Eastern Cape: Shift Supervisor (Plate Making) posted by Staff Solutions

About the Role

The Shift Supervisor (Plate Making) role at Staff Solutions is a critical position that requires a skilled and experienced individual to oversee production operations, maintenance, and compliance in a manufacturing environment. The successful candidate will be responsible for achieving production targets, maintaining high product quality standards, and ensuring effective preventative maintenance.

Key Responsibilities

• Achieve production targets through the optimal use of resources and team capabilities.
• Ensure production efficiency, effectiveness, and quality in line with schedules and targets.
• Maintain open communication with relevant departments to ensure high product quality standards.
• Complete and maintain all production records and related documentation accurately.
• Ensure effective preventative maintenance is carried out on plant, equipment, and infrastructure.
• Coordinate first-line maintenance to minimise downtime and disruptions.
• Raise and manage job cards for maintenance work, ensuring required permits are in place.
• Approve job cards upon successful completion of maintenance tasks.
• Ensure equipment and work areas are safe and that housekeeping standards are consistently maintained.
• Operate in line with company controls and procedures to maintain operational integrity.
• Identify and report risks or concerns within their area of responsibility.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and internal procedures.
• Enforce health, safety, and environmental legislation to minimise risk and incidents.
• Maintain strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Represent the organisation in meetings with relevant stakeholders.
• Resolve problems effectively while demonstrating integrity and professionalism.
• Ensure employees have signed performance agreements.
• Monitor and evaluate employee performance through regular appraisals.
• Work with HR to identify development needs and implement improvement plans.
• Support ongoing training and development initiatives.
• Manage employee relations matters fairly and efficiently.
• Contribute to the budgeting process.
• Promote efficient and responsible use of financial and operational resources.
• Monitor and control expenditure in line with budgets and company guidelines.
• Report deviations and identify opportunities to reduce costs.

Requirements

• Matric (Grade 12)
• Certificate in a technical or production-related field (NQF 5)
• Diploma in a technical or production-related field (NQF 6) – advantageous
• Trade Test (NQF 5) – advantageous
• First Line Management qualification (NQF 5) – advantageous
• Supervisory development programme – advantageous

Qualifications