Senior Production Supervisor (Steel Industry) at Kloverharris Limited

Objective

• Supervise and direct production work. Has executive duties in the field of production.

Result areas

Preparation

• Makes production planning in consultation with production manager.
• Makes occupancy planning that ensures sufficient production utilisation.
• Consults with foreman logistics on timely supply and removal of materials for production
• Assigns people to required tasks, instructs employees and monitors safety, output, quality and employee attendance
• Identifies situations where an SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) cannot be followed
• Is responsible for training existing and new SOP to current and new employees
• Is responsible for execution of work according to SOPs and TRAs (Task Risk Assessments)
• Sets up TRAs

Implementation

• Collaborates in the execution of work when required
• Records and reports production data (ERP)
• Ensures that production costs are in line with production yields of the production site
• Takes care of the machines assigned to him, solves minor malfunctions with his team if possible or reports the malfunction and follows it up in cooperation with the technical department
• Supervises working methods and monitors quality requirements and time allocation of work
• Adjusts production methods according to applicable guidelines based on deviations found during pipe inspections
• Monitors output on a daily basis and adjusts as necessary so that output is in line with production planning
• Ensures that production records are correct
• Ensures proper handover between shifts
• Performs relevant checks on product quality and analyses any deviations for possible causes

Leadership

• Approx. 4 -8 permanent employees and contract staff in his team note: (should the job become too heavy by 15 men then scale it back to 6 or 7 men)
• Distributes work according to production planning and competence matrix
• Ensuring the best possible occupancy
• Checks and approves timekeeping and ensures that it is aligned with occupancy as scheduled and that the correct clock codes are used
• Absenteeism registration and follow-up
• Performance and assessment interviews
• Develop and improve employees
• Ensuring proper induction and employment of new employees and borrowers in line with policy
• Training EPLs (One point lessons)

Other activities

• Monitors compliance with safety regulations
• Ensures employees have access to sufficient hand tools, lifting equipment and personal protective equipment
• Records material consumption (ERP) and ensures optimisation/reduction of consumables costs
• Checks the validity and correctness of training and certificates required to perform the intended work

Features

Powers

• Sets priorities within the specified schedule
• Initiating official warnings as per sanctions policy

Responsibility

• Adherence to ArcelorMittal Projects safety, health, environmental, and quality regulations
• Ensuring that all prescribed cleaning and 1e line maintenance work is carried out properly and on time
• Reporting and recording deviations/accidents and near misses
• Correct transfer of shifts
• Temporarily stopping work in case of unsafe situations and reporting this to the supervisor
• Ensuring correct recording of consumption of materials
• Efficient use of tools, materials, energy and personal protective equipment

Motivating employees

• Provide support that machines remain in basic condition
• Preparation and training of EPLs (One point lessons)
• Ensuring that employees perform the work according to applicable operating instructions and EPLs

Communications

• Production manager on planning, priorities, irregularities, and deviation on KPIs for Safety, quality, productivity and human resources issues
• HRM regarding personnel matters
• Cooperating foremen logistics regarding supply and removal of materials production
• Staff in giving directions and instructions, EPLs and 5-minute interviews
• Repair coordinator regarding quality deviations identified

Competences

• Result-driven
• Understands spiral mill operation and takes actions on first line maintenance needs
• Planning and organising
• Leadership-Communication
• Craftsmanship
• Collaborate
• Basic computer skills