Production Line Leader

Sika AG; Gebze; On-site; TRY 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Sika AG in Gebze, Turkey, is hiring for a Production Supervisor to coordinate the powder production line, ensure compliance with health and safety, quality, and production plans, and lead on-shop floor improvements.

You will organize daily activities, assign tasks, monitor equipment and process recipes, and drive Lean and 5S initiatives alongside the Quality, Maintenance, and HSE teams.

Responsibilities

• Organize powder production line activities in line with daily and weekly production plans and ensure achievement of production targets.
• Assign daily tasks within the team at the beginning of the shift and ensure that employees perform their duties safely and effectively.
• Monitor the operation of mixers, bunkers, dosing systems, transfer systems, filling, packaging, and related auxiliary equipment.
• Ensure that raw materials are fed into the process according to the correct recipe, quantity, and production sequence.
• Ensure production is carried out in accordance with production recipes, work instructions, SOPs, and quality standards.
• Monitor process deviations during production, take first-level corrective actions, and inform the relevant manager when necessary.
• Monitor production volume, scrap, downtime, rework, efficiency, and other production KPIs and ensure accurate record keeping.
• Coordinate with the Maintenance team in case of equipment breakdowns and unplanned downtime.
• Coordinate production-side preparations and equipment handover activities for planned maintenance.
• Ensure daily equipment and line inspections are completed and detected abnormalities are reported.
• Ensure compliance with 5S standards and maintain a clean, safe, and organized production area.
• Ensure that equipment cleaning before and after production is carried out in accordance with procedures.
• Implement operational controls to prevent product and raw material contamination risks.
• Work in coordination with the Quality Control team to ensure products are manufactured within required specifications.
• Apply appropriate isolation and reporting procedures in cases of non-conforming product, process, or raw material.
• Ensure full compliance with occupational health and safety requirements and monitor safe working practices within the team.
• Identify and report near misses, unsafe conditions, and unsafe behaviors and support the implementation of corrective actions.
• Ensure correct use of required personal protective equipment by all employees.
• Ensure compliance with safety procedures related to chemicals, dust exposure, machinery, forklifts, and other operational risks.
• Support onboarding and operational training of new employees.
• Monitor operator competencies and communicate training needs to the relevant manager.
• Ensure effective communication and proper handover of information between shifts and teams.
• Actively participate in continuous improvement activities including Lean, 5S, Kaizen, TPM, and productivity improvement initiatives.
• Develop improvement suggestions related to capacity, cycle time, changeover time, scrap reduction, and labor productivity.
• Participate in daily production meetings and provide updates on line performance, operational issues, and action plans.
• Ensure compliance with company procedures related to environmental management, energy efficiency, and waste management.
• Take appropriate action during emergency situations in accordance with company procedures and support team coordination.

Job description

Job Purpose To ensure that daily production activities on the powder production line are carried out in compliance with health and safety, quality, efficiency, cost, and production plan requirements. To coordinate the production team, monitor process continuity, and lead operational improvement activities on the shop floor.

Reports To Shift Leader / Production Supervisor

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Organize powder production line activities in line with daily and weekly production plans and ensure achievement of production targets.
• Assign daily tasks within the team at the beginning of the shift and ensure that employees perform their duties safely and effectively.
• Monitor the operation of mixers, bunkers, dosing systems, transfer systems, filling, packaging, and related auxiliary equipment.
• Ensure that raw materials are fed into the process according to the correct recipe, quantity, and production sequence.
• Ensure production is carried out in accordance with production recipes, work instructions, SOPs, and quality standards.
• Monitor process deviations during production, take first-level corrective actions, and inform the relevant manager when necessary.
• Monitor production volume, scrap, downtime, rework, efficiency, and other production KPIs and ensure accurate record keeping.
• Coordinate with the Maintenance team in case of equipment breakdowns and unplanned downtime.
• Coordinate production-side preparations and equipment handover activities for planned maintenance.
• Ensure daily equipment and line inspections are completed and detected abnormalities are reported.
• Ensure compliance with 5S standards and maintain a clean, safe, and organized production area.
• Ensure that equipment cleaning before and after production is carried out in accordance with procedures.
• Implement operational controls to prevent product and raw material contamination risks.
• Work in coordination with the Quality Control team to ensure products are manufactured within required specifications.
• Apply appropriate isolation and reporting procedures in cases of non-conforming product, process, or raw material.
• Ensure full compliance with occupational health and safety requirements and monitor safe working practices within the team.
• Identify and report near misses, unsafe conditions, and unsafe behaviors and support the implementation of corrective actions.
• Ensure correct use of required personal protective equipment by all employees.
• Ensure compliance with safety procedures related to chemicals, dust exposure, machinery, forklifts, and other operational risks.
• Support onboarding and operational training of new employees.
• Monitor operator competencies and communicate training needs to the relevant manager.
• Ensure effective communication and proper handover of information between shifts and teams.
• Actively participate in continuous improvement activities including Lean, 5S, Kaizen, TPM, and productivity improvement initiatives.
• Develop improvement suggestions related to capacity, cycle time, changeover time, scrap reduction, and labor productivity.
• Participate in daily production meetings and provide updates on line performance, operational issues, and action plans.
• Ensure compliance with company procedures related to environmental management, energy efficiency, and waste management.
• Take appropriate action during emergency situations in accordance with company procedures and support team coordination.

Authorities and Responsibilities

• Stop production, or request production to be stopped, when an unsafe condition or serious quality risk is identified.
• Assign tasks within the production team in line with the daily production plan.
• Take first-level operational actions in case of production-related issues.
• Coordinate with Quality, Maintenance, Warehouse, and HSE teams when required.
• Escalate issues that may negatively affect production performance to the relevant manager.