Production Supervisor - Glasgow, United Kingdom - II-VI

Description

At Coherent Scotland, we develop laser systems.

Our systems are deployed in a wide variety of markets including renewable energy, microelectronics, fundamental research, life sciences and medicine.

We aim to make a positive impact on everybody's life by providing customers with lasers with superior reliability and performance.

Coherent Scotland has grown strongly and consistently over the past ten years, even through times of global economic slowdown. We have a healthy product development pipeline which will enable this growth to continue in the future. This will generate many exciting opportunities for personal growth within the organisation in the years to come. We develop and manufacture many different lasers on site as well as manufacturing lasers developed in other Coherent divisions.

Coherent Scotland is based at the West of Scotland Science Park in Glasgow and is a subsidiary of Coherent Corp., a global leader in the manufacture of materials, networking equipment and laser products.

We are housed in a purpose-built facility with research and development, manufacturing, and marketing all on one site.

We have a friendly, business-orientated work environment and great staff facilities within our modern building, including as an on-site cafeteria.

In addition, we offer a competitive remuneration package which includes a contributory pension scheme, subsidised private health care and free life assurance.

However, if a work-life balance is important to you, you'll also be pleased to know that we operate flexible core hours which provide the opportunity to start your weekend early.

About the role

Responsibilities will include:

• Supervision of production team, clean room and mechanical areas.
• Assigning tasks and frequent evaluation of work.
• Ensuring that all team members follow production guidelines and policies.
• Responsibility for the management of H&S of the team.
• Selection, development and evaluation of staff within their team.
• Providing direction and technical support to team members.
• Responsibility for undertaking and reaching own production targets.
• Ensuring production schedule and delivery dates are met.
• Liaising with other departments and teams to overcome production issues.
• Ongoing review of capacity requirements regarding staff and build stations.

Education and Experience

• Demonstratable experience of building a product.
• Experience of clean rooms and mechanical areas.
• Good technical and problemsolving skills.
• Good communication skills particularly in providing clear instructions, demonstrations and relating these to team members.
• Ability to delegate and see decisions through.
• Ability to work on multiple tasks, manage priorities and work under pressure.
• Good time management skills and ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to motivate others.
• Ability to lead a team and manage tasks in a professional manner.
• Adaptability to switch from production work to supervisory duties.
• Flexibility to meet business objectives and deadlines.
• Supervisory experience would be an advantage.

This job description is not intended to be all-encompassing.

It is recognised that duties and responsibilities may change over time and employees may be required to undertake other duties or responsibilities as required and requested by their line manager.

Note to recruiters and employment agencies:We will not pay for unsolicited resumes from recruiters and employment agencies unless we have a signed agreement and have required assistance, in writing, for a specific opening.