Western Cape: Foreman – Manufacturing – Cape Town posted by Express Employment Professionals Midrand

To plan, organize and control the production facility of the factory/ plant in order to produce the required quantity products within agreed quality and cost specifications.

The focus is on technical expertise and individual contribution
(Individual contribution – the position is rather focused on technical expertise than people, project or process management)
Focus is also on management (the focus of the position is on people, project and process management).

Key roles and responsibilities:
Roles/Responsibilities % of time spent
1. Production 20%
2. Breakages 20%
3. Quality 200%
4. Safety 10%
5. Stock control – inventory management 20%
6. People Management 10%
Achievement of production targets, deliverables and objectives.

Production Planning – communicate daily with the commercial manager, sales and dispatch planning team to ensure sufficient stock levels are maintained.
To plan maintenance schedule.
To assist with problem solving on breakdowns on the main production line.
Ensure safety levels are optimal and good housekeeping in factory.
Yard control to plan, organized and control the production facility to produce tiles and fittings of the correct quality and cost at the correct time.
Management of stock levels including critical spares and raw materials and ensure procurement procedures are adhered to.
Management stock counts and audits with finance and stock/inventory control in system.
Manage stock losses and variance tracking, production breakages.
Negotiate with all suppliers of both raw material and maintenance spares for the timeous supply of materials at the best possible rate.
Maintain good industrial relations, experience within a unionized environment, and adhere to procedures between factory staff and management through the established IR procedures.
Labour productivity, efficiencies and unit production costs. 
SHEQ Management and compliance with ISO 14001 & ISO 9001, OHSAS 18001.
Develop and motivate production staff to achieve agreed objectives regarding efficiency, quality, industrial relations, health and safety.
Maintain, review and develop the SABS Quality Management. System to establish and maintain quality standards.
Controls to manage shrinkage and breakages.
Management security breaches.
Ensure implementation of the 5 S system.

Minimum education:
B Tech/Degree preferably Engineering qualification.

Minimum experience:
Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a production/ factory environment.
Sound electrical and mechanical knowledge. 
Language skills: English & Afrikaans 
Required certificates: Matric

Additional responsibilities required to fully exercise the function:
Negotiations with suppliers for high value items from time to time.
Stores and buying procurement of spares for the factory fall under the Foreman’s control.
Assist with the investigation of customer complaints.

Problem solving:
Microsoft package & PLC machines (Siemens).
Lock out procedures are followed. 
Fault finding procedures.
Prioritizing of activities with limited resources available.
Understanding of both the mechanical and the electrical. 
Understanding of costing 
Understanding of people and productivity costs.
Ensuring the production team achieves the productivity and efficiency targets.
Ensure safety talks and safety tours of the factory.
Discussion with SHEQ or EHS Manager. 
Negotiates with suppliers of critical spares.

Remuneration:
Basic salary + Car allowance + Fuel Card.
Medical Aid 50% employer 50% employee contribution.
Provident fund is 21.36% of the basic salary.
13th cheque in December.