Supervisor - Furnace /Production floor environment

Supervisor - Furnace /Production floor environment; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 110,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

N/A is seeking a Supervisor on the production floor to uphold safety standards, supervise a team, and ensure production activities run smoothly with minimal delays. This role demands leadership to coordinate day-to-day operations in a steel manufacturing environment.

You will implement daily safety talks, monitor PPE compliance, perform risk assessments, and report incidents to the Manager while coordinating training gaps and shift handovers.

Qualifications

• Matric or equivalent is required or equivalent.
• Supervisor Certificate is advantageous.
• Excavator and forklift licenses are advantageous.
• Ability to work accurately and independently.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring the correct PPE is always utilized and PPE concerns are addressed.
• Adhering to Health and Safety rules and regulations.
• Complying with company policies and procedures.
• Participating in flexible training initiatives.
• Participating in Health & Safety risk assessments.
• Reporting misconduct and poor performance to the Manager.
• Reporting PPE violations to the Manager and Health & Safety Department.
• Monitoring daily absenteeism and arranging alternatives.
• Reporting absenteeism issues to the Manager timeously.
• Checking production activities for the previous shift and ensuring no delays.
• Following up on Health & Safety incidents within the department.
• Participating in employee counselling sessions as required.
• Ensuring daily housekeeping and maintenance activities.
• Conducting daily team or toolbox talks within the team.
• Ensuring sound communication within and between departments.
• Understanding subordinates’ functions and overseeing work accordingly.
• Assisting the Manager in closing training gaps.
• Gathering checklists, reviewing and updating reports.
• Addressing concerns on checklists or escalating to the Manager.
• Ensuring operators rectify non-conformances timeously or escalate.
• Inspecting equipment for good working order and raising concerns.
• Inspecting and validating hot work permits for gas cutters.
• Checking fire extinguisher expiry and reporting to Manager/HS Dept.
• Ensuring subordinates follow DSTI for specific tasks.
• Approving requisition slips timely and following up delays.
• Ensuring incident investigation forms are completed by end of shift and reporting concerns.

Skills

Attention to detail

Independent worker

Punctuality

Shift work

Education

Matric or equivalent

Supervisor Certificate

Excavator license

Forklift license

Job description

Introduction

My clientuse high grades of ferrous scrap to manufacture our steel billets. The scrap selected to manufacture our steel billets is carefully chosen to provide the best quality of billets.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Ensuring the correct PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) is always utilized, addressing any PPE concerns timeously
• Ensuring adherence to Health and Safety rules and regulations
• Ensuring adherence to the rules and regulations as documented within the company’s policies and procedures
• Participating in flexible training initiatives
• Participating in Health & Safety risk assessments
• Reporting all misconduct and poor performance to the Manager
• Reporting all PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) violations to the Manager, as well as the Health & Safety Department
• Monitoring daily absenteeism within your ambit, and facilitating alternative arrangements for absenteeism
• Reporting any absenteeism issues to the Manager timeously
• Checking on production activities for the previous shift and ensuring production activity without delays for the current shift
• Following up on Health & Safety incidents within the department
• Participating in employee counselling sessions as and when required
• Ensuring that daily housekeeping takes place and that maintenance activities are executed within the department
• Conducting daily team and/or toolbox talk meetings within the team
• Ensuring sound communication within and between departments
• Ensuring that you have a comprehensive understanding of all subordinates’ functions within the team, and continuously overseeing subordinates’ work to ensure fulfilment of functions as defined within the job descriptions
• Assisting the Manager in identifying and closing any “on-the job-training” gaps within the team
• Gathering all completed checklists from subordinates, reviewing all checklists and updating all relevant reports
• Following up on all identified concerns on the checklists timeously, alternatively escalating the concerns to the Manager
• Ensuring that the Operator(s) rectify all non-conformances and/or deviations from the required production standards within the team timeously, alternatively escalating any concerns to the Manager
• Continuously inspecting equipment used by subordinates to ensure that they are in good working order and raising concerns timeously with the Manager
• Inspecting and ensuring the validity of the hot work permits for gas cutters and raising any concerns identified with the Manager.
• Checking expiration dates of the fire extinguishers in the gas cutters’ possession and reporting any expired fire extinguishers to the Manager, as well as the Health and Safety Department
• Ensuring all subordinates follow the DSTI (Daily Safe Task Instruction) as they relate to specific tasks
• Ensuring timeous approval of requisition slips and following up on all outstanding requisition slips (and reporting any delays) for any necessary part and/or equipment replacement with the Manager
• Ensuring incident investigation forms are being completed by the end of each shift for any incidents that take place on shift, and report any concerns to the Manager
• Monitoring general vehicle and machinery inspections
• Ensuring a shift handover is done with the following Supervisor commencing duty and that shift handover practices are maintained within the team;

Desired Experience & Qualification

• Minimum qualification of Matric or equivalent
• Relevant Supervisor Certificate will be advantageous
• Valid Excavator & Forklift license will be advantageous
• Possess the ability to work accurately and independently
• Have a good attendance, disciplinary and timekeeping record; and
• Be available for shift work, standby and overtime is essential

Package & Remuneration

R 82,89 per hour