Shift Leader - Johannesburg at Weir Minerals

Key Responsibilities: 

Safety First:

• Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviors in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture

legal responsibilities: 

• Responsibility for all safety requirements and plant legal
• Adhere to Duty of Care policy
• Manage safety and housekeeping in compliance with company and OHS act requirements
• Co-ordinate and control production administrative system in accordance with relevant policies, procedures, any statutory regulations / legislation
• Adherence to all statutory HSE and housekeeping / 5S requirements

Manage Production: 

• Manage daily line output, determine root causes and countermeasures on misses
• Daily scheduling machines and shifts for maximizing production, output ratio’s and on time deliveries

Manage Cost:

• Liaise with costing and planning on daily plant run rates
• Liaise with material coordinator to manage daily expenses and cost increases/reductions

Planned Maintenance: 

• Liaise with asset planner on scheduled equipment tasks
• Equipment OEE

Quality Assurance:

• Demonstrate 100% commitment towards zero defects and process improvements
• Use 5-Why’s and A3 tools for scrap countermeasures and preventative measurements

Implementation of sustainable systems to control daily targets and outputs

• Use of velocity reports to manage lead time and aging
• Use of OTD reports to manage delivery
• Use of availability reports to manage delivery

Job Knowledge/Education and Qualifications: 

• Matric (Grade 12) or N3 certificate or equivalent
• 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment (in a supervisory role)
• Administrative experience in the manufacturing industry (pump/process manufacturing environment would be an advantage)
• Exposure to and implementation of lean manufacturing
• Implementation and maintenance of the OHSAS 18001 and ISO 14001 standards