Annual Salary
£18,000 to £35,000
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Manufacturing supervisors keep production lines running smoothly and manage staff.
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: days / nights / weekends; on shifts
There will be
5.8% fewer Manufacturing supervisor jobs in 2027.
Your day-to-day tasks will include:
You may need to wear protective clothing.
You could work in an office or in a factory.
You can get into this job through:
You could do a college course, which would teach you some of the skills and knowledge you need in this job. Relevant courses include the Level 2 or 3 Diploma in Team Leading.
You'll usually need:
You could do a team leader advanced apprenticeship or process leader higher apprenticeship.
There are no set entry requirements but it may help you to get in if you have:
You could work your way up to a supervisor's job after getting 1 or 2 years' experience as a production worker.
To go straight into a supervisor job, you'll usually need qualifications or experience from related manufacturing work, like machinery maintenance or quality control.
With experience you could move into quality control, production planning and management or research and development.
You'll need: