Production Supervisor

Responsibilities:

• Ensure that initiatives developed by management to achieve and maintain world-class standards for production are adhered to by all employees.
• Consistently ensure the safety and welfare of all staff.
• Ensure that departmental costs, efficiency, and quality targets are achieved and maintained.
• Creating of daily and monthly reports.
• React to production line stoppages and breakdowns immediately.
• Ensure smooth running of all production departments.
• Monitor and measure productivity, goals, and activity levels.
• Work with managers to implement the company's policies and goals.
• Liaise among different departments e.g suppliers, managers, HR, etc
• Ensure and monitor that standard operating procedures (SOP) are adhered to by the production team.
• Monitor product standards and ensure quality control standards are adhered to.
• Oversee the production process and prepare a production schedule.
• Monitor the production processes and adjust schedules as needed.
• Manage and train production staff, ensuring that they have the skills and knowledge necessary to perform their duties effectively and safely.
• Ensure that the raw materials needed for production are available to the production team.
• Maintaining accurate records of employee performance, machinery maintenance, and production outputs.
• Collaborate with the production team to identify and address process inefficiencies, equipment malfunctions, and other issues that impact production efficiency.
• Create and maintain production schedules, ensuring that they are aligned with customer demand and production targets.
• Conduct regular safety audits and inspections to ensure that safety protocols are being followed and that all equipment are functioning properly.
• Implement machine maintenance schedule.
• Ensure that health and safety guidelines are followed.
• Ensure that all staff wear their PPE(safety boots, safety goggles, and ear plugs at all times on the production floor).
• Maintaining good housekeeping practices.
• Identify training needs for staff.
• Resolves issues and disputes between employees.
• Review worker's performance.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree (Bsc.) in Operations Management, Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering, Polymer Engineering or related field.
• Understanding of manufacturing and production processes and technologies.
• 5 years experience in Production supervision or similar leadership role in the manufacturing or plastic industry.
• Excellent critical thinking skills, strong. leadership qualities and decision-making skills.
• Delegating tasks and responsibilities.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Able to deal with complex issues in a fast-paced setting.
• Broad knowledge of production planning processes.
• Comfortable working in a manufacturing environment.
• Attention to detail and ability to identify areas of improvement.
• Conflict Management.
• Planning and organizing.
• Must be articulate: Good communication skills both written and verbal.
• Problem analysis and solving.
• Good teamwork skills.
• Computer Literacy
• MS Office and reading of CAD or blueprint drawings.

How to Apply: Kindly forward a cover letter indicating your contact details and position you are applying for and why you believe you are a good fit for the role. Accompanied with a detailed CV or resume to