196 Factory Supervisors jobs in the United Kingdom
Senior Programme Manager,Transport Operations Management (TOM)
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Our Programme Managers are always thinking about the bigger picture. Every position at Amazon offers the opportunity for employees to influence business decisions and shape the future. But as a Senior Programme Manager, pioneering new ways of thinking, designing and delivering is your mission. Collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders across the business, youu2019ll continuously be scoping out new solutions. Youu2019ll conduct your own research and analysis, always with an eye on the long-term vision of the business. This is your opportunity to have a big impact on some of the most exciting new ideas that are shaping the future of Amazon.
Key job responsibilities
- Create innovative solutions using data and research to address wider challenges in your organisation
- Take a big-picture approach in your analysis of business operations, driving improvements across a range of teams and organisations
- Work alongside senior leadership to establish and prioritise improvement programmes, seeing them through from start to finish
- Enhance operational performance on every programme in partnership with your stakeholders
- Find practical and simple solutions to complex problems without sacrificing quality or core functionality.
- Responsible to set priorities, anticipate risks and resolve/escalate the issues that might impact the project timelines.
A day in the life
As Senior Programme Manager, youu2019ll drive and manage the implementation of creative, data-driven change in Amazon, leading improvement projects and programmes. Youu2019ll use strategic thinking to define and implement an efficient project plan. Some managers are based on-site while others work remotely, depending on the most suitable option for their team and tasks.
Senior Programme Managers have significant responsibilities, and youu2019ll deal with complex challenges with creativity, innovation, and leadership. With a responsibility extending beyond process improvements, you could also contribute to improving other areas of the business, like diversity, equity, and inclusion.
About the team
Amazon couldnu2019t deliver at pace without the Amazon Transportation Service (ATS) team. As part of ATS, youu2019ll be welcomed into a diverse team that plays a central role in our success. Using air, sea and road transport, as well as sortation centres equipped with the latest technology, youu2019ll help Amazonu2019s transport run at maximum efficiency. Our team captures data and uses it to drive decisions. They are key to making Amazon more innovative and efficient.
We put safety first as our people are our priority. And we use the expertise of our people to get packages to their destination.
Basic Qualifications
- A degree
- Experience owning programme strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams
- Relevant experience leading complex projects with a wide range of stakeholders, including your peers and leadership
- Experience working with the MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced or masteru2019s degree
- Project-management qualification such as PRINCE2, APM, PMI, or similar
- Understanding of continuous improvement methodologies such as Six Sigma or Lean
- Experience working in an operational environment or with technical teams
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice ( ) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. If the country/region youu2019re applying in isnu2019t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Senior Programme Manager,Transport Operations Management (TOM)
Posted today
Job Viewed
Job Description
Our Programme Managers are always thinking about the bigger picture. Every position at Amazon offers the opportunity for employees to influence business decisions and shape the future. But as a Senior Programme Manager, pioneering new ways of thinking, designing and delivering is your mission. Collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders across the business, youu2019ll continuously be scoping out new solutions. Youu2019ll conduct your own research and analysis, always with an eye on the long-term vision of the business. This is your opportunity to have a big impact on some of the most exciting new ideas that are shaping the future of Amazon.
Key job responsibilities
- Create innovative solutions using data and research to address wider challenges in your organisation
- Take a big-picture approach in your analysis of business operations, driving improvements across a range of teams and organisations
- Work alongside senior leadership to establish and prioritise improvement programmes, seeing them through from start to finish
- Enhance operational performance on every programme in partnership with your stakeholders
- Find practical and simple solutions to complex problems without sacrificing quality or core functionality.
- Responsible to set priorities, anticipate risks and resolve/escalate the issues that might impact the project timelines.
A day in the life
As Senior Programme Manager, youu2019ll drive and manage the implementation of creative, data-driven change in Amazon, leading improvement projects and programmes. Youu2019ll use strategic thinking to define and implement an efficient project plan. Some managers are based on-site while others work remotely, depending on the most suitable option for their team and tasks.
Senior Programme Managers have significant responsibilities, and youu2019ll deal with complex challenges with creativity, innovation, and leadership. With a responsibility extending beyond process improvements, you could also contribute to improving other areas of the business, like diversity, equity, and inclusion.
About the team
Amazon couldnu2019t deliver at pace without the Amazon Transportation Service (ATS) team. As part of ATS, youu2019ll be welcomed into a diverse team that plays a central role in our success. Using air, sea and road transport, as well as sortation centres equipped with the latest technology, youu2019ll help Amazonu2019s transport run at maximum efficiency. Our team captures data and uses it to drive decisions. They are key to making Amazon more innovative and efficient.
We put safety first as our people are our priority. And we use the expertise of our people to get packages to their destination.
Basic Qualifications
- A degree
- Experience owning programme strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams
- Relevant experience leading complex projects with a wide range of stakeholders, including your peers and leadership
- Experience working with the MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced or masteru2019s degree
- Project-management qualification such as PRINCE2, APM, PMI, or similar
- Understanding of continuous improvement methodologies such as Six Sigma or Lean
- Experience working in an operational environment or with technical teams
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice ( ) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. If the country/region youu2019re applying in isnu2019t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Senior Programme Manager, Transport Operations Management (TOM)

Posted 4 days ago
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Job Description
Our Programme Managers are always thinking about the bigger picture. Every position at Amazon offers the opportunity for employees to influence business decisions and shape the future. But as a Senior Programme Manager, pioneering new ways of thinking, designing and delivering is your mission. Collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders across the business, you'll continuously be scoping out new solutions. You'll conduct your own research and analysis, always with an eye on the long-term vision of the business. This is your opportunity to have a big impact on some of the most exciting new ideas that are shaping the future of Amazon.
Key job responsibilities
- Create innovative solutions using data and research to address wider challenges in your organisation
- Take a big-picture approach in your analysis of business operations, driving improvements across a range of teams and organisations
- Work alongside senior leadership to establish and prioritise improvement programmes, seeing them through from start to finish
- Enhance operational performance on every programme in partnership with your stakeholders
- Find practical and simple solutions to complex problems without sacrificing quality or core functionality.
- Responsible to set priorities, anticipate risks and resolve/escalate the issues that might impact the project timelines.
A day in the life
As Senior Programme Manager, you'll drive and manage the implementation of creative, data-driven change in Amazon, leading improvement projects and programmes. You'll use strategic thinking to define and implement an efficient project plan. Some managers are based on-site while others work remotely, depending on the most suitable option for their team and tasks.
Senior Programme Managers have significant responsibilities, and you'll deal with complex challenges with creativity, innovation, and leadership. With a responsibility extending beyond process improvements, you could also contribute to improving other areas of the business, like diversity, equity, and inclusion.
About the team
Amazon couldn't deliver at pace without the Amazon Transportation Service (ATS) team. As part of ATS, you'll be welcomed into a diverse team that plays a central role in our success. Using air, sea and road transport, as well as sortation centres equipped with the latest technology, you'll help Amazon's transport run at maximum efficiency. Our team captures data and uses it to drive decisions. They are key to making Amazon more innovative and efficient.
We put safety first as our people are our priority. And we use the expertise of our people to get packages to their destination.
Basic Qualifications
- A degree
- Experience owning programme strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams
- Relevant experience leading complex projects with a wide range of stakeholders, including your peers and leadership
- Experience working with the MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced or master's degree
- Project-management qualification such as PRINCE2, APM, PMI, or similar
- Understanding of continuous improvement methodologies such as Six Sigma or Lean
- Experience working in an operational environment or with technical teams
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice ( ) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Senior Lecturer in Strategy and Operations Management
Posted 10 days ago
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Are you ready to inspire, innovate, and lead the next generation of business leaders? At Bristol Business School we are passionate about developing talent, fostering an inclusive and collaborative learning environment, and driving future focused, impactful research.
To know more about Bristol Business School and CBAL please click here
As we prepare to deliver on exciting new programmes and actively .
Manufacturing Supervisor
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MTrecs new career opportunity
Our client are specialists in their market sector, they are looking to recruit a Manufacturing Supervisor on a permanent basis.
The job youll do
- We have a requirement for a Manufacturing Supervisor, with a minimum of Five years experience in the heavy manufacturing industry.
- Reporting to the Production Manager, you will be responsible for the day to day manufacture of Be.
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Manufacturing Supervisor
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?Manufacturing Supervisor Novanta Stockport
?Location: Stockport, UK
?Full-Time | Permanent
?Lead with Purpose. Build with Precision. Grow with Novanta.
Are you a natural leader with a passion for precision manufacturing? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where quality, innovation, and people come first?Novanta Stockport is looking for aManufacturing Supervisor to lead our frontline team to.
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Manufacturing Supervisor
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This is a varied role where the successful individual will be given training, mentoring and support to develop their career in manufacturing management / supervision.
You will be required to maximise productivity of the manufacturing team by providing leadership.
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Manufacturing Supervisor
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We are a specialty vaccine company that develops, manufactures, and commercializes prophylactic vaccines for infectious diseases addressing unmet medical needs.
We have leveraged our expertise and capabilities both to commercialize three vaccines, including the world’s first and only chikungunya vaccine, and to rapidly advance a broad range of vaccine candidates into and through the clinic, including candidates against Lyme disease and Zika.
With operations in Austria, Canada, France, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the U.S., we are committed to making a positive impact on global public health.
Together, we are a global Company which is open to people of all backgrounds. Our diverse and inclusive workforce makes Valneva a great place to work.
Our specialist manufacturing team are looking to recruit an experienced supervisor to join the team
The purpose of this role is to co-ordinate the execution of manufacturing steps according to defined procedures and protocols in line with cGMP work practices and quality standards. This role is dedicated to the supervision of production, production resources and will review, organise and where necessary develop systems / processes in order to achieve:
· Effective supervisory control of all production activities
· Effective management of a small team of manufacturing staff
· Effective planning and co-ordination of activities within manufacturing
Effective planning and co-ordination with support functions
Requirements
- On a day to day basis plan, co-ordinate production plans in order to deliver product to appropriate time, quality and costs
- To make sure that all production steps defined by SOPs, production records and protocols are being executed in compliance with cGMP standards
- Ensuring manufacturing rooms are prepared ready for activities, pick lists submitted in time to ensure raw materials available. PPRs and labels available in room prior to activities commencing
- Working in cleanrooms / supervising activities
- Accountable for the safety of your team and visitors to your work area
- To follow up on ALL safety events raised, to investigate root cause and assign actions
- Ensure all safety actions are being tracked and actioned
- Ensuring that all paperwork has been completed for room activities prior to staff leaving room
- To oversee that best cGMP work practices and techniques to produce product within specification are being applied, ensuring that when in operation equipment, facilities and materials used in the area of responsibility comply with defined standards
- Ensure that all production staff are appropriately trained and competent in the procedures they are conducting and are in compliance with best cGMP working practices at all times
- Ensure PPRs are kept up to date to reflect expected manufacturing techniques to remove any ambiguity in instructions
- Responsibility for cellbank activities
- Responsibility for FBS qualification activities
- Responsibility for virus seedbank manufacture
- Responsibility to motivate staff to help when there are additional pressures
- Promptly reporting any issues requiring engineering intervention
- Execute the delivery of a training plan to build on the build on the skills of current production personnel and allow rapid contribution from new personnel
- Be responsible for the development, collating and reporting of key quality and business metrics and use such metrics to drive a culture of continuous improvement
- Identifying opportunities for improvements within functional area
- Ensure that any deviations, change controls or CAPAs related to materials, facilities, processes or procedures are escalated and addressed within agreed timelines
- Liaise with all manufacturing staff, ensuring that all direct and indirect production areas are clean, tidy and well organised and in a state of continuous inspection readiness
- Conduct all activities in the most careful and safe manner and in full compliance with HSE requirements
- Actively contribute to the development and maintenance of an enthusiastic, supportive and collaborative environment within the team setting
- Actively participate in improvement activites
- Lead improvement activities
- Proactively manage absence across team including Return to Work
- Completion of Goals and Objectives, 121s, mid year reviews and end of year reviews for staff, within expected timelines
- To undertake any other duties as requested by line manager in accordance with company requirements
Experience
- Educated to degree level in relevant qualification, or equivalent experience
- Minimum of 3 years relevant production experience at senior level
- Proven track record of supervising a team of 4 or more
- Experience in vaccine production / commercial
- Animal cell culture experience
- Cell bank experience
Required Skills
- Flexibility, as there may be a variance in daily schedules from time to time (shift / weekend)
- Good understanding and working knowledge of the Pharma industry
- Maintenance of a professional attitude
- Confidence in dealing with difficult staff
- Encouraging and developing staff
- Ability to recognise staff behaviours, rewarding good behaviours and swiftly dealing with any issues
- Ability to develop a team culture
Benefits
- Stock Options
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Gym membership OR fitness allowance
- LinkedIn Learning
- Many others included
Shift Leader Manufacturing Supervisor
Posted 8 days ago
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Simon Acres Group are currently seeking a reliable and experienced Shift Leader to join our highly successful and well-established client in the Kitchen manufacturing industry.
Salary is negotiable dependant on experience and knowledgeKey Responsibilities
Change Management & Continuous Improvement-
Champion a proactive culture of continuous improvement by applying Lean principles, tools, and techniques across departments.
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Ensure effective deployment and rollout of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) initiatives in alignment with agreed timelines.
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Lead weekly Lean review meetings (in the Production Manager's absence) to identify and drive productivity enhancements using KPIs such as panels/units per FTE.
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Lead initiatives to improve process quality, reduce scrap and rework, and decrease the cost of failure in line with defined performance targets.
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Ensure raw materials meet quality standards upon delivery and drive continuous improvements in product quality.
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Achieve and maintain an On-Time In-Full (OTIF) delivery rate of 99.8% or higher for manufactured goods to the loading bay.
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Monitor and manage OTIF and quality performance of all inbound raw materials to ensure production continuity and excellence.
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Promote and ensure full compliance with all Health & Safety legislation, company policies, and risk management procedures.
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Collaborate with the EHS team to meet and sustain world-class safety standards, targeting fewer than 2 OSHA-recordable incidents and under 200 OSHA hours annually.
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Conduct regular safety audits, risk assessments, and safety training reviews to embed a safety-first culture.
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Drive performance improvements through KPI monitoring and continuous application of Lean tools.
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Ensure all departments are equipped and trained in Lean methodologies and consistently apply them to daily operations.
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Manage, support, and motivate Production Team Leaders, ensuring effective performance management and leadership by example.
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Identify training needs for shop floor personnel and ensure structured development plans are implemented.
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Lead daily production meetings and escalate operational issues to the Production Manager as needed.
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Work closely with HR to manage employee relations issues, ensure consistent application of disciplinary processes, and attend hearings where necessary.
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Monitor attendance and ensure 100% completion of Return to Work forms following absence.
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Build strong working relationships with internal managers and key stakeholders to support operational and strategic goals.
Note: The above responsibilities are intended to provide a general overview of the position. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and skills required.
Requirements :
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Excellent leadership and communication skills, able to lead, innovate and inspire colleagues at all levels in the business promoting positive teamwork.
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A strong lateral thinker with good problem solving and decision making abilities, supported by a comprehensive knowledge of manufacturing.
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Have the drive, knowledge and self confidence to manage and develop the position and the direct reports.
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The ability to work independently and structured. Self motivated.
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The ability to work with personnel from all levels
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Extensive manufacturing experience is essential.
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Utilise the Node Development Library to aid learning and development
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Good analytical skills
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Experience in Microsoft Office applications
Simon Acres Recruitment are acting as the employment agency for this position.
Metal Manufacturing Supervisor / Instructor
Posted 13 days ago
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Job Title: Metal ManufacturingSupervisor /Instructor
Location: York - Centre based
Salary: 28,000 - 32,000(Depending on experience and qualifications)
Type: Full Time, Permanent
Criteria:
- Must have experience of working at supervisory level or above within a Manufacturing or Industrial setting.
- Must be familiar with Health and Safety and risk assessment processes.
- Must possess strong leadership and organisationalskills.
- Possess a compassionate nature, to support vulnerable learners.
- A passion for training and development.
- To provide tailored, hands-on support to groups of learners within a workshop setting, who are gaining skills and experience in the field of Metal Manufacturing.
- Conduct health and safety checks, administering safe work practices.
- Creation of schedules and targets, ensuring production and contractual goals are met.
- Conduct regular 1:1's and development meetings with your learners, to uphold motivation and high standards of performance.
- Work in partnership with the wider education team, to support your learners with their Employability and personal development skills.
- Manage and audit inventory and stock levels, to meet training and production demands.
- Completion of required documentation and reports.
KM Recruitment receive a high number of applications for each role advertised and although we would like to we are not always able to deliver feedback to unsuccessful candidates. If you have not been contacted within 4 days then unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. Thank you for your interest and keep an eye on our website for future opportunities