Shift Supervisor

Business Unit:
Inland BU

Department:
Production

Site:
Slurry

Location - Town / City:
Mafikeng

Job Advert Summary:
We at PPC Slurry Factory located in the Northwest Province is looking for a Shift Supervisor in the Production Department, to join our company. If you meet the below mentioned qualifications, please submit your CV and supporting documentations.

Minimum Requirements:

• Matric/Gr12 Diploma/HND in chemical engineering, production management, chemistry or equivalent
• Experience in a clinker manufacturing plant and/or process
• Supervisory experience and people leadership skills
• Microsoft Office - Basic
• Industrial Control Software (SCADA)
• Performance Management System
• Achiever System
• Certificate of competency in mobile equipment & plant operation
• ISO EMS 14001 2015, QMS 9001 and OHS45001 2018 systems

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Production control - Ensure Operator Logs are accurately completed by operators and mobile equipment.
• Compile End of shift report, accurately and comprehensively completed, including: Target / Actual / Variance (including down time and outstanding work orders) as well as proper action planning during the shift.
• Ensure production data is being used for Visual Management in all areas in the plant.
• Production review - Facilitate start of shift production INVOCOM and provide guidance where necessary.
• Conduct Short Interval Control with operators.
• Process Optimisation - Action recommendations from Production Foreman.
• Conduct preliminary diagnostic during process upsets.
• Provide input into efficiency and productivity improvement initiatives
• Liaise with engineering on resolution of mechanical or electrical issues, by raising scheduled and urgent work orders.
• Equipment condition monitoring - Ensure ongoing and systematic 1st line equipment surveillance and condition monitoring
• Raw Material handling and processing - Issue work instructions to Raw Material reclamation
• Issue work instruction to Kiln / Mill Operator.
• Issue work instructions to Dispatch Process Operator.
• Stock management - Conduct end of shift assessment of raw material and work-in-progress
• Assist with variance investigations and stock adjustments as required.
• Quality Management - Ensure adherence to material mixing
• Escalate quality deviations to foreman.
• Governance - Comply with departmental Joint Audit
• Comply with PPC Operating Best Practices.
• Risk Management - Comply with safety, health and environmental
• Assist with investigations of incident & accidents and implement required corrective action.
• Comply with ISO 9001 system requirements.
• Contract Labour Management - Raise requests for use of contract
• Assign work instructions.
• Record man-hours.
• Minimise waste - Comply with work rules, standards and
• Take care to minimise waste.
• Internal customer support - Ensure product availability and quality to loadout process