Serioplast

Shift Supervisor - Plastic Industry Experience Essential

Serioplast  •  Boksburg, ZA (Onsite)  •  8 days ago
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SHIFT SUPE RVISOR - Plastics Manufacturing

The purpose of this position is to supervise and coordinate the production staff’s activities to guarantee production continuity and product quality and hygiene, in accordance with company standards and procedures.

The Shift Supervisor reports to the Production Manage r

HSE S TANDARDS
• Follows and supervises the application of safety rules according to company policies and regulations.
• Maintains orde r, organization, and cleanliness in all assigned areas, working in line with correct workplace hygiene practices, with the aim to be an example to others.

TEAM MANAGEMEN T
• Coordinates the team effectivel y, maintaining discipline during the shift, managing priorities, eliminating bottlenecks and training production staff on how to execute their tasks properl y
• Follow-up on activities that the team has performed to ensure executive has done correctly.

COMMUNIC ATION and COOPER ATIO N
• Guarantees proper information sharing from one shift to the next, especially in case of relevant production issues.
• Cooperates with production manage r, warehouse operator and quality controller to ensure production continuit y, promote root-cause investigation, and implement corrective actions.
• Ensures smooth integration and communication with other functions.

QUALITY CHECKS
• Understands the importance of checks for continuous improvement, and therefore monitors production qualit y, cooperating with the quality department.

MACHINE HANDLING
• Decides if it is necessary to start or stop the machines based on specific circumstances (reduced staff, quality issues, etc.), prioritizing staffsafet y, product quality and production continuit y
• Depending on the size of the shift and plant, the shift supervisor could be required to: supervise technical operations (e.g., color changes, mold changes; blade, equipment, and line cleaning; assisting in line set-up) make sure that startups meet quality standards, perform small repairs, and supervise ordinary maintenance.*

PRODUCTION DOCUMENTS AND REPO RT WRITIN G
• Can fill out production documents, quality control sheets, and record data. Supervises the completion of shift documents, to ensure precise and timely traceability of production batches as per company standards.
Technical Skill s
• Good knowledge of plastic molding technologies (EBM and/or SBM and/or IM)  - Candidates with EBM experience will be given preference. 
• Good applied knowledge of mechanics, pneumatics, hydraulics, electrical and/or electronic systems
• Ability to operate manual and electric forklifts
• Good applied knowledge of measuring instruments and techniques
• Good applied knowledge of WCM standards
• Good knowledge of Health, Safety and Environment rules and practices

Personal Skills:
• Accountabilit y Accept responsibility for your actions. Be accountable for your results. Take ownership for your mistakes.
• Problem solving. Be analytic. Be frugal and avoid sophistication to get the job done without compromising on qualit y
• Resilience and put passion in what you d o Patience, tenacity and hard work allow you to reach your goals and positively respond to challenges. Never give up.
• Team Pla y Build trust in your relationships and contribute to making the work environment positive and stable.
• Leadership. Spend your time and energy to ensure members of your team understand the importance of their work. Develop your team to reach greater and bigger goals and create our future leaders.

Education and Experience:
• Minimum 3 years’ experience as a Shift Supervisor in a plastics manufacturing company
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in EBM /SBM and IM technologies
• Matric/ Grade 12
• Tertiary qualification in manufacturing or production will be an advantage
•Excellent in English - Talk/ Write/ Speak and Read
Serioplast

About Serioplast

Serioplast is a global producer of rigid plastic packaging for the major players of the FMCG industry in the home care, laundry, personal care, pharma and food & beverage markets.

As a group we also design and engineer our own machines and our own moulds, we regenerate waste to make recycled plastic and we operate as contract manufacturer.

We believe less is more: developing simple, flexible and sustainable solutions without compromising on quality.

Industry
Chemicals & Materials
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
Seriate, IT
Year Founded
1974
Website
serioplast.com
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