Production Superintendent

Aeciworld; Sasolburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Aeciminingchemicals in Sasolburg seeks a Production Superintendent to lead the CS2, Xanthates and other manufacturing operations. You will ensure safety, reliability, efficiency, and compliance with customer requirements, while guiding day-to-day production performance and shift handovers.

You will manage planning, material readiness, and asset availability, collaborating with Maintenance, Engineering and Quality teams to drive continuous improvement and world-class manufacturing practices to

Qualifications

• Must hold a chemical/processing engineering degree or equivalent.
• Postgraduate qualification in Business Administration or Operations Management is advantageous.
• Minimum 8 years’ experience in chemical/manufacturing environments.
• Minimum 3 years’ management or production leadership experience.
• Proficient in MS Office and SAP.

Responsibilities

• Manage the production process and ensure targets are met safely and on time.
• Ensure materials, labour, equipment and utilities are ready for the plan.
• Coordinate with Maintenance and Engineering for equipment availability.
• Provide leadership, coaching and development of production teams.
• Optimize capacity, throughput, and production efficiency while minimising waste.
• Maintain strong SHEQ, OHS compliance and safety culture.
• Ensure SOPs and permits are followed and safety controls are in place.
• Monitor processes and address deviations and abnormal conditions.
• Ensure products meet quality specifications and minimise off-spec work.
• Coordinate production planning, campaigns, changeovers and transitions.
• Collaborate with Quality, Laboratory, Process Eng, Maintenance, Planning and Supply Chain.
• Lead or participate in risk assessments, HAZOPs and incident investigations.
• Maintain production records and effective shift handovers.
• Monitor KPIs across safety, production, quality, reliability, cost and people.
• Control production-related expenditure including raw materials and utilities.
• Support shutdowns, maintenance activities and CAPEX projects.
• Drive continuous improvement and world-class manufacturing practices.
• Maintain a clean, safe and organised production environment.
• Plan shift rosters and coordinate activities across shifts.

Skills

Leadership

Operational problem-solving

Analytical skills

Teamwork

Emotional intelligence

Decision-making

Time management

Cost & performance management

Safety & quality focus

Continuous improvement mindset

Education

Diploma / BTech / Degree in Chemical Engineering / Process Engineering

Postgraduate qualification in Business Administration or Operations Management

Tools

SAP

MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint)

Job description

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To provide operational leadership for the production function of the CS2, Xanthates & other manufacturing facilities, ensuring that products are manufactured safely, reliably, efficiently, on specification and in accordance with customer and business requirements.The Production Superintendent is accountable for the day-to-day performance of production operations, including safety, production output, quality, cost, plant utilisation, operational discipline, people capability and continuous improvement.

Required outputs: Functional

• Manage the production process and ensure production targets are achieved safely, efficiently and on time.
• Ensure raw materials, labour, equipment and utilities are available to execute the production plan.
• Ensure equipment availability and reliability by working closely with the Maintenance and Engineering teams.
• Provide effective leadership, coaching and development of production teams and frontline leaders.
• Optimise plant capacity, throughput, utilisation and production efficiency while minimising waste and production losses.
• Maintain a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with SHEQ, OHS, process safety and company requirements.
• Ensure compliance with SOPs, operating procedures, permits and critical safety controls.
• Monitor production processes and operating parameters and address deviations and abnormal conditions.
• Ensure products consistently meet quality specifications and minimise off-specification production, rework and waste.
• Coordinate production planning, campaigns, changeovers and product transitions to meet customer requirements.
• Work closely with Quality, Laboratory, Process Engineering, Maintenance, Planning and Supply Chain to resolve operational issues.
• Lead or participate in risk assessments, HAZOPs, incident investigations and process safety reviews.
• Maintain strong operational discipline, accurate production records and effective shift handovers.
• Monitor production KPIs covering safety, production, quality, reliability, cost and people performance.
• Control production-related expenditure, including raw materials, utilities, overtime, waste and maintenance costs.
• Support shutdowns, maintenance activities, equipment modifications and CAPEX projects.
• Drive continuous improvement, operational excellence and world-class manufacturing practices.
• Maintain good housekeeping and ensure a clean, safe and organised production environment.
• Plan shift rosters and coordinate production activities across shifts and operating areas.
• Ensure production activities support customer demand and contribute to reliable customer service.

Qualifications and expertise required (Must)

• Grade 12 with Maths and Science.
• Diploma / BTech / Degree in Chemical Engineering/ Process Engineering
• Postgraduate qualification in Business Administration or Operations Management. (advantageous)
• Minimum 8 years’ experience in a chemical/manufacturing environment.
• Minimum 3 years’ management or production leadership experience.
• Computer literacy, including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• SAP knowledge/experience.

Competencies (skills, knowledge and characteristics)

• Leadership.
• Operational and technical problem-solving.
• Analytical and reasoning skills.
• Teamwork and collaboration.
• Emotional intelligence.
• Decision-making.
• Time management and planning.
• Cost and performance management.
• Safety and quality focus.
• Continuous improvement mindset.