Main job purpose
To lead the value stream or process on a shift so as to consistently maximize throughput, productivity and product quality whilst minimizing wastage and cost by ensuring the most effective utilization of all resources within the operation to contribute to the achievement of departmental and overall business goals.

Main Objective
* To lead the team to achieve maximum throughput with minimum downtime and minimum defective products to achieve departmental and overall
business goals.
* To ensure effective production planning and material flow to meet customer requirements to achieve maximum throughput while ensuring standard
hourly volumes and losses are adhered to.
* Timeous detection and response to deviations from the set standards to minimize downtime and to ensure optimization of cycle times, loss level
and machine availability.
* To ensure the execution of QC checks and feedback loops to support QA objectives by conducting layered audits as per prescribed schedules. To
ensure staff are effectively managed and held accountable through performance and disciplinary procedures, and that staff are developed and
mentored through the talent management and IDP processes to drive capability in the business.
* To ensure 5S housekeeping is practiced and safety standards driven in order to achieve Company safety objectives.
* To control all costs related to the issue and usage of all consumables in order to achieve the departmental operating budget.
* To ensure good and effective communication through the transfer of critical and important information to incoming shifts to avoid delays to production schedules.

Qualification(s)
- Grade 12
- National Diploma / Degree in Engineering or Production Management