Production Superintendent

To assist with the planning co-ordination and control of all manufacturing processes on the plant and to ensure that products are produced efficiently cost effectively and that the relevant quality standards are achieved.

Required Skills:

Production planning and process improvement

• Oversee the production processes in the relevant areas such as boiler crushing extraction refinery and packaging
• Monitor adjust and optimize processes in the relevant areas to ensure competitive efficient and cost-effective process operations
• Proactively plan production according to demand and planning schedules
• Monitor and make recommendations regarding repair and routine maintenance of production equipment
• Assessing project and resource requirements and make recommendations
• Continuously evaluating and improving production processes and increase efficiency and reduce waste
• Ensure effective housekeeping

Quality and compliance

• Monitoring product standards and implementing quality control programs
• Close liaison with the quality control department in terms of improvement and to ensure all new requirements are communicated and implemented
• Ensure compliance with relevant food safety standards
• Monitor hygiene and ensure master cleaning schedules are performed
• Ensuring that relevant health and safety and environmental regulations are met within the area of responsibility

Resource and inventory management

• Regular monitoring of production sheets and stock movement between departments
• Proactive planning of all process chemicals and consumables
• Maintaining and optimizing equipment to ensure reliability and minimize breakdowns

Reporting

• Compling of daily and monthly reporting of all activities
• Ensure that daily production figures are accurately captured and reported
• Monitoring and reporting of all downtime
• Reporting key performance indicators to senior management

Employee management and development (People-KPI)

• Ensure compliance with relevant procedures and policies across the team.
• Define clear job profiles for all team members and regularly review goals to assess achievement of results.
• Provide ongoing support coaching and mentoring to ensure objectives are met.
• Develop individual development plans for each employee to support their career growth.
• Allocate resources effectively to meet operational demands.
• Communicate team events and activities effectively to ensure everyone is informed.
• Ensure adequate succession planning to meet ongoing and anticipated business needs.

Health and Safety

• Participate in safety forums created by Soill for example safety meetings and safety talks
• Follow-up on any activities assigned through safety meetings / committees / representatives / management
• Report all safety incidents to the relevant people
• Attend safety education and refresher programmes
• Comply with safety policies and procedures at Soill
• Distribute safety information as and when required
• Always wear protective clothing (where applicable)

Employment Type : Full Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1