Machine Shop Supervisor (Falcon) at Senwes

PRODUCTION:

Planning:

• Establish priorities.
• Schedule and assign work to the most suitable staff to complete the job as quickly as possible.
• This must be done in an efficient, safe and motivated environment.
• Plan your own time and time of others. Planning must always meet all customer expectations.

Organising:

• Ensuring all raw materials, consumables and safety equipment are readily available, prepared and ready for production.

Controlling output / results:

• Measuring output of each person's productivity and managing exception in the form off corrective action.
• Always enforcing the quality standard of the organisation.
• Utilisation of all resources (staff and equipment) to the maximum always.
• Listening to and resolve staff issues to minimise any down time.

Inventory control:

• Utilise raw material efficiently and reducing off cuts and scrap.
• Conducting 2 stock takes with minimum variances.
• Order raw materials JIT and not to carry unnecessary stocks.
• Ensure stock levels are always within the minimum and maximum quantity levels and not to be in an out-of-stock situation.

HEALTH AND SAFETY:

• Monitor and ensure work environment is safe for staff at all times.
• Attend safety meeting regularly.
• Fill out all relevant safety / check lists document timeously.
• Ensure that all staff are using their proper safety equipment at all times.
• Ensure your area meets all organisational rules in terms of legal obligation.

PEOPLE MANAGEMENT:

Leading staff:

• Creating an environment where staff are motivated and performing at their best at all times.
• Maintaining staff by using identified training opportunities.

Disciplinary:

• Take corrective / disciplinary action against staff who do not follow the rules of the organisation.

MAINTENANCE AND HOUSEHOLD:

• Ensure all equipment is maintained timeously and evaluated on ongoing basis for replacement.
• Always ensure a preventative maintenance plan is place for all you’re the equipment in your area in line with the maintenance department.
• Ensure spare parts for machines in your area are kept in stock for wearing parts and longer lead time breakdown items again in line with the maintenance department.
• Ensure all work stations, surrounding areas and area of responsibility is kept neat and tidy at all times.

QUALITY ASSURANCE:

ISO:

• Ensure we are working to our prescribed ISO standards at all times.
• Ensure all work instruction and work procedures are being adhered to.
• Ensure all risk assessment are done, up to date and all new staff are inducted accordingly.

Continuous improvement:

• Continually revisit and study production processes in your area and come up with new and improved ways of doing things using new technology and implementing the cost reduction processes.
• Document this improvement and saving for your area.

ADMINISTRATION:

• Ensure all relevant paperwork is done accurately, captured timeously or handed in accordingly.
• Generating of internal and purchase order requisition timeously.
• Capturing of all training done in your area consistently.

Requirements

• National Senior Certificate and past trade test (Turner)
• At least 5 years’ experience working in a production environment and additional 3 years working as a supervisor or in a leadership position.