Vacancies at Belgotex Floors

Key Accountabilities and Outputs:

• Perform Creel changes circular, according to set sequence or as per the correct number.
• Ensure that machines are creeled / de-creeled timeously - Monitor production OEE within targeted parameters.
• Be able to answer to and account for any creeling or de creeling faults.
• Ensure that all processes, recipes, and production specifications are documented into required SOP and process flow formats and stored centrally as per agreed document management system.
• Ensure the most up to date SOPs and transactional documentation are followed to ensure consistency of process.
• Perform all shift activities that ensure compliance with applicable safety, health and environment legislation and audit requirements.
• Clean the Tufting department to ensure that housekeeping standards are always maintained. 
• Ensure housekeeping is kept to 5S standards.

Requirements

• Grade 12 / Matric with Maths is essential
• CTFL Learnership or 1 year's relevant production experience in Tufting is essential.
• Ability and skill to creel and de creel the tufting machine according to quality standards and product specifications is an advantage.
• Must not be colour blind.
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001, 14001,18001 is an advantage.
• System and application knowledge e.g. 5S, CAMS.
• The incumbent requires significant technical knowledge and experience (minimum 1 years) in Tufting production.

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Key Accountabilities and Outputs:

Production Management – Deep Focus

• Run Machines to produce product to achieve the shift production plan (volumes across all the machines) ensuring product specifications and quality standards are adhered to.  This including:

Extrusion

• Ensure raw material is correct and loaded correctly into gravimetric dosing unit.
• Setting up and operation of gravimetric dosing unit.
• Operation of extrusion lines with correct temp and speeds to produce good quality product, efficiently, with the least amount of waste.

Tumbling:

• To load tumbler with masterbatch via a hoist. Always ensure tumbler is clean before loading masterbatch.
• After masterbatch is tumbled, for a set time, to empty the masterbatch from the tumbler into cardboard drums.

Weighing and labeling:

• To weigh all drums/bags of product with the aid of a scale.
• To correctly label all drums/bags.
• Perform Colour/Product changeovers.
• Monitor production OEE within targeted parameters, document any downtime on the machines and take corrective action to ensure that machines downtime is minimized.
• Work with the Manager to keep him informed of any maintenance and repair issues that may impact downtime now or in the future this includes:
• Defects in the air lines
• Electrical issues
• Mechanical issues

Production Metrics

• Track all production made during the shift against the production plan

Stakeholder relationships

• Attend daily shift team briefings and relay critical information to the Production Manager to be constantly updated of issues requiring attention.
• Constantly update the Production Manager on quality standards and product specific issues during the shift
• Work with the other shift operators to implement solutions to quality defects or product specification issues detected.

Reporting and Documentation

• Ensure that all processes, recipes, and production specifications are documented into required SOP and process flow formats and stored centrally as per agreed document management system.
• Ensure the most up to date SOPs and transactional documentation are followed to ensure consistency of process.
• Work with the Production Manager to implement continuous improvement processes to improve output, reduce variability and manage operational constraints.

Safety, Health, Environment – We Tread Softly

• Perform all shift activities that ensure compliance with applicable safety, health and environment legislation and audit requirements
• Report any safety defects to the Production Manager.
• Clean the department to ensure that housekeeping standards are always maintained
• Ensure housekeeping is kept to 5S standard
• Ensure machines and areas around the machines are always kept clean
• Follow any reasonable work instruction as may be required from time to time.

Requirements

• Grade 12 / Matric with Maths is essential
• CTFL Learnership or 1 year’s relevant production experience in a factory environment is essential.
• Ability and skill to operate the Extrusion machines according to quality standards and product specifications
• Must not be colour blind
• Must have good vision (to see the finer details).
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001, 14001,18001 is an advantage
• System and application knowledge e.g. 5S, D365
• The incumbent requires technical knowledge and experience (minimum 2 years) in Extrusion production.

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Key Accountabilities and Outputs:

Inbound Logistics

•  Move raw materials from production output bins and store in storage bins in the Raw Material Warehouse.
• Accurately record destination storage bin for the raw materials.
• Receive goods and process goods receipt transactions on relevant systems.
• Physically inspect goods for damages.
• Verify goods received for damages.
• Issue raw materials and packaging as per requests from the various production departments.
• Issue raw materials to production against relevant production order documentation and process goods issue transactions on relevant systems.
• Issue yarn and fibre to Outbound Logistics against relevant sales order documentation and process goods issue transaction on relevant systems.
• Process returns for all unused issues.

Warehousing, Inventory and Logistics

Ensure all inventory procured or manufactured by the company is managed to ensure that:

• Inventory losses through damages, theft, obsolescence, or other shrinking factors are minimized.
• Inventory is stored in a manner that prolongs the life of the goods and maintains the quality standard of the original product.
• Perform regular cycle counts and full inventory counts to establish accuracy of actual stock vs system stock and proactively address variances.
• Plan space within the warehouses and inventory locations to make the most of the given floor space.
• Inventory locations are well marked, logically assigned and at any time clearly indicated the categorization or types of goods that must be stored therein.
• Inventory is stored relative to its velocity, so that distances between storage and issuing areas are minimized.
• Inventory is issued using FIFO or similar methods to maintain a high level of fresh stock.
• Inventory transactions are processed on the inventory system to maintain the integrity of the inventory count, and to accurately reflect actual material movements taking place in the real world.
• Implement effective controls to ensure inventory receipts and issues are accurately recorded and reflected in the source system.
• Inventory storage complies with relevant safety and regulatory aspects in terms of fire security, stacking heights, stacking weights etc.
• Store inventory in a manner that optimizes any taxation benefits that may apply.
• Manage SARS Rebate inventory to ensure compliance to SARS requirements.

Safety, Health, Environment – We Tread Softly

• Report all safety hazards, incidents and near misses.
• Ensure housekeeping is kept to 5S standards.
• Conduct forklift checks and complete checklists

Requirements

• Grade 12 / Matric with Math’s is essential.
• Supply Chain Diploma / Degree is preferable
• Valid Forklift License
• 3 to 5 years relevant logistics and warehouse experience in a similar role within a relevant industry
• System and application knowledge e.g., 5S, ERP, MRP, WMS systems is essential.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications is essential.
• Previous experience working in logistics and warehousing is essential.