Shift Supervisor

Our client in the Manufacturing Sector, based in Port Elizabeth, is currently looking to employ an experienced Shift Supervisor.

An awesome career opportunity awaits.

Purpose of the job:

To control plant operations and resources (including Production and Maintenance) to deliver production targets and the optimal standards of final product quality in a safe and efficient manner.

Requirements:

• Up to 5 years’ experience in Production/Maintenance operations in a Manufacturing environment of which: 1 to 2 years’ should be at Supervisory level.
• Have a Matric.
• Certificate in Technical discipline or Production-related fields (NQF 5).
• Diploma in Technical discipline or Production-related fields (NQF 6).
• Trade Test (NQF 5).
• Certificate in First Line Management (FLMP) (NQF 5).
• Computer Literacy (MS Office Suite; SAP; ERP and other job-specific software systems).
• In-depth knowledge of Plant production and maintenance practices, procedures, and processes.
• Sound understanding of compliance with applicable legislation, safety, and other related manufacturing regulations.
• Communication skills (both verbal and written).

Responsibilities and expectations but not limited to:

Production Operations and Control:

• Achieve production targets through the optimum use and application of resources and skills.
• Ensures production operational effectiveness, efficiency, and quality to achieve targets in accordance with timeframes/schedules.
• Ensures open communication channels with relevant departments to ensure highest standards of product quality is manufactured.
• Completes, processes, and updates all production records and related documentation.

Maintenance Operations and Control:

• Ensures effective and preventative maintenance are performed on all plant/infrastructure/equipment as required, to limit potential failure and optimize production processes.
• Coordinates first line maintenance to restrict or prevent plant/equipment downtime.
• Raises job cards for all maintenance work required, ensure work permits are included.
• Approves all job cards after maintenance work is completed successfully.
• Ensures that equipment and work areas are safe, maintained by Operators, and that housekeeping principles are always adhered to.

Compliance

• Operates within controls and procedures to ensure the integrity of the company.
• Identifies and reports risks or areas of concern to management within own department and area of responsibility.
• Ensures compliance with all relevant regulations and procedures to prevent fruitless, wasteful, and irregular expenditure.
• Strictly adheres to, complies with, and assumes responsibility for enforcing Health, Safety and Environmental legislation, regulation toward minimizing risk, exposure, incidents or damage to the organization and environment in any form or manner.

Customer Service

• Maintains effective working relationships with customers (both internal and external) towards rendering highest quality of services.
• Represents the company in meetings with relevant stakeholders.

Staff Supervision

• Monitors and measures performance quarterly by conducting employee appraisals.
• In collaboration with HR, identify staff performance objectives, potential areas of development and action plans where necessary.
• Ensures ongoing training and development of employees.
• Addresses employee relations matters fairly and promptly.

Cost and Financial Control

• Contributes to the budget preparation process.
• Promotes and communicates the effective, efficient, economical, and transparent use of financial and other resources.
• Monitors and controls expenditure against budget and ensures spending occurs within budgetary limits and the companies’ financial guidelines, report deviations to direct Manager.
• Explores opportunities to control and reduce costs.

Attributes include:

• Proactive.
• Action-oriented.
• Problem Solving and Analytical skills.
• Flexibility.
• Planning and Organising.
• Supervisory Skills.
• Customer Focused.
• Resilient.
• Ability to cope under pressure and handle conflict situations.

Please note should you not receive a response within two weeks of applying please consider your application unsuccessful.