Supervisor

Senior Salmon are seeking a confident and capable Supervisor to join a luxury textiles manufacturer based in Sutton‑in‑Ashfield. This is a fantastic opportunity to step into a leadership role within a growing business entering its peak period.

Role Overview

• Team supervision — Leading a team of 10+ production operatives across multiple textile machines and workstations.
• Luxury textiles — Working with high‑quality fabrics and materials, ensuring standards remain consistently high.
• Supporting the manager — Assisting with daily schedules, handling queries, freeing up the manager's time and ensuring smooth workflow.
• Hands‑on production — Stepping in on guillotines, glue machines, sewing machines and other equipment when needed.
• Peak‑period operations — Helping the team meet tight deadlines and maintaining strong output during the company's busiest season.

Key Responsibilities

• Daily scheduling — Organising workloads, planning tasks and ensuring staff are allocated effectively.
• Quality control — Maintaining high standards across luxury textile products.
• Training & guidance — Coaching team members, providing direction and ensuring safe, efficient working practices.
• Machine oversight — Supervising guillotines, glue machines, sewing machines and other production equipment.
• Problem solving — Handling queries, resolving issues and keeping production running smoothly.
• Hands‑on support — Assisting on the shop floor when required to maintain workflow and meet deadlines.

Required

• Confidence in leadership — Able to guide a team, make decisions and communicate clearly.
• Strong organisation — Comfortable planning schedules and managing multiple tasks at once.
• Deadline focus — Able to work under pressure and maintain output during peak periods.
• Hands‑on approach — Willing to support production tasks when needed.

Additional / Beneficial

• Textiles background — Helpful but not essential; full training is provided.
• Machine experience — Experience with guillotines, glue machines or sewing machines is an advantage.
• Leadership experience — Any previous supervisory or team‑leading background is beneficial.

What's on Offer

• Negotiable pay depending on experience
• Excellent day‑shift hours
• 3‑month training period
• Temp‑to‑perm opportunity
• Supportive manager and friendly team