Assembly Department Supervisor
Job information
- Job reference: BH-69841
- Location: Dorking, Surrey
- Job type: Full Time, Permanent
- Job sector: HGV / Truck
- Salary: £37000 per annum
- Published: November 28, 2025
Description
Job Title: Assembly Department Supervisor
Salary: £37,000k
Location: Dorking, Surrey
Hours: Monday to Friday Days – 39 hrs per week
Role Overview
The Supervisor is the front-line Supervisor responsible for designated teams of assembly fitters encouraging team spirit, supervising, and working to workshop schedules and production targets, communicating concerns and problems to the Assembly Manager, while maintaining disciplines in procedures, safety, good housekeeping and general conduct.
Key Responsibilities
- Management of the production process through assembly areas.
- Ensure timely production of assemblies and achieve output levels in line with the master schedule.
- Set daily/weekly targets in all work areas after weekly meeting with Production Control department.
- Monitor performance regularly against these targets and implement corrective actions to achieve the plan, display daily targets.
- Management of the workforce with the Team Leaders to achieve production targets and maximise productivity.
- Manage holidays, sickness, absence and complete back to work, Bradford Factor and Time & Attendance interviews where necessary.
- Support investigation processes (H&S and HR) as and when required.
- Ensure high levels of housekeeping are maintained in all areas of the site.
- Ensure risk assessments are kept fully up to date for all production activities.
- Trouble shoot to find the root cause and implement countermeasures for all product quality, process issues, warranty, and customer complaints.
- Recruitment, training and succession planning of all production workers.
- Hold weekly toolbox meetings with all team members.
- Work on improvements in production to reduce build related warranty costs.
- Mentor Team Leaders and Apprentices.
- Willingly carry out any other duties deemed appropriate by the company.
Required Skills & Experience
- Effective English language communication skills (specifically verbal and reading)
- Knowledge of lean principles Working to high quality standards
- Able to organise & prioritise own & others work Working to high level of H&S standards
- Technical understanding of Hydraulic, Pneumatics and Electrical systems
- Developing and coaching people
- Previous experience in supervising/managing people
- Valid UK Driving licence
Benefits
- Profit Related Bonus scheme (based on 5% basic salary)
- 25 days holiday plus BH’s
- Personal Pension Scheme (3.5% employee = 5.5% employer / 5% employee = 7.5% employer) – enrolled after three months
- Life Assurance from day one = 5x basic salary
- Discount Shopping Portal
- Free Parking on site
- Ride to Work Scheme
- EAP Access to training
- Mental Health First Aiders
How to Apply
Interested? For more details or to discuss your next career move, contact Macy at Kemp Recruitment on 07833 490715
Reference: INDMM
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