Manufacturing Operations Supervisor (Aerospace) - Working pattern: 4-day week - Mon-Wed 07:00-17:30, Thu 07:00-16:30 - We're recruiting an experienced Manufacturing Supervisor to lead day-to-day shop-floor performance across machine shop and fabrication workshops. You'll drive on-time delivery, right-first-time quality, and safe working while supporting continuous improvement and Lean manufacturing.
Key responsibilities
Plan and coordinate daily production: workflow, priorities, labour allocation and schedules
Lead, coach and develop operators; track productivity and reduce non-productive time
Monitor KPIs and take action to achieve targets across safety, quality, delivery, cost and efficiency
Verify output against specification; challenge non-conformance and implement corrective actions
Support MRB activity for non-conforming parts, contributing to root cause and prevention measures
Maintain accurate ERP records: validate job quantities, labour/machine hours and operation confirmations daily
Use ERP data to monitor labour/machine efficiency and drive improvement
Ensure Health & Safety compliance, training completion and SOP adherence
Follow HR processes including time & attendance, return-to-work interviews, absence requests and supporting investigations/disciplinaries where required
What we're looking for
Supervisory experience in an aerospace manufacturing environment (essential)
Strong production planning and coordination skills
Confident, clear people leader with excellent communication
Good ERP and Microsoft Office capability (reporting/Excel)
Organised, proactive and able to manage priorities under pressure
Strong problem-solving skills and a continuous improvement mindset (Lean desirable)
Strong understanding of customer requirements and the cost of poor quality
This is a permanent job. You must have current UK right to work to be considered. HRGO are a recruitment agency supporting UK manufacturing. We aim to respond to all applications.
