Production Supervisor Featured

An automotive production company is looking for a dynamic Supervisor in the Production – Component Plant based in Port Elizabeth

Job Description and Responsibilities      

• Leading, managing and coaching Group Leaders in order to achieve a congruent and focused team
• Managing absence within teams in order to ensure a smooth production operation
• Identifying, addressing and resolving any barriers that may hinder the workers’ performance, i.e. policies, procedures, practices etc.
• Ensuring that employees reporting to you understand their role in terms of targets, quality, through-put, maintenance and costs.
• Driving continuous improvements in all processes.
• Managing the full shift to achieve the required KPI’s, (Quality, Volume, Safety etc.).
• Conducting daily Shop Floor Management (SFM) meetings to discuss the item on the board and how these will be resolved (limited to own SFM area and team)
• Conducting shift handover at the start and the end of a shift to ensure that all Quality related issues are understood and supplier related concerns are addressed.
• Managing complaints and the development of people effectively.
• Set objectives; perform appraisals and control performance behaviour of group leaders.
• Initiating the hiring and disciplining of employees as well as the transferring of employees according to the relevant HR policies.
• Taking responsibility for shift related Safety and Housekeeping (limited to own section).
• Monitoring recurring defects and work back to source.
• Assist in repair areas with Technical knowledge, know-how and coaching on how to repair faulty units, to reduce the number of off-line units.
• Reporting reasons for losses and recommend corrective action.
• Participating in daily Production Meetings and Audits.

Education and Experience

• National Diploma/ Degree in Production Management /Operations Management or relevant engineering qualification.
• Minimum of 5 years in production experience.
• Leadership qualities to handle a broad spectrum of people and to interface successfully with different levels (including management) and departments.

• Ability to co-ordinate people
• Ability to make decisions
• Knowledge of production processes in order to determine future optimization and/or past failures.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication ability, both orally and written
• Ability to ensure that the company’s values are adhered to (i.e. Respect, One Team, Excellence and Integrity).

Kindly send your CV to sibusiso@boikagogroup.co.za