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Production Supervisor - Kempton Park Market Related

Production Supervisor - Kempton Park Market Related

Kempston RecruitmentKempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa
30+ days ago
Job description

Production Supervisor

My client, in the manufacturing industry, is looking to employ a Production Supervisor for their branch in Kempton Park. The ideal candidate will manage the conversion of product from raw material state into finished goods product in the most efficient cost-effective manner according to internationally benchmarked standards and practices.

Duties & Responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

  • Liaising with factory manager regarding customer demand. (Pacer Plan)
  • Planning and scheduling production in line with the pacer plan and any changes in customer demand.
  • Communicating planning schedules effectively with Team leaders and team members.
  • Ensure short interval controls are performed at the correct times to ensure production targets are met, and inventory is in place.
  • Ensure 100% MPSP and 95% PSA performance.
  • Re-scheduling production based on customer demand changes, unforeseen plant / component breakdowns, or shortages by liaising with the Factory Manager.
  • Monitor production progress by discussing production plan achievement with Team leaders and team members daily.
  • Identify production problems and discuss possible solutions with Team leaders and key team members.
  • Monitor production output daily and implement actions to improve performance should it vary from accepted production levels.
  • Develop medium to long-term actions to improve production performance and reduce variability through a process of continuous improvement.

Quality :

  • Ensure that acceptable quality levels are maintained according to acceptable standards.
  • Ensure that employees are trained and aware of standards required.
  • Motivate employees to improve quality of products in manufacturing.
  • Review and implement corrective actions to eliminate quality deficiencies.
  • Reduce Quality defects by 50% annually.
  • Reject rates at Final inspection to be less than 3%.
  • Condition of Plant Equipment and Safety of Employees :

  • Discuss major planned maintenance requirements with the Factory Manager.
  • Ensure that routine daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance is conducted on all equipment.
  • Stop the use of any equipment that would endanger the safety of employees.
  • Financial controls and budgets :

  • Measure performance against reports and investigate areas of poor performance.
  • Develop and implement action plans to reduce costs.
  • Improvement Management :

  • Coordinate efforts in the production departments to improve performance.
  • Manage performance and motivation of subordinates :

  • Conduct daily meetings to discuss topical issues.
  • Implement corrective action where performance is below standard.
  • Desired Experience & Qualification

    EDUCATION / COMPUTER PACKAGES :

  • Min : Matric
  • Ideal : Diploma in Production Management
  • SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE :

  • At least 4 years’ experience in a Supervisory position.
  • Excellent motivational and management skills.
  • A passion to develop staff to their full potential.
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