The Supervisor is responsible to oversee all reporting staff whilst ensuring that the Operational, Health and Safety & Quality requirements and continuous improvement standards are adhered to.

Formal Qualifications:

Grade12
Operations/Engineering/Production Management qualification
Pre-Requisite Experience:
- 3-5years’ experience within the manufacturing industry
- Minimum 3 years’ experience leading teams at Supervisory level
- Knowledge and understanding of ELS and continuous improvement initiatives an advantage

Responsibilities:

Providing functional leadership in relation to Slitting Operators, Material handlers, Operations clerks, dispatch operation as well as assistant operators to upgrade talent in technical excellence and process improvement.

Operational Functions:

Dispatch Functions:

Ensure that daily delivery targets are met
Ensure correct labeling and packaging of the finished product
Ensure that the correct procedure for handling deliveries is adhered to in respect of:
- The necessary quality checks have been done on selected consignments
- The correct documentation is issued
- Ontime deliveries
- Ensure Transport Management System is consistently followed
Reconciliation of system versus actual deliveries daily
Customer claims and collections completed according to Salesforce procedure

Stock Control:

Manage consumables for daily consumption
Ensure that the correct procedure for handling raw materials is adhered to in respect of:
- Consumption
- Return to rack location
Monitor and control master roll and slit stock by:
- Accurate cycle counts on an at least monthly basis
- Investigations done on inventory deviations, and the necessary supporting corrective action in terms of adjustments and investigations completed.
Effectively control scrap:
- Implement a plan to re-evaluate products in hold and defect locations continuously
- Ensure scrap product is correctly and responsibly disposed off when necessary
Managing drivers and vehicles:
- Ensuring vehicle licensing, driver's licenses and PDP renewals are in order
- Ensure that all vehicles are serviced as per vehicle specification
- Ensure that all vehicles are cleaned weekly
- Ensure daily inspections on delivery vehicles and forklifts. Report any deviations on the condition of the vehicles or equipment and action any repairs

Productivity:

Ensure that daily production targets are met
Ensure that slitter utilization is maximized
Ensure that manpower is optimally deployed
Continuously search for opportunities to increase productivity in conjunction with the Automated Recording System for Finishing System

Quality Assurances:

Ensuring product quality standards are upheld
Corrective action in respect of discrepancies or non conformances
Coordinate with the Dispatch Supervisor to oversee the final product quality
Investigate customer complaints or product concerns and rectify the issues effectively

ELS:

Actively identifying continuous improvement opportunities and implementations thereof.
Proactively identifying and implementing manufacturing operational expenses reductions.
Continuous focus on 5S.

EHS:

Zero tolerance approach on basic PPE compliance
Ensure that all Company Safety policies are adhered to at all times
Constant Focus on reporting and corrective action on near misses, unsafe acts/conditions and behaviors
Ongoing focus on safety improvements

Key Competencies:

Building Partnership
Coaching
Customer Focus
Facilitating change
Initiating Action
Managing conflict
Through knowledge and understanding of operations procedures and processes.
Leadership skills
Computer Literacy- Microsoft office suite (Excel– Essential)
Warehouse Inventory Managements system experience (E.g. MFGPro/ Nautilus/ Manhattan/ SAP)
Excellent Communication skills-written and verbal
Report writing skills
Numerical skills
Management skills
Medically fit
Accuracy
Efficiency
Identification of staff development needs