JOB SPECIFICATION FOR PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
Overview:
Manage and lead a team of fitters, laminators, welders and technicians,
providing guidance, training, and support to ensure efficient and effective
repair and maintenance operations. Oversee the scheduling of repairs and
maintenance tasks to ensure that all work is completed within set timelines.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
·
Oversee the production process,
drawing up a production schedule
· Planning
and organizing production schedules.
· Ensure that the production is cost effective
and economical
· Making appropriate Gannt
charts and ensuring
deadlines are met.
· Be responsible for the selection and maintenance of equipment, plant and machinery
· Ensuring
that quality standards are met during
job process and final quality
controls.
· Monitor
product standards and implement quality
control programmes
· Monitor the production processes and adjust
schedules as needed
· Ensure bi-weekly tool inspections
and training (on/off) for team is
conducted.
· Ensure that appropriate protective gears are worn, and the health
and safety guidelines are followed
·
Ensure that the correct Bill of
Material’s (BOM’S) are in place before commencement of any production
process.
· Decide what resources are required in manpower,
materials
· Liaising
with the stores
department in acquiring needed materials for production.
· Ensuring that Key Performance Indicators
(KPI's) are monitored, and targets achieved.
· Ensure safe working practices are
maintained and ‘Standard Operations’ adhered to
· Ensure that non-conformance is challenged,
and countermeasures are agreed and implemented
· Motivate the team to create a high-performance
culture where improvement suggestions are embraced
· Through the utilization of lean
manufacturing techniques, strive to exceed the Company targets in productivity,
efficiency and quality on a continuous basis
· Support the implementation of engineering
changes, production trials, model change and pilot build
· Report and act upon plant or machinery
breakdowns to maintenance technicians
·
Work with managers to implement the company's policies
and goals.
QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS:
·
Planning and organization
skills to be able run and monitor
the production process
·
The ability
to act decisively and solve
staff or equipment-related problems
·
The capacity
to grasp concepts
easily
·
ICT literacy
to deal with various technologies and programmes
·
Attention to detail to ensure high levels of
quality
·
Ability to interprate drawings,
·
The ability
to communicate clearly
and persuasively with your team,
managers and clients
· The ability to work under
pressure and motivate others
to meet deadlines
· The ability to work in a logical,
systematic manner.
· Full understanding of customer expectations
and deliverables with an awareness of the impact of failure/cost of poor
quality.
· Significant work experience in a
high-volume manufacturing environment, preferably automotive
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
·
Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering (Production/Management)
·
Experience
and/or certification in welding
and fibreglass is required.
Performance
Requirements:
·
Work safely 100% of the time.
·
Maintain a minimum of 10% in-productivity.
·
Perform duties within set standard timelines
·
Maintain an attendance percentage of 97% or better.
·
Maintain less than 2 timekeeping errors per month.