Machine Setup Supervisor

Company Description

At Continental, each of us take personal ownership for creating an inclusive culture. Our behaviours and personal contribution drive a culture of connectedness and we encourage an environment in which our people share their perspectives courageously to drive operational excellence. With us, everyone has an equal opportunity to grow, develop and live into their professional potential. Come and work for us and let your ideas shape the future!

Job Description

SPEED - Manage performances and ensuring targets are met for machine setters.

Ensuring customers requirements are met and ensuring customer satisfaction

Maintenance and repair of 2nd stage Drums expander heads and 1st stage drums

Repair and pre-build bladders in machine setters workshop for 1st stage building machines

Maintenance if tyre building equipment

COST - Manage supplies & resources cost effectively.

Capital Expenditure - Creation of Capital request

Controlling LDC &MDC cost for dept

Ordering of equipment

Corrective actions to reduce scrap

QUALITY - Quality awareness for machine setters on all Equipment

Involved with Internal and External Customer Audits

Ensure that 1st GT build after change is conforming to Quality standards

Tooling - design, manufacture and implementation requirements are aligned and suitable for achieving product requirements

Product allocation

Implement actions to improve virgin warehouse yield

Ensuring customers requirements are met and ensuring customer satisfaction

Maintenance and repair of 2nd stage expander heads and 1stage drums

MORALE - Coaching, mentoring and disciplining of employees

Handling conflict

Counselling for Poor Absenteeism

Continuous improvement

Training of personnel on set-up

HEALTH & SAFETY - Ensure compliance with Government Regulations. (OHS Act, ISO, SABS, Building Regulations)

Compliance & implementation with all legal requirements; OHS & EHS policies & procedures

Good housekeeping practices

Support 5S programme

MANAGEMENT - Manage, lead, develop and disciplining of personnel according to the Company policy. This includes overtime management, absenteeism control, leave and effective deployment of manpower to attend to breakdowns.

Take full accountability for coordinating departmental workforce and corrective action to ensure deliverables are achieved.

Training and development of associates - all levels.

AGREEMENTS/ REPORTS. DOCUMENTATION - Coordinate & drive machine setter documents

Machine setter/Tooling documentation and performance reports, guidelines, book of requirements

Implement and maintain specifications and standard operating procedures

Compile Justifications for projects

Analyse, measure, compile & provide tooling breakdowns and change overs

Manage performances and ensuring targets are met for machine setters.

Qualifications

National Diploma or N6 in Engineering or relevant qualification.

3 years in a Tyre Manufacturing environment

Additional Information

Benefits in line with the level of the position

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