Job Description

The purpose of the Shift Supervisor is to lead & supervise a team members. To be directly accountable for the assembly process; including time and attendance management; adherence to basis of safety and legal requirements; provision of raw materials; also ensuring standard quality is applied to all the processes.
Qualifications

• Grade 12 or equivalent

Experience

• 3 years' demonstrated experience in the supervision of the assembly process i.e. provision of raw materials, adherence to quality standards as well as safety and legal requirements
• 2 years' demonstrated experience in people management
• 2 years' demonstrated experience in an automated explosives environment

Duties
Managing aspects and meeting target in the following areas of responsibility for the shift/team under supervision:
Safety

• Reporting without delay any safety risks or incidents
• Adherence to safety procedures

Time & Attendance management

• Accurate recording of employee's time sheets
• Correct recording of leave and overtime

Production productivity/Process

• Regular reporting on KPI's
• Supervisor to be hands - on in the production process to ensure targets are met

Material productivity

• Ensure raw material usage variance is within tolerable limits
• Ensure monthly stock counts are conducted accurately
• Timeous reporting of deviations in raw material usage

Quality

• Ensuring minimum quality standards are maintained
• Ensuring that quality inspections are done on incoming raw material
• Ensuring packaged finished goods released according to applicable standards and specifications
• Timeous reporting of deviations in product quality

People productivity including training and leave planning

• Ensuring overtime remains within legal limits
• Ensuring all employees are adequately trained as per training requirements
• Ensuring adherence to all company policies
• Ensuring corrective disciplinary actions are taken according to company policies

Adherence to sound SHERQ principles

• Assisting in the review of procedures

Adherence to Production schedule
Timeous reporting on possible short supply of finished goods
Job Competencies
Job Related Skills:

• Good communication skills (verbal & written)
• Organizational skills
• Proven leadership capabilities
• Computer literate (Proficiency in MS Office)
• Knowledge of the production processes

General
Job Knowledge:

• Knowledge of the production processes
• Able to arrange and organize all support functions, supply raw materials & PPE to team members
• Training of employees.
• Communicate production plan
• Responsible for housekeeping and waste management
• Timeous reporting and correction of equipment and quality failures
• Safety of employees
• Stock Planning

Skills Required