Company Description
About Us
Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, is one of the largest integrated and diversified providers of rolling stock and infrastructure solutions and technologies for the global rail industry. The company provides advanced EMD® locomotives, engines, and technologies, railcars, trackwork, fasteners, signaling, rail welding and Kershaw Maintenance-of-Way equipment, along with dedicated locomotive and freight car repair services, aftermarket parts support and recycling operations.
Progress Rail’s deep industry expertise ensures a commitment to quality through innovative solutions. With a global network across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Australia, China, Germany, India, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom, we are committed to serving our customers.

Job Description
The Role
You will be responsible for the operational effectiveness of all factory processes, including the allocation of workload to ensure achievement of production schedules, whilst meeting HSE requirements.
A day in the life of a Production Supervisor…

• Maintain and promote a safe and tidy working environment in accordance with company and legislative requirements
• Operate in accordance with the Company Quality Assurance System and help to improve/develop processes
• Solve production problems and continuously improve in all areas of operation
• Structure and prioritise work in a logical and orderly manner to achieve business & personal objectives
• Plans the allocation and delegation of work
• Develops an ongoing forward plan (with a minimum 4-week look-ahead window) to confirms how the production schedule will be met
• Reports on status of current production plan to production manager and updates relevant databases
• Solves production problems at local level and continuously improves all areas of production
• Assists in the planning, training and development of team members
• Ensures that a consistent and strict standard of discipline is maintained and that disciplinary rules are enforced
• Ensures that employees work within Health, Safety & Environmental procedures
• Leads regular performance meetings
• Ensures that inductions, risk assessments and method statements are taken where necessary
• Writing relevant risk assessments ensuring that team members are assessed and meet the standard for the tasks delegated
• Responds professionally and innovatively to satisfy the needs of internal and external customers, ensuring that quality standards are never conceded
• Actively reduces the incident rate, of Non-Conforming errors within the team
• Ensure that new starters, agency temps and visitors are issued with appropriate Health, Safety and Environmental induction, risk assessment, and method statements
• Conducts briefings, toolbox talks, minor accident investigations and inspections
• Ensure premises and materials are secure
• Ensure plant and equipment is maintained safely and fit for purpose, reporting and resolving defects

Qualifications
About You

• Has worked in a manufacturing environment for at least 5 years
• Proven track record in supervisory management
• Understands BS EN ISO 9001/9002 and its implications
• A confident personality with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Basic IT skills with a good standard of Excel and Word required
• Knowledge of Manufacturing Control Systems (MCS) and their applications
• Excellent delegation skills
• Demonstrates an ability to persuade and influence people
• Results driven

Additional Information
What’s in it for you?
We put our people at the heart of our culture. If our people love working here then they do amazing work, that’s why we offer things like:

• Salary Up to £40,000-£46,000 (DOE) - Negotiable for the suitable candidate
• Company bonus
• Flexible working hours
• Company funded external qualifications
• 33 days holiday per annum, pro rate (inclusive of bank/public holidays)
• Company pension scheme with up to a 7% employer contribution
• Company funded life assurance of 3 times your annual salary
• Fuel card which provides discount on fuel at petrol stations across the UK
• Access to employee discounts hub
• Discounted healthcare cash plan
• Professional and leadership development
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee recognition scheme

We know everyone performs their best when they feel welcomed and supported to bring their whole selves to work. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we will work with you to ensure you have all you need to achieve your best.
A note for recruitment agencies…
We endeavour to hire great talent directly and therefore the use of agencies will only be used to exceptional circumstances. Unsolicited CV’s will not be honoured. We will only accept CV submissions for roles briefed to you by our hiring team.