The posting
Supervisor production
Location:
Sheffield
At Sibelco, we advance life through materials. For over 150 years, we’ve been a trusted leader in sourcing, transforming, and distributing specialty industrial minerals. Our work powers progress across industries as diverse as glass, ceramics, construction, coatings, polymers, and water purification. Beyond our materials, we’re proud of our commitment to sustainability, innovation, and empowering people from all walks of life to thrive and make a meaningful impact.
Are We the Perfect Match?
At Sibelco, we believe building a successful career is a two-way journey. We’re looking for individuals who share our values and vision, just as much as you’re seeking a company that aligns with your aspirations. Together, we can shape the future.
Job Description:
As Production Supervisor, you will lead day-to-day production operations, ensuring activities are carried out safely, efficiently and in line with operational targets. Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will supervise production teams, coordinate activities across departments, and support continuous improvement initiatives. All this to be done in a sustainable and safe way, according to the organization’s policy, guidelines and Sibelco values
Key Responsibilities
Safety & Compliance
- Lead by example in promoting a strong health, safety and environmental culture.
- Ensure employees and contractors work safely and in accordance with site procedures and regulations.
- Encourage the reporting and resolution of safety concerns and improvement opportunities.
- Ensure operations comply with relevant permits, regulations and company standards.
Production Operations
- Lead and be responsible for daily production activities to achieve operational objectives.
- Provide and update regularly daily, weekly, monthly production schedules, ensuring work is completed in line with these. Where there are deviations keep the commercial team updated. Work closely with production planning, operational, maintenance & quality teams to address issues and minimise disruption.
- Monitor operational performance and escalate concerns when required.
- Ensure all production records and logs are updated and accurate
- Provide regular and accurate updates to all material stocks (infeed and finished goods)
Continuous Improvement
- Drive a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement.
- Identify opportunities to improve productivity, quality, efficiency and cost performance.
- Support the implementation of improvement initiatives across the site.
Quality & Performance
- Balance customer requirements, quality standards, production outputs and operational efficiency.
- Monitor performance against KPIs and support actions to improve results.
- Contribute to achieving site production and quality targets.
People Leadership
- Lead, motivate and develop a team of approximately 15-25 employees.
- Accountability for leading and developing the shift coordinators to ensure the highest standards
- Support employee development through coaching, feedback and performance management.
- Foster effective teamwork and collaboration across the operation.
About You
We are looking for someone who combines strong operational knowledge with excellent leadership and communication skills.
Essential
- Experience leading teams within a manufacturing, production or operational environment.
- Previous supervisory or management experience.
- Technical, engineering or operations qualification, or equivalent practical experience.
- Inquisitive nature who is comfortable with change & continuous improvement. Strong communication and people management skills.
- Commitment to maintaining high standards of safety, quality and operational performance.
- Proficient written and spoken English.
Desirable
- Experience within a glass processing, waste management, industrial minerals, manufacturing or similar process industry environment.
- Knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies.
- Experience of delivering change management within a workforce
- Additional language skills.
What You'll Bring
- Strong leadership and coaching capabilities.
- A proactive and solutions-focused mindset.
- The ability to make decisions and work independently.
- Excellent teamwork and stakeholder management skills.
- A commitment to continuous improvement and operational excellence.
Employee Type:
Permanent
Why Join Us?
Sibelco is more than a workplace—it’s a community that encourages growth, innovation, and collaboration. Here’s what you can look forward to when you join our team:
- Meet Our People: Careers
- Learn About Our Recruitment Process: Learn More
- Discover Our Sustainability Goals: Sibelco priorities
We also welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to support you through the selection process.
How to Apply
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Please note: We do not require agency services as we have a dedicated Global Talent Acquisition Team.
