Production Supervisor


Company:	b3 jobs ltd
Salary:	£34,000 to £35,000 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Maidstone
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	20 Oct 2026
Closing date:	19 Nov 2026

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Summary

c. £35,000

Kent

Food Manufacturing

Job ref: 9126

The company

This company is a well-established leader in producing premium products and it’s experiencing significant growth (30% over the last 3 years) supplying key customers in the UK food retail, wholesale, and foodservice sectors.

About the Production Supervisor job

Reporting to the Shift Manager, you'll be responsible for the production team to ensure that KPI’s are met in order to lead an efficient, continuously improving shift, optimising product quality, GMP, customer service, cost and health & safety.

Key tasks

Ensure that all resources (plant, labour, materials) are in place to deliver the production plan. Provide information of issues to the Shift Manager to ensure that all opportunities for improvement are captured and implemented.

Lead by example, ensuring safe and efficient work practices are maintained at all times to ensure compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice, Health & Safety, Customer Specifications and Company policies.

Lead, motivate and coach staff to achieve consistent levels of performance, multi skilling and reassign staff during breakdowns, down times and staff shortages.

Working with the Shift Manager to ensure GMP, Customer and other Audit actions are addressed, and root-cause analysis is carried out to ensure long term sustainable solutions are implemented.

Communicate with the teams by delivering regular shift briefs with focus on quality, cost and delivering and gathering ideas for improvement.

About You

At least 2 years’ relevant food manufacturing experience helping to lead and motivate teams of people within the food industry.

Relevant food manufacturing qualifications; including basic food hygiene and team leading. Experience with HACCP, allergens, and food processing equipment.

Ability to build effective relationships with work colleagues.

More details

The Production Supervisor job is based in Kent and is paying c. £35,000 according to your experience -£34,000 rising to c. £35,500 upon completion of probationary period.

The working hours are 40 hrs per week, 8 hours per day with 30 minutes unpaid break - Monday to Friday weekly rotating patterns of 1. Week 1: 6:30am to 3pm 2. Week 2: 2:30pm to 11pm.

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b3 jobs are market-leading recruiters specialising in the food and beverage manufacturing industry, both in the UK and internationally. Founded in May 2000, we are proud of our reputation for being reliable, knowledgeable and resourceful - with our unique blend of honest and professional work ethics.

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