Workshop Supervisor at Howden

The Big Picture:

Howden Africa Compressor & Turbine Division is looking for a Workshop Supervisor to manage shop floor personnel, material & machines to manufacture designed products within budget to customer requirements. Provide a safe working environment for workshop personnel. The position will be based in Sasolburg.

What needs to be done?

• Co-ordinate sequence of manufacture, verify all material received for manufacturing, to ensure that there are no delays in the manufacturing of products within agreed time framework and within estimated costs.
• Calculate / estimate material and resources required for the order to ensure the job is manufactured within estimated costs to ensure correct margins is achieved.
• Purchase material and sub contract work in time to ensure no delays occur and jobs are delivered on time
• Hand over the drawings, WDP, material, hours provided, assignment and feedback to artisans to the effect that work is carried out to set standards within agreed time framework.
• Quality control, coaching and monitor welding processes, check & verify products that are ready for dispatch. Liaise with inspectors & NDT technicians to ensure the risk is minimised and the workshop standards meet Howden Standards & customer requirements.
• Manage workshop personnel, i.e. leave, employee relations, training requirements. Prepare overtime list and sign timesheets. Ensure staff are motivated, positive, focused & well informed.
• Ensure & implement environmental, health and safety standards to ensure that the company comply with relevant legislation requirements and company policies to provide a safe working environment to all employees.
• Monitor & control departmental expenditures to ensure that the department meets or exceeds the annual purchasing budget.
• Maintain workshop machines in good working order and draw up Capex applications as and when required. Maintain a maintenance schedule on all machines.
• Maintain all workers qualifications to ensure they are qualified to do the required work.
• SOX Compliance: Adhere to Sarbanes Oxley and AX controls

What do you need to bring?

• Grade 12 Certificate
• N3 – N6 qualification
• Qualified Fitter and Turner.
• 5 years as a Workshop Supervisor within a fitting and manufacturing environment
• Industrial engineering experience
• Proficiency in interpretation of drawings and subsequent calculation of material and process requirements.
• Coaching skills
• Expert understanding of the tools / machines used for the various functions.
• Computer literate (Intermediate level)