Shift Supervisor

Talentedrecruitment; Durban; On-site; ZAR 516,000 - 775,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent recruitment firm is looking for an experienced Shift Supervisor in Durban to oversee production operations. The successful candidate will manage resources effectively, ensure quality checks, and maintain health and safety standards. With a strong focus on team leadership and effective communication, this role requires knowledge in manufacturing processes and supervisory experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing environments.
• Ability to lead and manage a shift.
• Experience managing materials and consumables.

Responsibilities

• Oversee production planning to ensure machines and jobs run according to plan.
• Maintain discipline and labor control during shifts.
• Conduct daily quality and output checks.

Skills

Attention to detail

Team management

Problem analysis

ERP Software knowledge

Education

Grade 12

Related qualification

Formal Supervisory / Management Qualification

Tools

Word

Excel

Shopware ERP

Job description

Overview

An established company in Mobeni is seeking an experienced Shift Supervisor to oversee the smooth operation of production during their shift.

Responsibilities

• Walk the floor regularly:
  • Correct utilization of resources (material, people, machinery, time)
  • FIFO (First-in-First-Out) followed
  • Correct jobs planned and being run (according to schedule)
  • Daily output and quality checks are verified (any discrepancies investigated and reported on)
  • Pass info on any issues incurred with jobs or machines to next shift supervisor
  • Communicate urgency of jobs (priorities) and schedule with team
  • Quality production and downtime related info collected daily
  • Assist with green area meetings as per template and record minutes
• Production Plan :
  • Ensure machines and jobs are running according to plan
• Correct sequence of jobs
  • Correct quantity produced (short production reported)
  • Correct machine used & targets met
  • All necessary resources available for running of future jobs
• Maintenance :
  • Create maintenance job cards & ensure issues are addressed.
  • Follow up on job cards breakdowns and parts arrivals
  • Ensure all services and planned maintenance is carried out as per schedule.
• Labour (People) :
  • Ensure overall labour control discipline and utilization
  • Discipline is maintained and controlled during shift
  • Machines are manned as required (according to priorities & important jobs)
  • Absenteeism reported
  • Clockings done correctly and signed off for payroll to process
  • Correct break times followed (no excessive time away from machines)
• Overall Equipment effectiveness (OEE) :
  • Ensure correct output (speeds) quality and machine uptime achieved
• Analyze and find solutions to address problems
  • OEE boards filled in daily with the required information as per OEE procedure
• Material Control :
  • Ensure all receipting and issuing of materials completed correctly by department as required by Abaca work instructions.
  • Responsible for all WIP within department
  • Any quantity shortages to be communicated to the manager & production planner by means of email.
• Consumables :
  • Control consumables & consumption
  • Ensure the correct consumables (according to work ticket) and FIFO is followed
  • Quality issues for consumables recorded and reported.
  • Material issued on Abaca as required.
• Work Ticket :
  • Ensure proper control of work tickets is done
  • All information on work tickets checked understood and followed
  • Right artwork and quality produced according to last-off sample
  • All relevant information / documents completed correctly.
• Quality :
  • Check the correct quality is being achieved.
  • Ensure all work ticket & quality checks are being done
  • Ensure samples in the work ticket are being checked against the job being run.
  • Ensure any Non conformances that have been created and allocated to the department are being closed out correctly and timeously.
• Health and Safety :
  • All processes and procedures for Health and Safety followed during shift
  • Comply with operating rules & regulations
  • Report and investigate any incidents during shift
  • Health & Safety of staff is ensured (PPE for staff is adhered to)
  • Property & equipment is operated correctly & safely
• ERP Software :
  • Shopware ERP experience an advantage

Qualifications

• Grade 12
• Related qualification
• Formal Supervisory / Management Qualification preferable
• Computer literate can use Word / Excel
• Experience with supervising / managing people
• Experience in manufacturing environments
• Experience managing materials / consumables
• Lead and manage a shift
• Attention to detail
• Information and task monitoring
• Capture information accurately and timeously (nice-to-have)
• Ability to work in team with people (and train and pass knowledge on)

Other

Should you not receive a response within the next 2 weeks please consider your application unsuccessful. Vacancies are advertised on our website if you wish to keep abreast with our active roles.

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