Superintendent at Omnia (Pty) LTD

• The Superintendent is responsible to ensure the smooth running of the bagging facility by the effective planning and usage of resources as well as overseeing the overall safety. This position is responsible to co-ordinate and oversee all aspects related to bagging processes, resources per shift, and safe operation of the employees on shift. All activities, roles and responsibilities are aligned to the world class (manufacturing) philosophy, principles and practices.

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

Safety:

• Investigate all incidents (safety & environment)
• Perform process safety audits
• Tracking and liaising with stakeholders on mitigating actions from investigations
• Closing external and internal findings
• Update task based risk assessments
• Update baseline risk assessments
• PTO
• Coach new employees on plant
• OHSA 8.2(i) appointment
• Coach existing employees on plant
• Manage leading and lagging indicators with team leaders
• Writing and developing procedures for operations

Quality:

• Develop, train and mentor on quality control procedures
• Develop SOPs and WIs (owner )
• Co-ordinate training of employees minimising cost and business impact
• Investigation poor quality product NCRs
• Monitor and escalate raw material quality

Operational Cost control:

• Monitor and control line budgets (PPE, staff welfare, cleaning, overtime, etc.)
• Report cost expense and mitigation measures to management
• Continuous improvement on cost reduction

Working Capital:

• Ensure we produce as per plan (minimising stock outs and excess production)
• Investigate stock losses as per monthly recon report

Business Innovation:

• Review losses and waste with multi-discipline team
• Propose solutions to losses
• Promote and participate in problem solving
• Encourage an innovative team environment

Plant Efficiency:

• Perform stock control (monitoring and planning)
• Reconcile usage variances against the BOMs
• Monitor and Challenges shutdown Planning

Ensure product delivered as per customer expectations:

• Liase with supply planning dept about the production demand (plan, sequence, expectations)
• Escalate delays with supply chain (customers)
• Perform standby function

Promote employee engagement:

• Lead task forces to assist in implementing world class baseline practices (TW, VM, 5S ext)
• Leading and managing change in the plant
• EDD discussion with team leaders
• Reviewing KPIs

Ensure production viewpoint considered within short and long term maintenance strategy:

• Provide input on maintenance planning (equipment specific)
• Identify equipment performance deviations

WHAT YOU WILL BRING

Qualifications

Minimum

• Matric (Maths and Science)
• B. Tech (Chemical engineering) or B.Sc Engineering (Chemical)
• Lean six Sigma – Black Belt will be an advantage

Experience

• 5 - 10 years' experience in similar role in a Manufacturing environment

KEY COMPETENCIES

Knowledge

• Familiar / Competent in Microsoft Office
• Competent CRS Payroll Solutions

Core Behavioural Competencies

• Decision making
• Teamwork
• Work standards
• Reliability
• Motivation of self and others
• Adaptability
• Problem-solving
• Integrity and trust
• Communication skills
• Planning and organization
• Stress tolerance
• Initiative
• Building relationships

Functional / Technical Competency

• Coaching and Mentoring
• Facilitation / Meetings
• Charing Disciplinary Enquiry
• Project Management
• Effective Change Management
• Brand Knowledge
• Product
• Conflict Management
• Product Knowledge
• Root-cause analysis
• Excellent Customer Service

Cross-Functional Competency

• Collaboration
• Functional Integration

Leadership Competency

• Drive for Results
• Strategic Agility