About the position
My client (FMCG) is seeking an experienced and hands-on Line Supervisor: Oil Filling, Packing Plant, based in the West Rand area
Duties and Responsibilities:
Ensure plant compliance and governance of Food Safety & Quality systems
- Ensure plant compliance and governance of Food Safety and Quality systems (FSMS, AIB, FSSC 22000
- Maintain and enforce Food Safety policies, PRPs and behaviour-based food safety culture
- Perform daily plant inspections to ensure cleanliness and compliance with food safety and quality standards
- Oversee housekeeping standards and coordinate cleaning teams for prompt resolution
- Conduct internal pest management responsibilities
- Monitor, maintain and continuously improve the Food Safety Management System
- Conduct forklift inspection record verifications and report discrepancies
- Enforce change initiatives and controls in preparation for audits and closure of findings
- Conduct inspections of plant grounds and facilities for health, safety, food and environmental compliance
- Close out NCRs timeously
- Maintain Food Safety and OHS records for all plant machinery
- Ensure all food safety and quality registers, checklists and documentation are accurately completed, filed and audit-ready for traceability purposes
Ensure plant compliance to Environment, Health and Safety regulations
- Ensure monthly inspections are conducted by Health & Safety representatives
- Enforce compliance with all SHE policies, procedures and legal requirements
- Compile and review periodic risk assessments
- Conduct regular fire prevention inspections
- Ensure safety signage and notices are displayed in all plant areas
- Verify machinery is safe and operational and initiate maintenance per OHS requirements
- Enforce adherence to Environmental, Health & Safety policies and PRPs at all times
- Maintain plant emergency evacuation plans
- Manage accident and incident investigations
- Compile and submit monthly OHS reports
- Submit and close Enablon findings
- Conduct job observations on high-risk activities and provide feedback
- Chair quarterly safety meetings with safety representatives and line management
- Conduct toolbox talks
Production supervision and Plant Maintenance:
- Plan, schedule, assign, inspect, record and administrate production operations
- Manage CCPs and OPRPs, report deviations and implement corrective actions with Production Manager
- Generate work orders and issue work permits
- Coordinate fault finding and maintenance activities
- Capture and update downtime and OEE data daily
- Coordinate preventative maintenance of packing lines to improve OEE
- Ensure production efficiency, cost control and product compliance with specifications
- Address operational issues proactively and adapt to changing requirements
- Reconcile critical spares to prevent unplanned downtime
- Create MDG codes for production items
- Inspect and verify operator maintenance records
- Report packing line compliance levels to management
- Ensure suppliers, contractors and consultants comply with all group policies and procedures
Employee Supervision & Contractor Coordination
- Ensure employee and contractor compliance with policies and procedures
- Ensure all legal appointments fulfill assigned duties
- Coordinate Food Safety and Health & Safety training
- Correct and update employee timesheets
- Identify, resolve and escalate operational and people-related issues
- Resolve conflicting requirements and escalate where necessary
- Counsel employees and initiate disciplinary action for misconduct or poor performance when required
Minimum Requirements:
Education and Experience:
- Diploma in Food Technology or Industrial Engineering
- Certificate in Quality Management will be advantageous
- 3 years' post qualification production experience, of which 1 should be in a supervisory/ coordinating capacity
- Experience in food manufacturing industry
- Active involvement in internal and external audits i.e.Food Safety, EHS, Quality
Knowledge and Skills:
- Production plant and production principles
- EHS and Food Safety systems
- Plant equipment and hazards
- Relevant processes, systems, policies and procedures
- Risk management
- Interpersonal skills
- Computer literate
- Basic numerical skills
- Planning and organising
- Basic first level equipment maintenance
- Crisis management
- Verbal and written communication
- Decisive and able to initiate and follow through on action
- Inspection and monitoring
- Persuasion and influencing
- Training and coaching
- Cross-cultural awareness and adaptability
- Supervisory and co-ordinating
- Filing and administration skills
Additional inherent requirements
POPIA Act
- In line with the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013 (POPIA), all personal information submitted in your application will be treated as confidential and used solely for recruitment purposes
- By applying for this position, you consent to the processing and storing of your personal information for the purposes of assessing your suitability for employment
- Should your application be unsuccessful, your personal information will be securely stored for a limited period and then destroyed in accordance with our data retention policy
JOB GRADE: CL
Salary R110 500.00 - R 312 000.00 (inclusive of 13th cheque)
Desired Skills:
- Oil Filling
- Packing Plant
- Food Safety
