Production Shift Supervisor

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

About the Company

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.

Purpose of the Role

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.

Key Responsibilities

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.

Minimum Qualifications

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

Experience

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

Skills and Attributes

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

Ideal Candidate Profile

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.