Production Supervisor
An exciting opportunity of Production Supervisor has become available at one of our clients in New Germany KZN. The ideal candidate for this role will be someone who is passionate, self-starter and someone who pays attention to detail.
Duties & Responsibilities
Performance Outputs Planning
- Liaise with Operations Manager re current projections vs. actual sales
- Review/ adjust monthly Planning Schedule & Weekly Plans
- Conduct weekly Production Meeting at Conversion & Daily Production meeting Extrusion, identify and action optimum programme to execute planned requirements
- Discover trends in market demand vs. stock, on hand (Finished, WIP, Raw and Packaging), identify potential shortfalls, recommend remedial action
- Review plant availability (condition, planned maintenance, schedule, etc.)
- Review throughput requirement for shift
- Ensure all production inputs and resources are in place (Staff, machines, materials, dies, weighing scales)
Controlling (Production)
- Plant & People declared safe to operate at start-up
- Monitor production flow ito. Plant performance, compliance with safety and health standards, quality, and best-practice requirements
- Identify deviations from required standards and their causes, initiate corrective action
- Ensure optimum Control Room & Operator liaison – discover and address gaps
- Monitor material batches, discover/ address nonconformances
- Identify and mitigate potential hazards
- Ensure physical security of negotiable items (products, etc.)
- Oversee Process changes according to varying operating conditions – oversee manual interventions – log such changes and recommend changes
Documentation
- Produce reports on variable elements related to production e.g. daily/weekly production, maintenance, safety
- Input production data into system (BOM)
- Produce statutory records as required
- Ensure availability of documents
- Procuring of Local Buyouts
Leadership
- Select and appoint team members
- Enable delivery capacity of team members through training, communication and setting clear performance standards
- Implement a performance-enabling environment through working conditions, feedback on actual delivery, support, recognition and reward, fostering teamwork, fairness and other best-practice leadership processes
- Discover sources of workplace conflict and resolve proactively
Desired Experience & Qualification
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required
Soft Skills
- Attention to Detail
- Verbal & Written Communication
- Analytical Thinking
Computer Skills
- Other Software Packages
Technical Skills
Required Qualifications
- Tertiary qualification in Production Management or any similar qualification
- 5 years of experience in a similar position with at least 3 years in managing a team
- Knowledge within the Hardware or Retail sector would be advantageous.
- Knowledge of IQ Retail System would be advantageous.
Package & Remuneration
R30K Negotiable
#J-18808-Ljbffr
