Twist Production Supervisor

Belgotex Floors; Pietermaritzburg; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 450 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the flooring industry seeks a Production Manager to oversee production processes, ensure quality standards, and lead a team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in production management and relevant qualifications. This role emphasizes safety, efficiency, and employee engagement, making it essential for candidates to have experience in yarn processing and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 3 - 5 years relevant production experience in yarn processing.
• Significant technical knowledge and experience in production.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and monitor production processes to reduce waste.
• Ensure compliance with safety and health regulations.
• Manage and develop shift employees for high performance.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Team Management

Education

Grade 12 / Matric with Math’s

CTFL Learnership or Carpet Technology

Tools

MS Office

D365

Job description

Job Location : KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg Deadline : June 08, 2025 Quick Recommended Links

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Key Accountabilities and Outputs :

Production Management – Deep Focus

• Supervise, monitor and correct the Grade 2, off quality and other waste levels produced during the shift and take corrective action to decrease the levels.
• Supervise, monitor and correct the raw material usage to ensure waste levels are maintained at acceptable levels.
• Production OEE is maintained within targeted parameters and downtime is minimized.
• Monitor and ensure thecorrect set up and change of the machinedone by the mechanics or perform this function in the absence of the mechanics as authorised by the Manager.
• Provide daily production updates outlining the key focus areas of the shift. Content and format to align to the agreed Operations Strategy Framework.
• Makes sure that all shift production reports are up to date to report against agreed goals, IBP and financial metrics to reflect the shifts performance and explain expenditure.
• Ensure that all processes, recipes, and production specifications are documented into required SOP and process flow formats and stored centrally as per agreed document management system.
• Monitor and record the use of consumables / expenses incurred during the shift and be able to explain variances to budget to the ProductionManager.
• Ensure that procedures are adhered to prevent excessive maintenance and consumable costs are incurred.

Safety, Health, Environment – We Tread Softly

• Supervise shift activities that ensure compliance with applicable safety, health and environment legislation and audit requirements
• Ensure housekeeping is kept to 5S standards.

People Management – Better Together

• Monitors the daily timekeeping of the direct reports
• Select, train, coach, develop, motivate, and measure the work performance of individuals within the shift to encourage accountability and promote employee engagement
• Superviseshift employees in a manner that maintains a healthy Industrial Relations climate exemplifies the Belgotex values and ensures a fair, productive climate that is engaging.
• Ensurethat all shift employees are conversant / compliant with relevant business information, policies, processes and procedures.
• Stay abreast and relevant of current industry best practices to ensure processes are aligned to industry trends, legislative requirement, and strategic business goals to ensure sustainability of Belgotex.
• Proactively manages performance and shift dynamics to ensure that a fair, professional, and high-performance environment, aligned to the company values is maintained

Requirements

• Grade 12 / Matric with Math’s is essential.
• Proficient in MS Office applications.
• CTFL Learnership or Carpet Technology or a recognized production qualification or 3 - 5years relevant production experience in yarn processing is essential.
• High attention to detail
• Must have good vision (to see the finer details in yarn or carpet processing)
• Good knowledge of ISO 9001, 14001,18001 is an advantage
• System and application knowledge e.g. 5S, D365
• The incumbent requires significant technical knowledge and experience (minimum one years) in production.
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