Production Supervisor (Paints & Cement) at Ascentech Services Limited

To manage the production of raw material into finished product in an efficient way that meets company and customer expectations whilst maintaining compliance with industry and external quality regulations.

Responsibilities:

• Perform hourly quality checks on the line as per quality check sheet
• Ensure that all wrapped pallets are moved to warehouse or quarantine space
• Prepare sample for testing, and on approval of sample, initiate packaging process
• Adhere to short interval control for material losses and take necessary actions on deviation to standards
• Studies production plan/order for the day and determines ingredients, materials needed for production run
• Ensure adherence to production plan including daily planned SKU’s
• Operate equipment in-line with Standard of Practice
• Oversee the preparation of bottles, trays, bags, boxes and labels for packaging
• Lead problem solving on the line, and follow escalation procedure
• Assist Artisan on plant maintenance and or breakdowns
• Oversees staff on line.
• Meets targets set out.
• Operating c-line machinery including PLC
• Assist with the running of the sand plant.
• Report all non-conformances to the General Manager.
• Accept raw materials into silos in the absence of the raw material supervisor
• Assist with raw material / packaging cycle counts.
• Have sufficient knowledge of the plant in order to perform all job tasks in the Production Department.
• Perform any other work as detailed by the General Manager.
• Responsible for 5’S co-ordination at plant level
• Whilst the plant is not operating (Not running), you will be given other duties to perform.
• Conduct safety checks as per safety checklist at the start of shift
• Ensure that all employees raise SMATS every month as per Safety requirements
• Ensure that all employees have correct Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) for the department/unit at start of shift and during production
• Ensure that the production environment is conducive for optimal production
• Ensuring that working areas are tidy
• Ensuring that operators are adhering to Standard Operating Procedure(SOP)
• Assist with investigation of accidents and incidents
• Ensure work areas including equipment in use are safe, and all EHS programs are adhered to at all times

Requirements:

• HND/BSc./MSc. in Mechanical, Electrical Engineering
• Minimum of 6-8 years working experience in a production/operations environment
• Minimum of 5 years in the supervisory/managerial role
• PLC knowledge and setup
• Report writing
• People Management
• Knowledge and understanding of Health & Safety Standards
• Knowledge and understanding of Quality Standards
• WCM knowledge would be advantageous