JOB DESCRIPTION
MCGRATH GROUP
Job Title:
PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
Location/Department:
Workshop / Head Office
Reporting to:
Production Manager
Summary of Responsibilities:
Lead a team of production personnel in achieving
Company goals for safety, quality, output and cost
Date Prepared:
November 2010
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: (NOT INTENDED TO BE EXCLUSIVE OR EXHAUSTIVE)
a)
b)
Output
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Must contribute to/understand/action production schedules and organise personnel,
equipment and material in order to meet schedule requirements.
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Must plan/prepare in detail with their teams all manufacturing orders in order to agree
the most efficient work methods and to identify in advance any additional
requirements for resources and equipment.
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Must strive to meet all production/delivery deadlines, ensuring clear delegation and
prioritising of tasks, and must react rapidly to any issues/difficulties which could result
in missing deadlines.
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Must directly (or through their manager) influence other company personnel to provide
the required standard of service to production to ensure that deadlines are met e.g.
draughtsman issuing information, buyer providing material etc.
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Must actively contribute to the management and control of the despatch function,
ensuring that information is thoroughly communicated to the site teams and that
production personnel maintain accurate records.
Cost
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Must understand and action company plans for controlling/reducing costs, including
the following:
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Contribute to design reviews and pre-fab meetings to obtain “production
friendly” design information.
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Organise resources to maximise output and productivity, utilising machinery and
new technology where appropriate.
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Actively seek to minimise wastage in the production areas, including materials,
consumables and man-hours.
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Maintain tight control over the issue and use of stores items.
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JOB DESCRIPTION
c)
d)
e)
MCGRATH GROUP
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Maintain tight control on overtime/holiday working, ensuring that all such work is
authorised by management.
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Maintain time-keeping/holiday/overtime data for their team.
Quality

Must understand the quality standards expected to meet customer requirements and
to simplify the task of on-site fitting. They must ensure that their team meets these
standards on all manufactured items.
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Must ensure that required company procedures for quality control and assurance are
followed e.g. testing and inspection, documentation etc.
Personal Performance
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Must represent the best interests of the company at all times in a professional and
positive manner.
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Must set an example on behaviour, attendance, safety, fairness etc.
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Must function effectively as a team player with all company personnel maintaining clear
and factual communication at all times.
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Must lead their team in order to meet the company’s business plan targets and must
provide an environment where their team will be encouraged to become involved,
accept responsibility and perform to the required standards.

Must use appropriate reward/punish mechanisms in response to the
behaviours/actions of their team. This will include various forms of disciplinary actions
in response to attendance problems, misconduct etc as outlined in the disciplinary
procedures.
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Must actively seek opportunities for improvement in all aspects of the production area
and production methods.
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Must be flexible in relation to overtime, shift-work, holiday working and call-out
providing that management requests are reasonable.
Health & Safety

Must ensure that company safety rules, regulations and procedures are understood and
followed by their team and by visitors to the production area.

Must ensure that risks to any employee’s health and safety are identified and
appropriate actions taken to eliminate/minimise these risks.
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Must follow company procedures for accident/incident reporting and take action to
avoid re-occurrence.
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Must ensure that personnel within their team have the qualifications/ability/confidence
to safely undertake tasks given to them.
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