Production Supervisor (Packaging)

Duties & Responsibilities:

* Production plan is maintained by assessment against daily shift production plan and priorities on an ongoing basis and reported on in need to manage.
* Unplanned downtime of machines and equipment must < 60 minutes per shift.
* Timeous reporting of faults or maintenance required must be evident with a proactive stance.
* The flow of products from blending to packing to completion is streamlined within minimum bottlenecks evident.
* Tonnage of product on the blenders is as per the daily production requirements.
* Ensure that on-holds or rejected items are managed and minimized by ensuring the continuous quality standard are maintained.
* No more than 2 per 6-month period.
* Ensure all relevant works orders are closed timeously and production reports are completed are as per management requirements.
Quality adherence:

* Ensure that all EHACCP is completed timeously and accurately 100% of the time.
* Adherence to HACCP & AIB standards timeously and accurately to ensure accreditation is achieved.
People Management & Communication:

* Ensure employee attendance is managed and that individual problem areas are addressed as they occur and reported on to management or HR in need.
* Ensure that employees on your shift are utilized to their full potential and where required ensure that they are appropriately trained to use machinery and on processes.
* Attending to staff performance and conduct issues as they arise in an appropriate and acceptable manner.
* Ensuring that employees are motivated to perform their duties and managed accordingly.
* Attending to employee performance assessments and training and development.
needs by utilizing process and system in a timeous and meaningful manner.
* Providing feedback to employees and management.
* Conducting meetings at the start of the shift to ensure all resource areas'' needs and priorities are communicated & understood.
* This must include a full handover from previous shifts.
* Ensuring that the daily plan is communicated to all parties.
Innovation and Improvement:

* Following due process when it comes to housekeeping and health and safety - taking into account the OHSA & HACCP and any other measures in place.
* Ensure that machinery and equipment are always in good working order.
* Proactively manage this and ensure that the maintenance team is called upon to assist timeously to avoid downtime.
* In need escalate matters to management urgently where required.
* Zero incidents or accidents. Ensuring employees have the appropriate protective clothing.
* Ensuring that the areas within the production unit are maintained and cleaned on an ongoing basis to ensure that once the next shift commences the factory floor and area of work is at an acceptable standard from a health, safety, and housekeeping perspective.

Key Skills
Good communication skills.
Confident decision-making.
Ability to act quickly.
Effective planning.
An eye for detail.
Ability to take ownership.