Job Description

About the role
The overall purpose of the role is to manage a shift consisting of up to 20 Production Staff including Warehouse Personnel in the absence of the Warehouse Supervisor, ensuring the Production Plan is adhered to and all customer orders are met, planned and delivered as specified by individual customers.
The person will be a key figure in developing good working relationships with all operational employees, the role will maximise co-operation between planning, production and customer services.
Type of Contract: Full Time
Type of Position: Supervisor
What will you do?
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Embrace all company values, policies, procedures and business ethics codes and demonstrate them within all daily activities.
Work in a safe and controlled manner. Encourage a safe working environment.
Work to consistently achieve quality standards and metrics for both product and service.
Responsible and ensure that all machines are running in accordance of the production plan.
Ensure that all machines are adequately labored to follow the production plan.
Monitor machine efficiencies (target OEE 85%) and record accurately machine down time inclusive of reason.
Support a culture of Continuous Improvement and CI Projects.
Liaise with the Quality, Engineering, Planning, Purchasing, Warehouse & logistics, HR, Sales and Finance departments.
Ensure accurate data is kept within the company's ERP system.
Conduct Employee Return To Work interviews (on day of return).
Encourage good housekeeping.
Conduct Performance Appraisal's.
Conduct employee disciplinary investigations and interviews to formal written warning level.
Review and maintain the Training Matrix.
Actively promote Employee Engagement activities.
Additional Responsibilities
Working with the site manager to reduce Operational costs Materials; Energy; Labour; Transport. (MELT)
Relationships and Roles: Internal / External Cooperation
Sets examples in areas of personal character, commitment, time management and organizational skills, and work habits in line with Company best practice.
Demonstrates ability to interact and cooperate with all company employees and those of our customers both internal and external.
Commits to delivering company values, as stated previously
Measurable Outputs
Health & Safety to include site LTAs, safety conversations and cases logged,
Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
Headcount and overtime metrics.
Quality complaints and feedback
Machine Output and related KPIs, e.g. Cycle time, Run time, Downtime, Plan Efficiencies
Stock control
Your profile
The individual must have the right of residence and to work in the UK. They should be located within a reasonable commuting distance to the Site in Howden.
Ability to be both hands on and a leader at the same time.
Excellent communication skills with a 'can do' attitude.
Professional, friendly, and resourceful approach and strength of character.
Good analytical skills with experience of logical decision making.
Strong influencing skills with the ability to clearly recommend action and communicate effectively to senior management.
A true Team Player.
Initiative led, driven and motivated, with a high level of commitment to customer satisfaction.
A career track record of employment within a similar business to ours and which shows loyalty and progression is a definite preference.
Flexibility to ensure that tasks and business goals are meet.
What can you expect?
Life Assurance, flexible working hours, discount benefits scheme for many products and services.
Company personal pension plan.
Company funded medical cash plan
Long service awards and increased company pension contributions on long service.
25 days holiday a year, plus bank holidays.
Coffee, tea and fruit available in the office, free parking for employee

Responsible

Proud

Stable

Care for quality

BEWI is an international provider of packaging, components and insulation solutions, committed to being sustainable in every part of the value chain, from production of raw materials and end goods to recycling, leading the change towards a circular economy for its industry. Guided by the vision to protect people and goods for a better everyday, BEWI creates value for its customers, the society and the owners in innovative and efficient ways. BEWI has five business Divisions: RAW, Insulation & Construction (I&C), Packaging & Components (P&C), Automotive and Circular.


The Insulation & Construction (I&C) Division manufactures an extensive range of solutions for insulation and infrastructure, as well as systems for the building and construction industry.


BEWI is uniquely positioned to offer a comprehensive range of packaging and insulation solutions to a diverse customer base across various industries. We have decades of experience, technical expertise, and market knowledge, which provides customers with access to a wider product portfolio, increased production capacities, and enhanced supply chain capabilities. With our shared commitment to sustainability, innovation, circular economy principles, and customer satisfaction, we are confident in our ability to deliver exceptional solutions and drive long-term growth.





In 1980, we began with fish boxes in Norway. Today, we provide a broad range of resource-efficient, recyclable and recycled products across Europe.
Every day we provide insulating building systems to the construction industry, a step in reducing CO2 emissions and reaching climate reduction targets.
We produce 50 million fish boxes each year, ensuring safe transport of 3 billion meals and reducing food waste.
6 million vehicles produced last year include components from BEWI, for excellent protection and safer journeys. vehicles produced in 2022 include components from BEWI, for excellent protection and safer journeys.
Last year, we collected and recycled 27.000 tons of expanded polystyrene (EPS), equal to approximately 45 million fish boxes.
Equipping employees for the future is a key priority for us. Our BEWI Business School trains many (future) leaders every year!
Today, BEWI group has 75 facilities in 14 European countries, and approximately 3.200 dedicated employees.