At Vestas’ Newport facility on the Isle of Wight, you will join one of the top onshore wind blade manufacturing sites in the United Kingdom. Our team manufactures high-quality composite wind turbine blades by using advanced production methods, a robust safety culture, and close cross-functional collaboration.
As a Supervisor, you will help advance operational excellence, support our people, and contribute directly to the production of components that power the world's transition to renewable energy. If you are motivated by leadership, continuous improvement, and contributing to positive change, we encourage you to apply.
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Located in Newport on the Isle of Wight, Vestas operates one of the UK's top onshore wind blade manufacturing facilities. The department produces high-quality composite blades and combines advanced engineering, safety-driven processes, and a highly collaborative culture focused on advancing sustainable energy worldwide.
This role is based on a 43-hour working week, Monday to Friday. Flexibility is required, as position includes providing operational cover for Supervisors during holiday and sickness absence. On these occasions, the role may require working 12.25-hour shifts on a four-on, four-off schedule.
Responsibilities
- Promote and support an effective safety culture within the production area, ensuring compliance with all safety standards and procedures.
- Monitor adherence to the takt plan, identify improvement opportunities, and implement standardized work practices to improve operational performance.
- Ensure accurate execution and data integrity within MES and ERP systems, maintaining reliable shop-floor reporting and traceability.
- Conduct root-cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives using methodologies such as 5-Why, 8D, and Kaizen, ensuring corrective actions are effectively implemented and sustained.
- Organize and perform layered audits on the shop floor, coaching Group Leads and operators to ensure compliance with standard work and daily management routines.
- Support the Production Supervisor in operational and people-related activities, including problem-solving forums, disciplinary processes, capability reviews, absence management, and annual People & Culture initiatives.
- Provide leadership coverage during periods of Production Manager and Supervisors absence, ensuring continuity of operations and team performance.
Qualifications
- Technical degree, vocational qualification, or engineering degree.
- Verified training in supervision and people leadership.
- Lean six sigma green belt
- HSE mandatory training.
- Core production Tools, SAP, MES, Takt plan.
- Minimum of 3 years' experience in a manufacturing environment.
Competencies
- Changeover execution, ability to plan and run efficient changeovers with minimal losses and quality risks.
- Safety leadership, ability to enforce safe work, permits and 5s, and act on incidents.
- CMMS discipline: Ability to plan, execute, and document maintenance activities with a high level of data accuracy and system discipline.
- Contractor management: Ability to manage contractors, including scope, safety, quality, cost, and performance reviews.
- Downtime problem solving: Ability to perform root-cause analysis and Kaizen activities on recurring issues and verify the effectiveness of corrective actions.
- Root Cause analysis, ability to perform 5-why/8D and close CAPAs with verified experience.
- Leadership competencies: Delivers results, builds effective teams, and instills trust through accountability, collaboration, and integrity.
What We Offer
We offer an exciting opportunity to join a global leader in sustainable energy and contribute to a greener future.
In this role, you will benefit from:
- Professional and personal development opportunities within an international organization.
- A collaborative, inclusive, and safety-focused working environment.
- The opportunity to coach and develop people while contributing to efficient manufacturing operations.
- Exposure to innovative technologies and continuous improvement methodologies.
- The chance to contribute to the production of renewable energy solutions.
- A highly professional environment with deep technical knowledge and commercial focus.
At Vestas, we prize initiative, ownership, and teamwork. We believe in empowering our employees to grow their careers while contributing to the global transition toward sustainable energy.
Our commitment to a fair hiring.
At Vestas, we evaluate all candidates solely based on their professional experience, education, and relevant skills. To support a fair recruitment process, we kindly ask that you remove any photos, dates of birth or graduation, gender pronouns, marital status, or other personal information not relevant to the role before submitting your CV/resume. Your CV/resume should focus on your professional and educational background, along with the necessary contact details (email and phone number). We train our hiring teams in inclusive evaluation and regularly review process outcomes to ensure fairness.
DEIB Statement
At Vestas, we recognize the value of diversity, equity, and inclusion in driving innovation and success. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, particularly those who may hesitate due to their identity or feel they do not meet every criterion. As our CEO states, "Expertise and talent come in many forms, and a diverse workforce enhances our ability to think differently and solve the complex challenges of our industry". Your unique perspective is what will help us powering the solution for a sustainable, green energy future.
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About Vestas
Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We are specialised in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore.
Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than anyone else. We consider ourselves pioneers within the industry, as we continuously aim to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 200 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, we have an unmatched track record demonstrating our expertise within the field.
With 39,000 employees globally, we are a diverse team united by a common goal: to power the solution – today, tomorrow, and far into the future.
Vestas promotes a diverse workforce which embraces all social identities and is free of any discrimination. We commit to create and sustain an environment that acknowledges and harvests different experiences, skills, and perspectives. We also aim to give everyone equal access to opportunity.
To learn more about our company and life at Vestas, we invite you to visit our website at www.vestas.com and follow us on our social media channels. We also encourage you to join our Talent Universe to receive notifications on new and relevant postings.
