Shift Supervisor

About the position

The Supervisor is responsible to oversee all reporting staff whilst ensuring that the Operational, Health and Safety & Quality requirements and continuous improvement standards are adhered to. 

 

Formal Qualifications:

• Grade12
• Operations/Engineering/Production Management qualification
• Pre-Requisite Experience:
  
  • 3-5years’ experience within the manufacturing industry
  • Minimum 3 years’ experience leading teams at Supervisory level
  • Knowledge and understanding of ELS and continuous improvement initiatives an advantage

 

Responsibilities:

• Providing functional leadership in relation to Slitting Operators, Material handlers, Operations clerks, dispatch operation as well as assistant operators to upgrade talent in technical excellence and process improvement.

Operational Functions:

Dispatch Functions:

• Ensure that daily delivery targets are met
• Ensure correct labeling and packaging of the finished product
• Ensure that the correct procedure for handling deliveries is adhered to in respect of:
  
  • The necessary quality checks have been done on selected consignments
  • The correct documentation is issued
  • Ontime deliveries
  • Ensure Transport Management System is consistently followed
• Reconciliation of system versus actual deliveries daily
• Customer claims and collections completed according to Salesforce procedure

 

Stock Control:

• Manage consumables for daily consumption
• Ensure that the correct procedure for handling raw materials is adhered to in respect of:
  
  • Consumption
  • Return to rack location
• Monitor and control master roll and slit stock by: 
  • Accurate cycle counts on an at least monthly basis
  • Investigations done on inventory deviations, and the necessary supporting corrective action in terms of adjustments and investigations completed.
• Effectively control scrap:
  • Implement a plan to re-evaluate products in hold and defect locations continuously
  • Ensure scrap product is correctly and responsibly disposed off when necessary
• Managing drivers and vehicles:
  
  • Ensuring vehicle licensing, driver's licenses and PDP renewals are in order
  • Ensure that all vehicles are serviced as per vehicle specification
  • Ensure that all vehicles are cleaned weekly
  • Ensure daily inspections on delivery vehicles and forklifts. Report any deviations on the condition of the vehicles or equipment and action any repairs

 

Productivity:

• Ensure that daily production targets are met
• Ensure that slitter utilization is maximized
• Ensure that manpower is optimally deployed
• Continuously search for opportunities to increase productivity in conjunction with the Automated Recording System for Finishing System

 

Quality Assurances:

• Ensuring product quality standards are upheld
• Corrective action in respect of discrepancies or non conformances
• Coordinate with the Dispatch Supervisor to oversee the final product quality
• Investigate customer complaints or product concerns and rectify the issues effectively

 

ELS:

• Actively identifying continuous improvement opportunities and implementations thereof.
• Proactively identifying and implementing manufacturing operational expenses reductions.
• Continuous focus on 5S.

 

EHS:

• Zero tolerance approach on basic PPE compliance
• Ensure that all Company Safety policies are adhered to at all times
• Constant Focus on reporting and corrective action on near misses, unsafe acts/conditions and behaviors
• Ongoing focus on safety improvements

 

Key Competencies:

• Building Partnership
• Coaching
• Customer Focus
• Facilitating change
• Initiating Action
• Managing conflict
• Through knowledge and understanding of operations procedures and processes.
• Leadership skills
• Computer Literacy- Microsoft office suite (Excel– Essential)
• Warehouse Inventory Managements system experience (E.g. MFGPro/ Nautilus/ Manhattan/ SAP)
• Excellent Communication skills-written and verbal
• Report writing skills
• Numerical skills
• Management skills
• Medically fit
• Accuracy
• Efficiency
• Identification of staff development needs

 

Please consider your application unsuccessful if you have not received a response within two weeks of applying.

 

Desired Skills:

• Administration
• Engineering
• Manufacturing
• Operations
• Production
• Supervising

About The Employer:

Our Client in the manufacturing industry is looking for a Shift Supervisor to join their team in Johannesburg.