Weaving Supervisor - Textiles

About the role

Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Weaving Supervisor to lead the weaving function within a technical textile manufacturing environment. The role is responsible for maximising production efficiency, ensuring right-first-time quality, and maintaining compliance in the manufacture of high-specification fabrics. Key Responsibilities People Management * Lead, coach, and develop a team of weaving operatives * Manage shift performance, staffing levels, and absence * Ensure training and compe… This is a production leadership role where the main job is to keep people, output, safety and quality aligned during the shift. Candidates should expect visible shop-floor leadership, KPI ownership and constant prioritisation.

Responsibilities

• Lead production, warehouse or manufacturing teams through daily start-up, shift control and handover
• Own output, labour, quality, waste, downtime or service-level metrics for the area
• Coach operators or team leaders on standards, safety, attendance and performance
• Coordinate with planning, engineering, quality and logistics teams to recover issues quickly
• Use short-interval control, root-cause thinking or continuous improvement tools where appropriate
• Maintain a fair, calm and visible leadership style during busy production periods

Requirements

• Previous team leader, supervisor or production management experience
• Strong communication skills with operators, peers and senior managers
• Confident using KPI data to make practical shift decisions
• Good understanding of safety, quality and people-management basics
• Experience in manufacturing, logistics, FMCG or engineering operations preferred

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