Machine Shop Supervisor

Southey Contracting Offshore Division; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company in South Africa is looking for a skilled CNC Machinist with expertise in programming and operating Fanuc and Siemens controls. The ideal candidate will have an Engineering Trade Certificate and 5-10 years of experience. Responsibilities include ensuring safety compliance, conducting machine inspections, and mentoring junior machinists. This is a crucial role that requires both technical proficiency and leadership abilities.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience within the Manufacturing and Engineering Industry.
• Proficient in machine programming languages (G-code).
• Accountability and competence in health and safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Ensure health, safety and environmental procedures are adhered to.
• Conduct daily SHE inspections.
• Mentor and participate in the training of machinists.

Skills

CNC Machine programming (Fanuc and Siemens)

Problem solving

Interpreting drawings

Root cause analysis

Hands-on experience with CNC controls

Education

Engineering Trade Certificate in Fitting and/or turning

Tools

Programming software

Measuring tools (calipers, micrometers, etc.)

Job description

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Engineering Trade Certificate in Fitting and/or turning with 5-10 years’ experience within the Manufacturing and Engineering Industry. CNC Machine programming (Fanuc and Siemens).

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure health, safety and environmental procedures and legal requirements are adhered to. Report any deviations to H&S Officer and/or Operations Manager.
• Accountable for conducting daily SHE inspections, acting on all deviations raised and informing the Manufacturing Manager and SHE department.
• Stop any unsafe act or condition and remedy such action or condition immediately.
• Determine the tools and equipment needed to effectively complete a job.
• Participate in the creation of the daily machine schedule providing feedback to feasibility, flow, and operator capacity. Ensure all machines are running in accordance with the daily published schedule, and with objectives to meet established targets.
• Problem solving / Component Quality: Coordinate directly with QC department to validate part quality from QC reports. For any non-conforming issues, validate part setup, tool builds, fixture requirements and machine geometry and coordinate data with the Project Engineer to achieve the required resolution and expected quality.
• Using the forecasted machine schedule, proactively verify the machines are configured correctly with appropriate tooling, available tool life, and fixtures as required to meet the forecasted production schedule.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate SOPs and WIs to maintain, troubleshoot, and improve processes related to: Machine maintenance, operator procedures, tooling procedures, pre-setting procedures, etc.
• Actively mentors and participates in the training of machinists. Includes goalsetting and review, along with completion of annual performance review.
• Must be proficient in interpreting drawings.
• Hands on experience working with Fanuc and Siemens machine controls.
• Direct experience with root cause analysis associated with CNC machine tools, cutting tools and human performance.
• Passion for precision and efficiency
• Machine programming languages (G-code)
• Supervises daily machine shop floor activities to efficiently allocate resources and coordinates workflow as determined by available work and equipment and assigns daily production duties to machinist.
• Collaborates with the Machine shop Superintendent to review and analyse production, quality control, maintenance, and operational issues to determine causes of nonconformity, production shortfalls, and operating concerns for remediation and implementation of appropriate corrective action.
• Partners with the maintenance department to identify and resolve equipment maintenance issues.
• Oversee assembly fitting of components prior to machine set-up and machining.
• Oversee final assembly of components.
• Accountable for recording production activities into the Inventory/Production system within the Machine Shop and for online and postproduction variance analyses and corrective action.
• Must have thorough working knowledge of programming software and be able to identify CNC programming issues and requirement changes.
• Inspect completed work for conformance to specification using tools such as calipers, height gauges, micrometres, rulers etc.
• Clocking on the job and validating employees’ hours daily.
• AD HOC Duties