🚀 Laser Production Supervisor

📍 Nottingham

💰 £17.00+ per hour (DOE)

🕕 Monday – Friday | 6:00am – 2:00pm (Days)

Permanent | Immediate Start | Leadership Opportunity

Lead a High-Performing Laser Production Team

Are you an experienced Laser Production Supervisor, Team Leader, or senior Laser Setter/Operator ready to take the next step in your career?

We're recruiting on behalf of a well-established, growing engineering manufacturer that's investing in its people, technology and future. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead a busy laser production department, managing a skilled team while remaining hands-on with the latest CNC laser cutting technology.

If you enjoy leading from the front, driving performance and developing people, this could be the perfect role for you.

🔧 The Role

As the Laser Production Supervisor, you'll take responsibility for the day-to-day running of the laser department, ensuring production targets are achieved safely, efficiently and to the highest quality standards.

Working closely with Production, Planning, Quality and Operations, you'll play a key role in maximising productivity, reducing downtime and continuously improving performance across the department.

💼 Your Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and develop a team of laser operators and production staff
• Manage the daily operation of the laser production department
• Ensure production schedules are achieved safely, efficiently and on time
• Allocate workloads and monitor departmental productivity
• Set up and operate CNC laser cutting machines when required
• Carry out first-off inspections and ensure products meet quality standards
• Identify and resolve production issues to minimise downtime
• Work closely with Production Planning, Programming, Quality and Operations
• Conduct return-to-work meetings, probation reviews and day-to-day people management
• Promote excellent housekeeping and Health & Safety standards
• Liaise with Maintenance to coordinate repairs and preventative maintenance
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to increase efficiency and quality
• Support recruitment, onboarding and training of new team members

✅ What We're Looking For

We're looking for a confident, hands-on leader who enjoys taking ownership and helping a team succeed.

Essential Experience

• Previous experience supervising a laser production department or similar manufacturing team
• Strong hands-on experience operating industrial CNC laser cutting machinery
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings
• Excellent understanding of sheet metal and fabrication processes
• Proven leadership and people management skills
• Experience managing production priorities and meeting deadlines
• Strong communication and organisational skills
• Excellent problem-solving ability with a quality-focused approach
• Good computer literacy

Desirable

• Experience with Bystronic, Trumpf, Amada or similar laser cutting equipment
• ERP/MRP system experience
• Lean Manufacturing or Continuous Improvement knowledge
• Forklift Licence
• First Aid qualification

🌟 What's In It For You?

💷 £17.00+ per hour (DOE)

📅 Permanent, full-time position

🌞 Monday-Friday day shift (6:00am-2:00pm)

🚀 Genuine opportunity to lead and shape a successful production department

📈 Ongoing training and career development

🏭 Stable employment with a growing engineering manufacturer

🅿️ Free on-site parking

💼 Company pension

🤝 Supportive management team and excellent working environment

Why Join?

This is more than just another supervisory role—it's an opportunity to become a key part of a business that values leadership, continuous improvement and teamwork. You'll have the autonomy to make a real impact while working with a skilled team in a modern manufacturing environment.

📞 Apply Today

If you're an experienced Laser Production Supervisor, Laser Team Leader or a skilled CNC Laser professional ready to step into a leadership position, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today with your CV and take the next step in your manufacturing career.

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