Day Shift Supervisor
- Lead a team of approximately 20 production employees in a manufacturing environment.
- Ensure production targets are met while promoting safety and quality standards.
- Identify opportunities for process improvements and efficiency.
Day Shift Supervisor | Manufacturing
Are you an experienced production leader looking to take the next step in your career? We're seeking a hands-on Day Shift Supervisor to join a well-established manufacturing business, leading a production team and driving safety, quality and operational performance.
Working closely with the Production Manager, you'll oversee daily operations, ensure production targets are met, and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and productivity across the manufacturing floor.
The Role
As the Day Shift Supervisor, you'll lead a team of approximately 20 production employees, providing day-to-day guidance, coaching and support while maintaining a safe and productive workplace.
You'll be responsible for monitoring production performance, coordinating workflows, resolving operational issues and promoting a culture of continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Supervise and support a team of approximately 20 production employees.
- Ensure production schedules are achieved safely, efficiently and to quality standards.
- Monitor workflow and identify opportunities to improve productivity and reduce downtime.
- Lead machine changeovers and support process improvements.
- Investigate production issues using root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
- Maintain production documentation and ERP transactions.
- Work closely with maintenance, quality and production teams to ensure smooth operations.
- Promote a positive, safety-focused culture on the manufacturing floor.
- This role is primarily a Day Shift position; however, flexibility is required to support operational requirements when needed.
About You To be successful in this role, you'll have:
- Previous experience leading teams within a manufacturing or production environment.
- Strong understanding of high-volume manufacturing processes.
- Experience with Lean Manufacturing, SMED (quick changeovers) and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Experience using ERP systems such as SAP or Microsoft Dynamics 365.
- Sound mechanical aptitude and confidence troubleshooting production issues.
- Strong leadership, communication and organisational skills.
- The ability to make decisions, prioritise tasks and lead by example in a fast-paced environment.
Experience within packaging, plastics, food manufacturing or other automated production environments will be highly regarded.
What's on Offer?
- Join a stable, growing manufacturing business.
- Opportunity to lead an experienced production team.
- Supportive leadership with opportunities to influence process improvements.
- Long-term career development.
- Competitive salary package based on experience.
If you're a proactive manufacturing supervisor who enjoys leading people and improving production performance, we'd love to hear from you. Please apply now. Or, if you have any questions, please contact Caelan at ccampbell@fuserecruitment.com
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Consultant
Caelan Campbell
Recruitment Consultant
0485 080 459
ccampbell@fuserecruitment.com
Reference number: BH-39938
Profession:Manufacturing & OperationsProduction / Operations Management
Company: Fuse Recruitment
Date posted: 1st Oct, 2026
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