Shift Supervisor - Roodepoort

Headhunters; Roodepoort; On-site; ZAR 240,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Headhunters in Roodepoort, South Africa, seeks a Dispatch and Warehouse Supervisor with 3-5 years of manufacturing experience to lead teams and drive CI initiatives.

The role covers dispatch, stock control, productivity, QA, ELS and EHS; requires Matric and an operations/engineering/production management qualification; duties include on-time deliveries, vehicle management and safety compliance.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 / Matric.
• Operations/Engineering/Production Management qualification.
• 3-5 years’ experience within the manufacturing industry.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience leading teams at Supervisory level.
• Knowledge and understanding of ELS and continuous improvement initiatives an advantage.
• Warehouse Inventory Managements system experience

Responsibilities

• Dispatch Functions: Ensure daily delivery targets are met and labeling/packing is correct.
• Ensure proper handling procedures, quality checks, documentation and on-time deliveries.
• Manage Transport Management System adherence and reconcile deliveries daily.
• Stock Control: manage consumables and raw materials with monthly cycle counts.
• Investigations into inventory deviations and corrective actions; dispose scrap responsibly.
• Productivity: maximize slitter utilization, optimize manpower and boost output.
• Quality Assurance: uphold product quality, address discrepancies and coordinate QA with Dispatch.
• ELS: identify improvements and cost reductions; maintain 5S focus.
• EHS: enforce PPE, safety policies, near-miss reporting and safety improvements.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Team leadership

ELS / CI knowledge

Warehouse management system experience

Education

Matric

Operations/Engineering/Production Management qualification

Tools

Warehouse Inventory Management System

Job description

• 3-5 years’ experience within the manufacturing industry.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience leading teams at Supervisory level.
• Knowledge and understanding of ELS and continuous improvement initiatives an advantage.
• Warehouse Inventory Managements system experience

Description

Requirements:

• Grade 12 / Matric.
• Operations/Engineering/Production Management qualification.
• 3-5 years’ experience within the manufacturing industry.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience leading teams at Supervisory level.
• Knowledge and understanding of ELS and continuous improvement initiatives an advantage.
• Warehouse Inventory Managements system experience

Responsibilities:
Dispatch Functions:

• 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.
• On time deliveries.
• 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:
• Return to rack location.
• Consumption.
• 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.

Please note that if you do not receive a response within 2 weeks, your application has been unsuccessful.