King Group
Job Title: Production Supervisor
Location: Market Harborough
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience, with benefits
Additional benefits: Annual Leave + Bank Holidays, Company Pension, Employee Assistance Program, Life Assurance
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
About the H W Martin Group:
From the first local fencing contracts of the 1970’s to the multi discipline national contracts of today is a journey throughout which we have always strived to exceed our client’s expectations. We have a trained and certificated workforce of over 1,000 who deliver works and support services from design, through to build and onward maintenance for the transport and waste recycling infrastructure of the UK. With 16 operations centres from Kent to North Lanarkshire, together with our central head office facility in Derbyshire, we provide a truly national coverage. The Martin Group are established and very financially secure. We pride ourselves on our people and have many long serving employees.
Join an industry leader in trailer manufacturing and help drive operational excellence.
King Group is seeking a proactive and experienced Production Supervisor to join our team at King Trailers in Market Harborough. Reporting to the Production Manager, you’ll play a key role in leading the shop floor team, ensuring production output, quality, and safety targets are consistently achieved.
The hours of work are: Monday – Thursday 07.00hrs – 17.00hrs and Friday 07.00hrs – 12:00 Noon.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives in a hands-on supervisory role and is passionate about continuous improvement, teamwork, and delivering high standards of workmanship.
Duties/Responsibilities:
Lead, motivate, and develop the production team to achieve departmental goals.
Manage workflow, labour allocation, and daily production targets.
Ensure all work meets required quality, safety, and compliance standards.
Interpret technical drawings and support weld quality coordination.
Drive Lean Manufacturing and 5S initiatives to improve efficiency and reduce waste.
Monitor hours worked, taking proactive steps to prevent overruns and non-productive time.
Liaise with quality and engineering teams to minimise rework and champion a right-first-time approach.
Promote a strong health and safety culture, ensuring compliance and encouraging best practice.
Compile production reports and provide regular performance updates to management.
Oversee the maintenance and safe operation of all production equipment.
Skills and Experience:
Proven experience as a Manufacturing Supervisor or Team Leader.
Strong knowledge of MIG/TIG welding and the ability to read and interpret technical drawings.
Excellent organisational, leadership, and communication skills.
A strong commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
Desirable:
Next Steps:
If you are looking for a new challenge and feel you have the skills, education and enthusiasm required to undertake this vital role, Please submit your CV or use our application form below and submit your details.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from any suitably qualified persons.
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