Production Shift Supervisor

Production Shift Supervisor

Location: Chloorkop, Kempton Park, Gauteng
Remuneration: Market-related monthly Cost to Company of R20,000 – R25,000

The company operates its head office and manufacturing facilities from Kempton Park, Gauteng
, and is seeking an experienced Production Shift Supervisor to join its Converting Production team in Chloorkop.

Reporting to the Production & Factory Manager
, the Shift Supervisor will play an important role in supporting operational objectives, driving productivity and maintaining a strong culture of accountability, quality and operational excellence within the converting factory.

The successful candidate will take ownership of day-to-day shift operations, including managing production resources, maintaining product quality, enforcing safety and housekeeping standards, leading production personnel and ensuring that daily production targets are achieved.

The role also requires a proactive approach to identifying opportunities for process improvement and improved operational performance
.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Overseeing the full converting production process and ensuring that shift targets are achieved with zero defects
  .
• Maintaining required product quality, safety and SHERQ compliance standards
  .
• Leading and managing production personnel, including attendance, discipline and on-shift coaching
  .
• Ensuring that the required raw materials are available to support production schedules.
• Assisting with machine changeovers and supporting Short Interval Control to maintain stable production processes.
• Maintaining required housekeeping standards throughout the production environment.
• Ensuring that CIL – Cleaning, Inspection and Lubrication – routines are completed.
• Accurately updating and managing all required production data and reporting
  .
• Operating as a mini business manager
  , encouraging proactive maintenance practices and ownership of production equipment.
• Promoting adherence to Manufacturing Excellence practices
  , including DMS, intranet tools and check sheets.

Applicants must have:

• Grade 12 / Matric
• A National Diploma or NQF Level 6 qualification in one of the following:
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Operations Management
  • Production Management
  • Industrial Engineering
• The following will be considered advantageous:
  • BTech Degree
  • Supervisory Development Programme

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience within a manufacturing environment
  .

The successful candidate should demonstrate:

• Strong computer literacy
• A self-driven approach with a strong sense of accountability
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving ability
• Strong adherence to procedures and process control
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• The ability to work effectively with repetitive tasks while maintaining consistency and quality
• A strong work ethic
• Excellent attention to detail

The ideal candidate is an experienced manufacturing professional who is comfortable taking ownership of an operational shift and leading production employees in a structured, process-driven environment. They should combine strong production discipline, people supervision, problem-solving ability and attention to quality
, while maintaining high standards of safety, housekeeping and process control.

They will be hands‑on, accountable and self‑driven
, with the ability to keep production processes stable, support equipment and changeover activities and consistently drive the team towards daily production targets.