Manufacturing Operations Supervisor (Aerospace) - Working pattern: 4-day week - Mon-Wed 07:00-17:30, Thu 07:00-16:30 - We’re recruiting an experienced Manufacturing Supervisor to lead day-to-day shop-floor performance across machine shop and fabrication workshops. You’ll drive on-time delivery, right-first-time quality, and safe working while supporting continuous improvement and Lean manufacturing.
Key responsibilities*Plan and coordinate daily production: workflow, priorities, labour allocation and schedules

*Lead, coach and develop operators; track productivity and reduce non-productive time

*Monitor KPIs and take action to achieve targets across safety, quality, delivery, cost and efficiency

*Verify output against specification; challenge non-conformance and implement corrective actions

*Support MRB activity for non-conforming parts, contributing to root cause and prevention measures

*Maintain accurate ERP records: validate job quantities, labour/machine hours and operation confirmations daily

*Use ERP data to monitor labour/machine efficiency and drive improvement

*Ensure Health & Safety compliance, training completion and SOP adherence

*Follow HR processes including time & attendance, return-to-work interviews, absence requests and supporting investigations/disciplinaries where required

What we’re looking for*Supervisory experience in an aerospace manufacturing environment (essential)

*Strong production planning and coordination skills

*Confident, clear people leader with excellent communication

*Good ERP and Microsoft Office capability (reporting/Excel)

*Organised, proactive and able to manage priorities under pressure

*Strong problem-solving skills and a continuous improvement mindset (Lean desirable)

*Strong understanding of customer requirements and the cost of poor quality

This is a permanent job. You must have current UK right to work to be considered. HRGO are a recruitment agency supporting UK manufacturing. We aim to respond to all applications.