Production Supervisor

Job Overview

Shift Supervisors provide leadership for workers on the front line. Under the direction of the site Project Manager, Superintendent the Shift supervisor delegates assignments and follows up on the completion of the task assignments. The position requires in-depth knowledge of the work and the ability to motivate employees to meet the business’ set KPI Objectives, expectations, and meet goal targets.

Responsibilities and Duties

· To start the daily shifts with team prestart meetings discussing all safety and work tasks planned for the day and allocation of employees into required equipment to make the daily mining targets.

· To take full responsibility of the shift in terms of management safety of staff, management of production and quality targets and to ensure the smooth running of production to efficient planning.

· To take full responsibility of the quality of work within the shift and is in line with the company’s quality systems, processes and procedures.

· Manage, develop and motivate direct reporting staff and oversee and monitor hourly performance.

· Monitor, measure, and report on production related process performance, general issues.

· To ensure good communication are given either verbally or written to all members of staff even in photo or diagram in some circumstances.

· To ensure that Occupational Health and Safety rules and regulations is adhered to during the shift and all matters relating to this are dealt with using the resources within the company in line with the companies Health and Safety policy.

· Problem solving and troubling shooting skills used to ensure that all team members can identify root causes and take fast effective action to resolve the problems placing barriers to going forward in the task.

· To work closely with other Supervisors, Superintendents, Engineers, and Project Manager to ensure production handovers are effective communications tools for consistent planning with safety in operations.

· To ensure that the training skills are all met for current and future demands of the shift to operate all needed equipment

· Monitor all meal and safety fatigue breaks so they are taken and in a timely control method.

· To have an active role in the company’s continuous improvement plan to achieve plans for future growth within the company.

· Oversee Production load & haul teams, drill & blast, development teams and dewatering teams are meeting daily requirements in expectations.

· Maintain housekeeping standards to ensure a clean and safe workplace exhibited and grow that culture.

· All employees are responsible for ensuring company resources used in an effective manner to ensure best safety and operating costs.

· Be able to make appropriate decisions while following the company’s organizational structure.

· Maintaining high level of timekeeping and meeting expectations in the role is the requirement.

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Qualifications

Education Level: Diploma/Engineer is a plus

Years of Experience: Min 10 years

Specific Skills / Competencies

Shift supervisors must have good communication skills to lead and clearly explain duties to workers. Strong leaders also have the ability to motivate, make decisions, manage time and evaluate the performance of others. Shift Supervisors must be able to perform any of the jobs on the shift and be prepared to pitch in and help whenever necessary.

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