Operators Team Leader at Thales

Missions and Responsibilities

• The purpose of this job is lead the production team on respective shift overseeing that the daily manufacturing of product is conducted according to schedule and procedures applicable;
• Correct understanding and authorisation of Work Ticket and Tick List.
• Briefing of Work tickets and priorities down to operators / dispatch auditors on the floor;
• Allocate jobs to Datacard operators.
• Monitoring of adherence to schedule for different m/cs and recording thereof on the white board including status of job during WIP and notifying Line Manager of problems or issues;
• Supervision of all start-ups on the machines for all Audit Trails.
• Control of time sheets and capacities on all machines during shifts and signing thereof at the end of the shift;
• Monitoring and authorisation of in process ISO documentation on all machines running on shift;
• Control of audit trails when manufacturing all products;
• Random sampling of WIP on all machines;
• Ensuring that all daily targets set on machines capacities are met during shift;
• Making sure that the quality of the product produced is 100% of the ISO requirements laid out in the process documentation and manuals;
• Correct handover and communication of the shift and job information to the team leader / superintendent taking over the next shift and also via e-mail.
• Taking responsibility of the operator’s day to day running and general requirements;
• Taking ownership for the process and its requirements on a daily basis with enthusiasm and dedication;
• Communicating problems encountered by staff and machinery to Line Manager and Production Manager;
• Notifying Line Manager / superintendent of absenteeism of staff members via e-mail.
• Authorization and recording of all reprints on a daily basis to ensure on time delivery to the client;
• Arrangement and coordination of staff for overtime on weekends / public holidays on instruction from Line Manager;
• Notifying the Line Manager / Superintendent of non performance of operators.
• AD-HOC assignments given by management from time to time.
• Comply to 5’S

Education Requirements (Level, Specialties…)              

• Matric/ Grade 12 / N3
• Windows, Excel and MS Word
• ERP System

Education Requirements (Year of Experience, Level, Specialties…)

• Minimum 1 year relevant experience.

Skills Requirements

Ability

• Ability to work harmoniously with all levels of employees

Knowledge

• Good numeracy, time keeping and reliable

Languages                                                                         

• English