Production Supervisor
Production Supervisor
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Job Description
Our client a leading automotive Manufacturing company based in Durban is looking to fill the position of Production Supervisor.
Purpose of the Role:
To provide ongoing support to customers by leading the Production team to maintain a safe working environment that produces high quality products in a productive manner delivered to the customer on time.
Key Responsibilities:
- Promote a safe working environment and encourage team leader and team members to follow.
- Ensure all Safety Requirements are adhered to at all times.
- Plan coordinate and supervise the daily operations and functions of the production teams in order to meet customer requirements.
- Ensure stable production and achieve availability and productivity targets.
- Ensure customer delivery is on time correct product and correct quantity.
- Conduct morning meetings discussion and feedback with team members.
- Ensure compliance and regulatory items meets requirement.
- Manage accuracy of stock received stored and delivered to customers.
- Lead continuous improvement (Kaizen) activities to ensure company targets are achieved.
- Supervise overtime requirements to support customers demands
- Develop and manage standard operating procedures (SOP) and ensure team leader and team members adherence to the SOPs.
- Ensure team flexibility by implementing cross training and multiskilling of team leader and team members.
- Monitoring daily work performance and offer coaching if there is a need.
- Promote QC circle activities by mentoring and guiding team leader and team members.
- Maintain 2S1Y in the production plant daily.
- Report production conditions to management in monthly functional meeting.
- Promote PDCA activities to resolve problems.
- Ensure products meet the quality standards required by the customer.
- Work closely with other cross functional departments to ensure efficient plant operations.
- Manage workplace issues i.e. Disciplinary counselling and grievance processes.
- Prepare management review report indicating company performance in relation to target set up in the company policy.
- Clearly understand company policy and owner for own area task management.
- Knowledge for 8D and able to train for team leader and members.
Work Conditions:
- Day Shift position however must be prepared to support operation on night shift if required.
- Work weekends/overtime as per customer requirements. SV is required to be present when
- planned customer overtime is scheduled.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Grade 12 Senior Certificate
- Diploma or Degree in Production Management or similar or progress towards the required
- qualification.
- Minimum 3 years Supervisory experience within a manufacturing environment.
- Intermediate computer literacy (MS Word MS Excel Outlook Express)
- Risk Management
- Knowledge and experience of problemsolving techniques.
- Knowledge and experience working with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. (ISO 9001 is a definite requirement and is more important than 14001
If you are interested in applying for this role please send a detailed copy of your CV to
If you have not been contacted within two 2 weeks please consider your application as unsuccessful.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
