Job Description

Package Description:

Attractive pay rates + Increased overtime rates Plus great benefits such as: Bonus scheme Cycle to work scheme 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, plus each year you will have the option to buy and sell leave Enhanced maternity and paternity leave Wellbeing Scheme, provided through Health Shield, giving every colleague - and their dependents - unlimited access to GPs and counselling, as well as cash back on a wide range of health and wellbeing treatment Employee Support to include Life Assurance and critical illness pay 24/7 Colleague Assistance Programme and Financial Wellbeing Support - access to affordable loans, savings accounts, advanced earned pay, and financial education via salary finance Online savings- major retailers, utilities, entertainment plus many more!

About our opportunity

We are seeking a dedicated and proactive Supervisor to join our Production team at EMR Plymouth. Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will adopt a continuous improvement approach to ensure safe, environmentally sound, efficient, and productive operations within your team. Your goal will be to manage and develop a high-performing team that collaborates effectively across the business and delivers excellent customer service.



What you will be doing

Work Environment & Team Engagement: Foster a workplace where all colleagues feel valued, respected, and actively engaged in the business's success. Enable team members to perform at their best and recognise their achievements. Health, Safety, and Environmental Compliance: Review and address hazard cards and implement remedial actions. Investigate, review, and report on all Health and Safety incidents and near misses. Facilitate discussions on Safety, Health, Environment, and Quality (SHEQ) issues. Collaborate with the SHEQ team and Production/Operations Manager to support SHEQ improvements. Performance Monitoring: Partner with the Production Manager to monitor KPIs using business systems and tools. Develop data-based insights to identify and implement performance improvements. Team Supervision & Development: Oversee Dayforce activities. Conduct regular performance and coaching conversations with team members. Lead daily huddles/briefings to provide key business, safety, and performance updates. Support HR Case Management processes, including disciplinary actions, grievances, and performance management. Contribute ideas for business growth and support sustainable development. Operational Efficiency: Monitor and advise on risks or opportunities to the business. Ensure stock and quality checks are reported and maintained. Build a stable, well-trained team capable of meeting current and future demands. Identify and resolve issues, perform troubleshooting, and implement preventive measures. Liaise with engineering to ensure the smooth operation of plant and machinery. Act as the senior responsible person on-site during the relevant shift in the absence of the Production Manager. Report and manage abnormal situations, applying countermeasures to restore normal conditions promptly. Identify training requirements and ensure team members are skilled and authorised to perform their duties. Oversee the onboarding of new team members.

Key Deliverables:

Maintain a secure working environment for the team and equipment. Achieve performance targets, including volume, quality, and efficiency. Identify risks and opportunities with appropriate actions. Promote continuous improvement in SHEQ culture, standards, and performance. Optimise utilisation, efficiency, and productivity of all plant operational processes. Develop a high-performing, motivated, and engaged team. Ensure strong multi-skilled team coverage for absences. Maintain high levels of employee engagement and morale. Complete all daily and periodic safety and quality checks.

About you

Experience, Qualifications, and Skills:

Supervisory/Management qualification desirable (training provided if not held). Strong understanding of a safe working environment and hazard awareness. Health and Safety qualification (e.g., IOSH) desirable (training provided if not held). Experience managing small teams. Manufacturing production or material processing experience. Strong numeracy, literacy, and verbal reasoning skills. Familiarity with modern manufacturing lean techniques. Experience mentoring colleagues and supporting new employees. Experience working with standard operating procedures and guiding others.

Personal Characteristics:

Comfortable delegating tasks and managing within a blue-collar environment. Ethical communicator who can undertake respectful and courageous conversations. Pragmatic, hands-on, with strong execution and attention to detail. Values empowerment, variety, and new challenges. Committed to developing their team and being a team player. Strong work ethic, resourceful, and able to use initiative. Comfortable making decisions and learning from mistakes. Financially and commercially aware. Confident communicator who is approachable. Understanding of sales and logistics requirements.

Who we are:

Our purpose is to create a future where the materials we use don't need to be extracted from the planet.'



At EMR, we give new life to unwanted materials. Every year, we recycle 10 million tonnes of metals and plastics, saving 19 million tonnes of carbon from entering the Earth's atmosphere, diverting waste from landfill and protecting resources and habitats.

We couldn't do any of this without our team members. In return for all they do, we do everything we can to create an environment of belonging, value, support and growth.

We're proud to have achieved Great Place To Work status, but it's about so much more than a badge. It's about being recognised by our people for the continuous work we do to do better for them:



'The people who work here are from varied backgrounds and have a variety of beliefs, all of which are accepted and respected.'

'I'm encouraged to keep a healthy work-life balance so that I can be performing at my best.'

'I've been supported every step of the way in my career progression.'

''EMR offers a fantastic and inclusive environment; collaboration across the whole business, humility and hard work.'



We couldn't do any of this without our team members. In return for all they do, we do everything we can to create an environment of belonging, value, support and growth, underpinned by our Company values of We Care and We Do.

We Care Integrity - our people are Respectful and Honest Trust - our people are Collaborative and Genuine We Do Accountable - our people are Determined and Responsible Innovative - our people have a Growth Mind-set and are Progressive

If you want to be part of something bigger than yourself, have a role that really makes a difference and work with likeminded people towards the same purpose, click the link to apply.



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