Shift Manager (Post Lamination)

PG Group (Pty) Ltd; Knysna; On-site; ZAR 350 000 - 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading glass manufacturer in Knysna is seeking a Plant Supervisor to lead the manufacturing process. The successful candidate will maximize throughput, manage staff performance, and ensure adherence to quality standards. Required qualifications include a Grade 12 and a National Diploma in Engineering, along with extensive production experience. This role is pivotal in maintaining efficiency and safety standards while contributing to departmental goals.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years production or manufacturing experience.
• At least 3 years experience in an automotive manufacturing industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team to achieve maximum throughput with minimum downtime.
• Ensure effective production planning and material flow.
• Timeously detect and respond to deviations from set standards.
• Execute QC checks and feedback loops to support QA objectives.
• Effectively manage staff and hold them accountable.
• Ensure 5S housekeeping and safety standards are practiced.
• Control all costs related to consumables usage.
• Communicate critical information to incoming shifts.

Skills

Strong technical skills

Strong leadership skills

Good interpersonal skills

Good communication skills

Good organisational abilities

Problem Solving and Decision Making Skills

Education

Grade 12

National Diploma in Engineering or Production Management

Job description

Shatterprufe® is the leading manufacturer and distributor of OE Auto and aftermarket replacement glass products. The company manufactures genuine Shatterprufe® laminated windscreens and Armourplate® toughened automotive safety glass products. Three automotive glass plants manufacture over 4 million pieces of laminated and toughened glass a year for customers worldwide. Shatterprufe® products are installed by Original Motor manufacturers in Southern Africa.

Main job purpose

To lead the value stream or process on a shift so as to consistently maximize throughput, productivity and product quality whilst minimizing wastage and cost by ensuring the most effective utilization of all resources within the operation to contribute to the achievement of departmental and overall business goals.

Main Objective

• To lead the team to achieve maximum throughput with minimum downtime and minimum defective products to achieve departmental and overall business goals.
• To ensure effective production planning and material flow to meet customer requirements to achieve maximum throughput while ensuring standard hourly volumes and losses are adhered to.
• Timeous detection and response to deviations from the set standards to minimise downtime and to ensure optimisation of cycle times, loss level and machine availability.
• To ensure the execution of QC checks and feedback loops to support QA objectives by conducting layered audits as per prescribed schedules.
• To ensure staff are effectively managed and held accountable through performance and disciplinary procedures, and that staff are developed and mentored through the talent management and IDP processes to drive capability in the business.
• To ensure 5S housekeeping is practiced and safety standards driven in order to achieve Company safety objectives.
• To control all costs related to the issue and usage of all consumables in order to achieve the departmental operating budget.
• To ensure good and effective communication through the transfer of critical and important information to incoming shifts to avoid delays to production schedules.

Critical job requirements

• Grade 12
• National Diploma in Engineering or Production Management
• 5 years production or manufacturing experience
• 3 years experience in an automotive manufacturing industry

Knowledge

• Knowledge and applicable standard problem solving techniques
• Demonstrate an understanding and application of WCM and Lean Principles
• Knowledge of Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental Legal Requirements and Systems
• Industrial Relations knowledge

Skills

• Strong technical skills
• Strong leadership skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good communication skills
• Good organisational abilities
• Problem Solving and Decision Making Skills

PG Group, and its subsidiaries, are committed to the principles of employment equity and as such are equal opportunity employers. Qualified applicants who apply for any vacancies will be considered with due consideration based on fairness and equity. Factors such as race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or disability are not considered exclusively and are not determinative of any appointments made by PG Group or its subsidiaries.

Requisition ID: 3136