Production Shift Supervisor

Avery Dennison; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Avery Dennison Corporation in South Africa, Gauteng, seeks a Warehouse Operations professional to manage daily delivery targets, labeling, packing, and adherence to delivery procedures. You will perform quality checks, ensure documentation, and maintain the Transport Management System while reconciling system data with actual deliveries.

Additionally, you will oversee stock control, production productivity, quality assurance, and EHS initiatives, driving continuous improvement, safety, and

Qualifications

• Through knowledge and understanding of operations procedures and processes.
• Computer Literacy- Microsoft office suite (Excel – Essential)
• Warehouse Inventory Management system experience (E.g. MFGPro/ Nautilus/ Manhattan/ SAP)
• Excellent Communication skills-written and verbal
• Ability to think proactively
• Reliable, dependable and responsible
• Report writing skills
• Numerical skills
• Medically fit
• Accuracy
• Identification of staff development needs.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that daily delivery targets are met
• Ensure correct labeling and packaging of the finished product
• Ensure that the correct procedure for handling deliveries is adhered to
• The necessary quality checks have been done on selected consignments
• The correct documentation is issued
• Ensure Transport Management System is consistently followed
• Reconciliation of system versus actual deliveries daily
• Customer claims and collections completed according to Salesforce procedure
• Manage consumables for daily consumption
• Ensure correct procedure for handling raw materials is adhered to
• Monitor and control master roll and slit stock by accurate cycle counts
• Investigations done on inventory deviations with corrective action
• Plan to re-evaluate products in hold and defect locations continuously
• Ensure scrap product is disposed off when necessary
• Managing drivers and vehicles
• Vehicle licensing, driver licenses and PDP renewals are in order
• Vehicles serviced as per specification and cleaned weekly
• Daily inspections on delivery vehicles and forklifts, report deviations and arrange repairs
• Aligning Performance for Success in daily operations and productivity
• Maximize slitter utilization and optimize manpower
• Continuously seek opportunities to increase productivity with the finishing system
• Coordinate with Dispatch Supervisor to oversee final product quality
• Investigate customer complaints or product concerns and rectify issues effectively
• Active focus on 5S and EHS with zero tolerance to PPE non-compliance
• Report safety near misses and unsafe acts/conditions and drive improvements

Skills

Aligning Performance for Success

Building Partnership

Coaching

Customer Focus

Decision-Making

Facilitating change

Initiating Action

Managing conflict

Planning and Organizing

Tools

MFGPro

Nautilus

Manhattan

SAP

Excel

Job description

• Ensure that daily delivery targets are met
• Ensure correct labeling and packaging of the finished product
• Ensure that the correct procedure for handling deliveries is adhered to in respect of:
• The necessary quality checks have been done on selected consignments
• The correct documentation is issued
• Ensure Transport Management System is consistently followed
• Reconciliation of system versus actual deliveries daily
• Customer claims and collections completed according to Salesforce procedure

STOCK CONTROL

• Manage consumables for daily consumption
• Ensure that the correct procedure for handling raw materials is adhered to in respect of:
• Consumption
• Return to rack location
• Monitor and control master roll and slit stock by:
• Accurate cycle counts on an at least monthly basis
• Investigations done on inventory deviations, and the necessary supporting corrective action in terms of adjustments and investigations completed.
• Effectively control scrap:
• Implement a plan to re-evaluate products in hold and defect locations continuously
• Ensure scrap product is correctly and responsibly disposed off when necessary
• Managing drivers and vehicles
• Ensuring vehicle licencing, driver's licenses and PDP renewals are in order
• Ensure that all vehicles are serviced as per vehicle specification
• Ensure that all vehicles are cleaned weekly
• Ensure daily inspections on delivery vehicles and forklifts. Report any deviations on the condition of the vehicles or equipment and action any repairs

PRODUCTIVITY:

• Ensure that daily production targets are met
• Ensure that slitter utilization is maximized
• Ensure that manpower is optimally deployed
• Continuously search for opportunities to increase productivity in conjunction with the Automated Recording System for Finishing System

QUALITY ASSURANCE:

• Ensuring product quality standards are upheld
• Corrective action in respect of discrepancies or non conformances
• Coordinate with the Dispatch Supervisor to oversee the final product quality
• Investigate customer complaints or product concerns and rectify the issues effectively

ELS:

• Actively identifying continuous improvement opportunities and implementations thereof.
• Proactively identifying and implementing manufacturing operational expenses reductions.
• Continuous focus on 5S.

EHS:

• Zero tolerance approach on basic PPE compliance
• Ensure that all Company Safety policies are adhered to at all times
• Constant Focus on reporting and corrective action on near misses, unsafe acts/conditions and behaviors
• Ongoing focus on safety improvements

KEY COMPETENCIES REQUIRED FOR ROLE:

• Aligning Performance for Success
• Building Partnership
• Coaching
• Customer Focus
• Decision-Making
• Facilitating change
• Initiating Action
• Managing conflict
• Planning and Organizing

Qualifications

• Through knowledge and understanding of operations procedures and processes.
• Computer Literacy- Microsoft office suite (Excel – Essential)
• Warehouse Inventory Managements system experience (E.g. MFGPro/ Nautilus/ Manhattan/ SAP)
• Excellent Communication skills-written and verbal
• Ability to think proactively
• Reliable, dependable and responsible
• Report writing skills
• Numerical skills
• Medically fit
• Accuracy
• Identification of staff development needs.