Production Supervisor

**Job Advert Summary**:
An exciting opportunity has become available for a suitably qualified and experienced **Production Supervisor**. The role will be based at our EPOL site in **Worcester** and forms part of our **Animal Feed Division**.

**Minimum Requirements**:

- Grade 12 and/or Diploma, preferably in Production Management
- 3 - 5 years’ experience in a production environment
- A self-starter.
- Leadership skills
- Problem solving and conflict resolution
- Report writing

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Operations Management: - Drives Shift asset productivity through agreed KPIs and efficiencies.
- Reports on a Shift basis on actual Operations KPI’s versus budget and works with Shift team to address the areas of non-conformance or concern proactively and timeously.
- Co-ordinates Shift production program with other functional areas to ensure optimal production and weighbridge efficiencies.
- Supports Engineering Team through coordinating autonomous maintenance, housekeeping on a Shift.
- Ensures Shift Team accurately and in the agreed time frame, record all relevant production information.
- Ensures within shift, that all the positions are manned according to the skills and knowledge required for operating or performing the described work effectively.
- Management of Safety Health Risk and Quality: - Ensures that all legislative and Industry standards are followed on a Shift and that all areas of non-conformance are reported. - Ensures adherence to ISO 9000/22 000/ 18 000 standards within the Total Integrated Management System on a Shift. - Ensures ISO in-process quality control processes are followed on a Shift.
- Monitors and ensures that quality samples are done by Shift staff are within the specified limits and safe for animal consumption. Customer Service Management: - Supports customer service through Shift KPI and efficiency achievement.
- Provides Leadership: - Leads Shift Staff towards meeting targets - through regular communication and on-the-job training of Shift Employees. - Conducts Shift Indaba meetings and ensures that records are kept and shared across the team and that action plans agreed to within team meetings are delivered upon.
- Manages employee relations climate and ensure corrective action is taken where required in line with relevant legislation and company policy.
- Financial Management: - Contributes towards cost cutting initiatives within the Production department.
- Sustainability and Environment: - Measures and manages sustainability practices during shift. - Supplies Info to Production manager after every shift - Environmental Legal Compliance.