Johannesburg: Production Supervisor – Rolling Mill Steel Industry

About the Role

The Production Supervisor – Rolling Mill Steel Industry role is a critical position in our Johannesburg facility, responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations and ensuring strict adherence to safety, quality, and operational standards. The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of rolling mill processes, metal forming, and production workflows, with previous experience working within high-volume manufacturing environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervising day-to-day rolling mill operations
• Ensuring production plans are met while maintaining strict adherence to safety, quality, and operational standards
• Leading production teams, coordinating equipment availability, managing workflow, and driving continuous improvement in a high-risk, high-output environment
• Setting cams and setting strokes on automatic machines as well as programming of feeders
• Partaking in stocktake when required and ensuring conformance to safety and quality
• Monitoring mill parameters, rolling tolerances, and process stability
• Ensuring minimal downtime through proactive supervision and rapid response to operational issues
• Enforcing strict adherence to health, safety, and environmental policies and procedures
• Working closely with the maintenance teams, reporting mechanical, electrical, or automation issues promptly as well as supporting planned maintenance shutdowns and continuous improvement initiatives
• Driving lean manufacturing, waste reduction, and efficiency improvement initiatives
• Tracking production KPIs, downtime, scrap, and yield

Requirements

• Trade Certificate (Tool Setter) is essential for this role
• Technical qualification in either Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field is preferred
• Previous experience working as a Setter, Controller, and/or Operator for roll forming machines is essential
• Ability to accurately set tooling
• Knowledge of Olma and Fischer machines
• Good communication skills to liaise with the Tool Room
• Previous experience having worked within a rolling mill or heavy manufacturing operations, factory, or plant or related is essential
• Previous supervisory or shift leadership experience is essential

Qualifications

• Formal education/certifications (Bachelor’s, LLB, Matric, etc.) not specified in original description, therefore skipped.

Salary & Benefits

Salary package, including benefits, is highly negotiable depending on experience gained.