking
Schedule:

8 hour shift Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:

Elland: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):

Have you ever undertaken training in the supervision or management of people?
Education:

GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
Experience:

Supervising: 2 years (preferred)
Licence/Certification:

Forklift Licence (preferred)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 20/06/2025