Production Superintendent at Reliable Steel & Plastic Ind. Ltd.

This role is responsible for the efficient and effective management, supervision and control of industrial production processes, ensuring an effective evaluation of subordinates activities and make disposition. Prepares production reports, highlighting the achievements, challenges and possible solutions within a stipulated period.

Responsibilities:

Production:

• To assist the production manager, plan and execute the production schedule on time within budget and ensuring quality standards and targets are met.
• Ensure the safe use of equipment, schedule and organize the repair and routine, maintenance of production equipment.
• Handle logistics of mixing and deploying of raw material used in production.
• Check production output according to specifications and submit report on performance and progress.
• Identify issues of inefficiency, suggest guidelines and take action on improvement.
• Enforce strict safety guidelines and company standards.
• Coordinates production shift activities and report to the production manager.
• Allocate resources to ensure assignments address the objective of the company.
• Prioritize and manage workload to ensure assignments address the objective of the company.
• Oversee and maintain safety practices in accordance with safe operations and in compliance with company policies.
• Ensure production records for completeness and accuracy.

Management and Supervisory:

• Checks on team throughout the day to be sure that any issues with equipment, personnel, material, safety, etc. are addressed promptly.
• Coaches and develops staff, while fostering a team atmosphere. Provides pep talks as needed and coaching for any performance issues.
• Assist employees with questions or problems they have regarding work assignments, priorities, safety, personnel issues, etc.
• Oversees training and orientation of new employees and offers traditional training as needed. Offers re-training when necessary. Sets up and maintains cross training as applicable.
• Serves as a role model to all employees, conducts oneself professionally and abides by company safety & personnel policies, SOPs, etc.
• Continuous control of production cost and identify/rectify waste measures.
• Check production output according to specifications and submit report on performance and procedures.
• Control and organize timesheets for production personnel.
• Set performance expectation and target as well as review all production employees’ performance.
• Conduct monthly performance appraisals for all production employees and communicate information to production manager.

Requirement

• A Bachelor’s (B.Eng./B.Sc. / HND) degree in Sciences or Social Science is required for this role.
• 5 to 10 years of proven production work experience preferably in the Plastic Manufacturing sector of which having a minimum of 3 years in supervisory capacity.
• Deep knowledge of production supervision and experience in reporting on key production metrics.
• Proficient in MS Office and ERP software.
• Familiarity with ISO and SON compliance Guidelines.
• Experience and knowledge of provincial health and safety standards.
• Excellent supervision, and communication (oral and written), business presentation, skills, Organisation and Leadership abilities, Self-motivated with a result driven approach, problem- solving skill.

Working Conditions:

The person must be physically able to participate in factory rounds technical activities of setting machine parameters, meetings and training sessions that require constant talking and listening.