Description
Safety & Housekeeping
Ensure Compliance with the requirements of Safety, Health and Environment Standards and Procedures.
Maintain a clean, tidy and safe work environment, free of any spillages or obstacles. In line with 6S requirements.
Monitor and adhere to Safal Steel operating standards, working manuals, working instructions and procedures.
Shop Floor management.
Updating of SOPs/ WI/ Safety records
Investigate incidents and report.
Equipment Operation & Support
Ensure safe, efficient and accurate operation of equipment according to operating procedures, instructions and schedules.
Ensure that the shift team complies with operating standards provisions for the Lines.
Communicate with Maintenance in respect of planned and unplanned shutdowns and machine repairs.
Prepare shift placement and ensure that the shift team is at all times present in their respective work centres.
Manage conflicts within the shift team members.
Ensure productive relationship with engineering, planning and Quality
Verify, sign off and ensure timeous submission of compensation related documentation to HR for processing i.e. approved overtime and leave forms.
Identify near miss in working area in compliance with monthly safety meeting
Manpower Training and development
Identify defects and ensure required quality on the output.
Inspection of incoming material in order to ensure quality of material on a daily basis.
Ensure team compliance with Safal Steel procedures and also statutory requirements.
Ensure proper handover of shift to the shift reliever team Production Technician are taking place.
Ensure optimum Line utilisation in order to achieve maximum production rate and maximise shift output.
Monitor process parameters according to operations requirements.
Conduct a Root Cause Analysis and establish remedial measures in order to minimise rejected tonnage, in short problem solving.
Ensure compliance to the prescribed material consumption norms.
Monitor and ensure availability of important utilities including cooling tower, compressor and cooling water.
Liaise with Quality Assurance on input strip quality standard and ensure compliance to customer specifications.
Check i.e. coil data for proper coil identification and booking leave for all shift team members.
Check that all shifts are following line procedures, planning and checklist and keeping records.
Ensure quality and yield are maintained as per norms.
Monthly technical report with the following data
Throughput
Yield
Plant Utilisation
Stock take
Shutdown/Delays
Efficiency
Safety
Continuous Improvement
Initiate, participate and implement improvement programs and initiatives. This includes developing methods to improve plant performance and reduce operating cost.
Drive and be a member of teams doing failure reporting for quality defects, delays, SHE incidents.
Stakeholder Management
Continuously reporting observed defects and deviations on the operating parameters and production requirements and promptly communicate solutions to the Production Manager.
Adherence to safe work practices and good housekeeping.
Supervising operations & managing the shift team.
Ability to develop SOP to required standard.
Perform incoming material inspection as per SOP.
Manage optimum utilization of production line.
Monitoring of production parameters as per SOP.
Ensuring that output conforms to Quality SOP.
Ensure compliance to prescribed material consumption parameters.
Monitor utilities i.e. cooling tower, compressor & cooling water.
Liaise with Maintenance & Quality Assurance.
Ensure team compliance with procedure & statutory requirements.
Responsible for the shift team training and development.
Capture data on SAP for coil identification, materials & leave.
Signing off & submission of verified compensation related documentation to HR.
Ensure proper shift-handover.
Reporting of operating parameters
Good supervisory skills e.g. Industrial Relations, Conflict Management, Disciplinary practices, Coaching Skills and Report Writing.
Good time management skills.
Able to work under pressure.
Able to drive discipline
Change agent mentality
Requirements
Academic Qualifications Required:
Minimum academic qualification: Grade 12,
NQF6/7 with intense production experience
Diploma in Engineering from a recognised University of technology
TQM would be an added advantage.
MDP (Management Development Program) added advantage.
Experience required:
7 years leadership experience in steel processing plant
Steel Industry specific experience in Cold Rolling, Metal Coating or Colour Coating production lines a huge advantage