MCL Superintendent at Safal Steel

Description

Safety & Housekeeping 

• Ensure Compliance with the requirements of Safety, Health and Environment Standards and Procedures. 
• Maintain a clean, tidy and safe work environment, free of any spillages or obstacles.  In line with 6S requirements.
• Monitor and adhere to Safal Steel operating standards, working manuals, working instructions and procedures. 
• Shop Floor management. 
• Updating of SOPs/ WI/ Safety records 
• Investigate incidents and report.

Equipment Operation & Support

• Ensure safe, efficient and accurate operation of equipment according to operating procedures, instructions and schedules.
• Ensure that the shift team complies with operating standards provisions for the Lines.
• Communicate with Maintenance in respect of planned and unplanned shutdowns and machine repairs.
• Prepare shift placement and ensure that the shift team is at all times present in their respective work centres.
• Manage conflicts within the shift team members.
• Ensure productive relationship with engineering, planning and Quality
• Verify, sign off and ensure timeous submission of compensation related documentation to HR for processing i.e. approved overtime and leave forms.
• Identify near miss in working area in compliance with monthly safety meeting
• Manpower Training and development
• Identify defects and ensure required quality on the output.
• Inspection of incoming material in order to ensure quality of material on a daily basis.
• Ensure team compliance with Safal Steel procedures and also statutory requirements.
• Ensure proper handover of shift to the shift reliever team Production Technician are taking place.
• Ensure optimum Line utilisation in order to achieve maximum production rate and maximise shift output.
• Monitor process parameters according to operations requirements. 
• Conduct a Root Cause Analysis and establish remedial measures in order to minimise rejected tonnage, in short problem solving. 
• Ensure compliance to the prescribed material consumption norms.
• Monitor and ensure availability of important utilities including cooling tower, compressor and cooling water. 
• Liaise with Quality Assurance on input strip quality standard and ensure compliance to customer specifications. 
• Check i.e. coil data for proper coil identification and booking leave for all shift team members. 
• Check that all shifts are following line procedures, planning and checklist and keeping records. 
• Ensure quality and yield are maintained as per norms.
• Monthly technical report with the following data
• Throughput 
• Yield 
• Plant Utilisation
• Stock take 
• Shutdown/Delays 
• Efficiency
• Safety
• Continuous Improvement
• Initiate, participate and implement improvement programs and initiatives. This includes developing methods to improve plant performance and reduce operating cost. 
• Drive and be a member of teams doing failure reporting for quality defects, delays, SHE incidents.

Stakeholder Management

• Continuously reporting observed defects and deviations on the operating parameters and production requirements and promptly communicate solutions to the Production Manager.
• Adherence to safe work practices and good housekeeping. 
• Supervising operations & managing the shift team. 
• Ability to develop SOP to required standard.
• Perform incoming material inspection as per SOP. 
• Manage optimum utilization of production line. 
• Monitoring of production parameters as per SOP. 
• Ensuring that output conforms to Quality SOP. 
• Ensure compliance to prescribed material consumption parameters. 
• Monitor utilities i.e. cooling tower, compressor & cooling water. 
• Liaise with Maintenance & Quality Assurance. 
• Ensure team compliance with procedure & statutory requirements. 
• Responsible for the shift team training and development. 
• Capture data on SAP for coil identification, materials & leave. 
• Signing off & submission of verified compensation related documentation to HR. 
• Ensure proper shift-handover. 
• Reporting of operating parameters 
• Good supervisory skills e.g. Industrial Relations, Conflict Management, Disciplinary practices, Coaching Skills and Report Writing.
• Good time management skills. 
• Able to work under pressure.
• Able to drive discipline
• Change agent mentality

Requirements
Academic Qualifications Required:

• Minimum academic qualification: Grade 12, 
• NQF6/7 with intense production experience
• Diploma in Engineering from a recognised University of technology
• TQM would be an added advantage.
• MDP (Management Development Program) added advantage.

Experience required:

• 7 years leadership experience in steel processing plant
• Steel Industry specific experience in Cold Rolling, Metal Coating or Colour Coating production lines a huge advantage