Production Superintendent
Reference: EST000017-OR-1
Eskort, South Africa’s leading pork manufacturer with a processing plant in Heidelberg Gauteng and Estcourt KZN, is currently looking for a Production Superintendent for the Vienna department in Estcourt KZN. The position will report to the Production Manager.
Duties & Responsibilities
QUALIFICATION:
Grade 12 plus Diploma or Higher Certificate in Production and Operation Management.
EXPERIENCE:
At least 2-3 years experience, preferably in the Food manufacturing industry.
KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:
- Basic Knowledge of HACCP
- Experience in emulsion preparation will be an advantage
- Knowledge of quality assurance
- Knowledge of production planning
- Food safety and good manufacturing practices
- Ability to report on agreed KPA’s
- Cross contamination
- Hygiene and cleaning procedure
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS (KPA’S)
Staff Management
- Ensure proper time keeping.
- Ensure personal hygiene checks are done on all staff before production begins.
- Ensure your staff follow Eskort Ltd’s SOP’s and policies.
- Discipline your staff when necessary in line with company guidelines.
- Communicate to staff in morning meetings regarding issues brought to your attention during your meetings (e.g., customer complaints, production focus areas).
- To make use of a roster to ensure that the correct number of staff needed for overtime are used – not more and not less.
- To ensure that all staff are productive at all times.
Process Management
- To perform the hygiene inspection of your department before production begins and sign off the Ecowize Cleaning Hand over register.
- To ensure the quality of the raw material used in your department.
- To start production on time.
- To follow all SOP’s applicable to your department.
- To identify bottlenecks in your process and address the root cause. If unsure, consult the foreman for assistance.
- Bottlenecks must then be actioned and reduced.
Production Planning
- To plan the order of production for your department for each day.
- To plan production for the week taking into account outstanding orders.
Work according to the machine’s capacity in your department
- Feedback must be given to the foreman and production manager hourly on whether targets are being met.
- All equipment deviations are to be reported immediately to maintenance and the foreman.
To ensure the quality of the product in your department
- Ensure consistency of your product in terms of texture, temperature, appearance, and quality of the raw material used.
- Ensure all quality checks are performed accurately, and that correct revisions of paperwork are in use.
- Perform proper root cause analysis on all deviations.
- Verify and sign off every batch as per recipe.
Ensure an efficient handover to the next shift
- Communicate outstanding issues, difficulties experienced, new orders, etc.
To ensure that end of shift procedures are performed
- All raw materials/in-process emulsions must be put into appropriate cold rooms/freezers.
- All equipment must be put away/disassembled and in good working order.
Food Safety Requirements
- Stop production if any food contamination risk occurs or is expected. Inform the Quality department to restrict affected product.
- Report any contamination to the QCQA coordinator and, in her absence, to the General Manager.
- Manage your department to prevent risks by ensuring maintenance of the area and equipment.
- If supervising a CCP, ensure that products not reaching the critical limit are restricted or processed until the limit is reached.
- Ensure all staff, especially those responsible for CCP, are trained on relevant SOP’s applicable for food safety.
- Communicate food safety issues to superiors and employees.
Attend Meetings
- Arrive prepared and on time.
- Have feedback from your staff ready for discussion in customer complaint meetings.
- If unable to attend, excuse yourself beforehand with valid reasons.
- Communicate relevant information from the meeting to staff during the next morning meeting.
Package & Remuneration
R 1000
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