Production Superintendent at Gilead Pharmaceutical Limited

Responsibilities

• Supervises a team of Operators and all Supervisors, along with their respective teams, covering the preparation and running of production batches from organizing of materials and pre-weighing through reacting, spraydrying, blending, mixing, packing and x-ray to delivery to the outbound warehouse.
• Ensures optimal use of all resources so as to achieve production targets.
• Investigates and attempts to solve problems that impact on quality, downtime, yield, throughput, and ensures that unresolved problems are brought to managements attention.
• Ensures compliance to all operational, quality, health & safety, good manufacturing practice and hygiene procedures as required by the company including the application of first aid in the event of an injury and the contacting of relevant leadership after hours if required due to an accident or emergency incident like power failures, flooding, etc.
• Initiates disciplinary procedures in accordance with the company disciplinary and grievance procedures.
• Liases with service providers such as waste removal and laundry service providers so as to ensure continuity of site services after hours.
• Coaches and mentors Supervisors and Operators.
• Completes shift reports as required, detailing the progress of the blending operation, condition of the plant, forklifts, high reach trucks, absenteeism, any accidents or incidents, PPE compliance and plant cleaning.
• Responsible for being the Shiftsman on site after hours, taking full responsibility for the whole factory out of normal office hours.

Qualifications

• Relevant Qualification (prefer a Degree).
• Minimum of 2 years relevant experience in a Supervisory role.
• Must be from the FMCG Food industry.
• Management experience preferred.