X2 Junior Production Supervisors

Staff Solutions; Humansdorp; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Staff Solutions is seeking a Supervisory professional to oversee the UHT production line on shift, ensuring targets, quality and safety are achieved in a dairy manufacturing setting.

You will lead teams, manage timesheets, produce reports, and ensure housekeeping and equipment standards across production and yard areas.

Qualifications

• Matric certificate and supervisory course completed; 2–3 years supervisory experience in a food manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of dairy manufacturing processes, systems and equipment is advantageous.
• Strong organisational and planning skills, sound decision-making and problem-solving abilities, and excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the UHT production facility during shift operations to meet daily targets, quality standards, safety requirements and operational objectives.
• Maintain high housekeeping standards on production lines, minimise losses, monitor cleaning chemicals usage, conduct on-line quality inspections and maintain equipment to required standards.
• Communicate effectively with management and production teams to foster safety, quality, accountability and teamwork.
• Oversee workforce administration, timesheets, report writing, updating production performance charts, PPE usage, maintenance meetings, labour utilisation and cleanliness across production, rework and yard areas.

Skills

Organisational skills

Planning

Decision-making

Communication

Leadership

Work ethic

Quality focus

Safety awareness

Education

Matric Certificate

Supervisory Course

Job description

Key Responsibilities:

• The successful candidates will be responsible for managing the UHT production facility during shift operations, ensuring that daily production targets, quality standards, safety requirements, and operational objectives are consistently achieved.
• Responsibilities include maintaining high housekeeping standards on production lines, minimizing production losses, monitoring the correct usage of cleaning chemicals, conducting on-line quality inspections, and ensuring machinery and equipment are maintained to required standards.
• The role requires effective communication with management and production teams, fostering a culture of safety, quality, accountability, and teamwork.
• Additional responsibilities include workforce administration, timesheet management, report writing, updating production performance charts, enforcing health and safety regulations, ensuring correct PPE usage, attending maintenance meetings, optimizing labour utilisation, and maintaining cleanliness and organization across production, rework, and yard areas.

Minimum Requirements:

• Matric Certificate and have successfully completed a Supervisory Course, together with 2 to 3 years of supervisory experience in a food manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of dairy manufacturing processes, systems, and equipment will be advantageous.

Candidates should demonstrate:

Strong organisational and planning skills

• Sound decision-making and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• The ability to motivate and lead teams effectively
• A dedicated, committed, and self-driven work ethic
• A strong focus on quality, safety, and continuous improvement