Production Supervisor at RCL Foods

Job Description

RCL FOODS entrusts the Supervisor to be responsible for the Shift - Directly supervising hourly production and packing to meet production plan. Drive daily production activities with effective communication and leadership.  Analytical and Problem solving to drive improvement

Minimum Requirements    

• Btech or National Diploma in Engineering, Operations Management or Supply Chain Management  
• 6 Years experience in a supervisory role 
• Experience in the management of a unionised workforce    
• Solid understanding and experience in Continuous Improvement, Lean or world-class manufacturing methodologies and tools.
• Experience driving and leading the change in a Manufacturing environment.
• MS office/Excel/Word/ERP
• Must be willing to work flexible hours and Shifts

Duties & Responsibilities    

Process and Operation.

• Plan, organize, direct people and equipment to run optimum day to day operations.
• Increase production, assets capacity and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs and maintaining current quality standards.
• Be responsible for production output, product quality and on time shipping.
• Allocate resources effectively and fully utilize assets to produce optimal results.
• Minimize equipment downtime and maximize throughput and output through removal of bottlenecks and Issues.
• Ensures equipment is clean, well maintained, and good plant housekeeping.
• Ensure good stock control and practices of RM, WIP and FG Stock to improve wastage and losses.

Engineering /Problem solving/Continuous Improvement

• Diagnose equipment problems (fault finding) and liaise with the engineering artisan on shift for solution/repairs.
• Ensure equipment Tactical Maintenance occurs.
• Escalate major breakdowns and issues to Production Manager.
• Collect and analyze data and use problem solving techniques to drive continuous improvement/waste/cost reduction.
• Implementation and maintenance of continuous improvement and Lean techniques and tools
• Identification and implementation of cost saving opportunities.

SHE and Quality

• Commit to and ensure the Quality, HSE and FSMS system are operational and maintained
• Ensure the safest working environment possible for staff and contractors.
• Follow Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Monitor operations and trigger corrective actions.
• Leadership and People
• Plan, direct, coordinate and assign staff to ensure staff productivity and meet production schedules.
• Management of staff administration, queries and discipline -Absenteeism, poor performance, time keeping, overtime, expenses etc
• Ensuring Staff adhere to SOPs, company policy and procedures
• Good Leadership and communication - Address employee’s complaints and problem solving.
• Able to share skills, develop and empowering of staff.
• Provide a clear sense of direction and focus.
• Create a positive working environment with staff while maintaining a high-performance culture.
• Develop staff in problem solving, continuous improvement and root cause analysis.