Production Supervisor Coating

Macsteel Service Centres SA (Pty) Ltd; Brakpan; On-site; ZAR 360,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

Macsteel Service Centres SA (Pty) Ltd is seeking an experienced Production Supervisor to lead the Coating Department's daily operations, ensuring targets are met safely, efficiently and to high quality standards.

The role emphasizes people management, process improvement, and adherence to safety standards within a South African manufacturing environment. You will drive scheduling, SOPs and cost control while developing the team and maintaining equipment reliability.

Qualifications

• NQF level 4-5 with Grade 12 or higher certificate.
• Knowledge of material grades and steel products.
• English reading, writing and verbal communication.
• Minimum 1 year in basic woodwork and sheet metal.
• 2 years in a manufacturing plant.
• Strong planning, organizing and decision-making skills.
• Troubleshooting, creativity and use of tools/instruments.
• Good hand-eye coordination, communication and presentation skills.
• Problem solving, facilitation, diagnostic skills and coping under pressure.
• Conflict handling, business acumen and understanding of workplace safety.

Responsibilities

• Monitor equipment utilization, efficiencies, yield, and reliability.
• Manage consumables and inventory levels within the branch.
• Implement and control the production schedule and standard operating procedures.
• Estimate production costs and contribute to cost control initiatives.
• Lead and develop production teams and drive performance improvements.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and governance standards.

Skills

Planning skills

Organising skills

Decision making skills

Troubleshooting

Creativity

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Problem solving skills

Facilitation skills

Diagnostic skills

Coping under pressure

Conflict handling skills

Business Acumen

Workplace safety

Education

Grade 12+ / Higher certificate

Tools

Woodworking tools

Sheet metal tools

Job description

Job Description,

We are seeking an experienced and results-driven Production Supervisor to lead daily operations within our Coating Department. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring production targets are achieved safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards while effectively managing and developing production teams.

Requirements

• Minimum NQF Level 4 - 5 Grade 12+ / Higher certificate is essential.
• Knowledge on material grades and steel products.
• Ability to read, write and communicate in English.
• 1 years’ experience in basic woodwork and sheet metal
• 2 years’ experience in a manufacturing plant,
• Planning skills
• Organising skills
• Decision making skills.
• Troubleshooting
• Creativity
• Use of tools/ instruments
• Hand-eye coordination
• Communication skills
• Presentation skills
• Problem solving skills.
• Facilitation skills
• Diagnostic skills
• Coping under pressure
• Conflict handling skills
• Business Acumen
• Understanding of workplace safety practices.

Duties and Responsibilities

Production Management

• Monitor and ensure effective equipment utilization, efficiencies, yield, and reliability.
• Manage acceptable levels of consumables.
• Evaluate and manage optimum inventory levels within Branch.
• Implement and control the production schedule.
• Work out and implement standard operating procedures for production.
• Estimate production costs

People Management

• Accountable for the Branch Production department’s performance.
• Conduct workforce planning to ensure the Branch Production department is suitably staffed to meet strategic functional objectives.
• Implement and manage people development processes such as performance management, succession planning and talent management to meet the department’s performance standards.
• Agree and implement own and sub-ordinates' development plans.
• Develop and coach team members and encourage knowledge transfer.
• Mentor subordinates once removed.
• Analyse trends and identify competence training gaps and action.
• Forecast learning requirements and pipelines related to legislative and industry changes.
• Identify and respond to potential/current Employee Relations matters and action accordingly.

Asset Management

• Manage and evaluate assets. Recommend remedial action when required.
• Manage and maintain asset registers.
• Manage breakdowns and preventative maintenance schedules.

Governance, Compliance and Risk Management

• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of organisational standards, policies, and procedures within span of control and monitor implementation to ensure full compliance.
• Monitor and ensure adherence to statutory regulations, legislation, organisational standards, policies, and procedures.
• Ensure remedial actions are implemented timeously to address non-conformances.
• Ensure effective and regular communication of new statutory regulations, legislation, organisational standards, policies, and procedures to ensure full awareness amongst employees and contractors.
• Take responsibility for the quality policies and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with the Macsteel Group quality objectives and ensure that the Business Unit / Branch fully complies with all relevant legislation.
• Approve remedial actions timeously to address non-conformances.