Main purpose of the position

To control, supervise the operation of the continuous Colour Coating Line (CCL) in accordance with company and customer standards.

Key responsibilities

Safety & Housekeeping

• Ensure Compliance with the requirements of safety, health and environment standards and procedures

• Maintain a clean, tidy and safe work environment, free of any spillages or obstacles in line with 5S requirements

• Monitor and adhere to operating standards, working manuals, working instructions and procedures

• Floor management

• Updating of SOPs/ WI/ Safety records

• Investigate incidents and report

Equipment Operation & Support

• Ensure safe, efficient and accurate operation of equipment according to operating procedures, instructions and schedules

• Ensure that the shift team complies with operating standards provisions for the Lines

• Communicate with Maintenance in respect of planned and unplanned shutdowns and machine repairs

• Prepare shift placement and ensure that the shift team is at all times present in their respective work centres

• Manage conflicts within the shift team members

• Ensure productive relationship with engineering, planning and quality

• Verify, sign off and ensure timeous submission of compensation related documentation to HR for processing i.e. approved overtime and leave forms

• Identify near miss in working area in compliance with monthly safety meeting

• Manpower Training and development

• Identify defects and ensure required quality on the output

• Inspection of incoming material in order to ensure quality of material on a daily basis

• Ensure team compliance procedures and also statutory requirements

• Ensure proper handover of shift to the shift reliever team production technician are taking place

• Ensure optimum line utilisation in order to achieve maximum production rate and maximise shift output

• Monitor process parameters according to operations requirements

• Conduct a Root Cause Analysis and establish remedial measures in order to minimise rejected tonnage

• Ensure compliance to the prescribed material consumption norms

• Monitor and ensure availability of important utilities including cooling tower, compressor and cooling water

• Liaise with Quality Assurance on input strip quality standard and ensure compliance to customer specifications

• Check i.e. coil data for proper coil identification and booking leave for all shift team members

• Check that all shifts are following line procedures, planning and checklist and keeping records

• Ensure quality and yield are maintained as per norms

• Monthly reports monitoring and control records

  • Throughput

  • Yield

  • Plant Utilisation

  • Stock take

  • Shutdown/Delays

  • Efficiency

  • Safety

Continuous Improvement

• Initiate, participate and implement improvement programs and initiatives. This includes developing methods to improve plant performance and reduce operating cost

• Drive and be a member of teams doing failure reporting for quality defects, delays, SHE incidents

Stakeholder Management

• Continuously reporting observed defects and deviations on the operating parameters and production requirements and promptly communicate solutions to the Production Manager

Qualifications required

• Minimum academic qualification: BTech, National Diploma, or N6 in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Industrial Engineering

• Industry experience: Minimum 7 years’ hands-on experience working on a continuous colour-coating/coil-coating line, preferably within a steel manufacturing environment

• Additional qualifications: Postgraduate studies in Business Management and/or Quality Management will be advantageous

• Strong practical knowledge of continuous colour-coating/coil-coating processes, equipment, and production environments will be highly beneficial.

Experience required

• BTech, National Diploma, or N6 in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Industrial Engineering

• 7+ years' hands-on experience in a continuous colour-coating/coil-coating line, preferably within a steel manufacturing environment

Key competencies and skills

• Adherence to safe work practices and good housekeeping

• Supervising operations & managing the shift team

• Ability to develop SOP to required standard

• Perform incoming material inspection as per SOP

• Manage optimum utilization of production line

• Monitoring of production parameters as per SOP

• Ensuring that output conforms to Quality SOP

• Ensure compliance to prescribed material consumption parameters

• Monitor utilities i.e. cooling tower, compressor & cooling water

• Liaise with Maintenance & Quality Assurance

• Ensure team compliance with procedure & statutory requirements

• Responsible for the shift team training and development

• Capture data on SAP for coil identification, materials & leave

• Signing off & submission of verified compensation related documentation to HR

• Ensure proper shift-handover. Reporting of operating parameters

Computer literacy:

• MS Office

• HMI

• SAP