Key Production Supervisor

The key responsibility of this role is to supervise and manage production operations effectively. This includes implementing work schedules, assignments, and production sequences for operators as per the shift plan. The person in this position will also provide inputs to the Production Manager regarding manpower numbers for operators, contract employees, temporary employees, and laborers as required.

The ideal candidate should be able to assess resource requirements to ensure continuous production flow. This involves supervising the overall production to ensure that the production schedule is adhered to during the shift. Additionally, the person in this role will monitor and resolve any issues or conflicts regarding work allocation.

Responsibilities include maintaining and monitoring daily hours booking in log books, continuously monitoring various production parameters like quantity and quality of output, machine utilization, uptime, etc. The person in this role will also update planning, purchase, and maintenance as necessary.

Key Performance Areas:

• Adherence to the shift plan
• Reduction in scrap
• Reduction in rejection rework
• No. of unsafe condition acts eliminated
• Improve employee involvement
• Improve operational efficiency
• Attendance

Key Activities:

• Operations: Implement work schedules, assignments, and production sequences for operators as per the shift plan.
• Provide inputs to the Production Manager regarding manpower numbers for operators, contract employees, temporary employees, and laborers as required.
• Assess resource requirements to ensure continuous production flow.
• Supervise the overall production to ensure that the production schedule is adhered to during the shift.
• Monitor and resolve any issues or conflicts regarding work allocation.
• Maintain and monitor daily hours booking in log books.
• Continuously monitor various production parameters like quantity and quality of output, machine utilization, uptime, etc.
• Update planning, purchase, and maintenance as necessary.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure adherence to prescribed Quality norms and standards.
• Ensure that in-quality checks are being conducted as per standard operating procedures.
• Reduce in-process and finished goods rejections and internal rework so as to attain efficient operations and cost reduction.
• Provide inputs to operators regarding quality requirements and ensure they are aware of quality norms.
• Initiate cost-saving measures through innovative ideas and optimum usage of machine, manpower, energy, process, and reduce cycle time, etc.
• Ensure effective utilization of materials during the production process, consumables like oil, tools, etc., to ensure reduction in wastage.
• Create awareness on maintenance processes and encourage proper use of equipment and preventive maintenance measures.
• Ensure safety measures are necessarily followed and take initiative to enhance acceptance of safety by conducting safety meetings in departments with production head for achieving zero accident level and promote workplace safety.
• Ensure all workmen are adequately trained with respect to EHS.
• Communicate to the team on good housekeeping practices and also ensure hygiene and cleanliness at shop floor in line with company policies.
• Coordinate with Quality and Engineering team for resolving issues related to operational efficiency and quality.
• Coordinate with Technical function for any technical issues or challenges faced.
• Coordinate with Maintenance for any breakdowns.
• Coordinate with Quality for inspection and testing the in-process, finished tyres, MIS Reports, Admin, Maintain and update report for Daily Production, Shift Report, Ensure updated documentation like log books, crew books, safety over sheet, lift safety check sheet, absenteeism form, muster of workmen, etc.
• Prepare plan vs actual reports for production targets for shift Update SAP regularly and accurately as required.
• Manage leave allocation for operators in consultation with Manager Production.
• Identify training requirements for operators and provide on-the-job training as and when required.
• Motivate, counsel, and coach operators and trainees to ensure better delivery.
• Encourage team to participate in suggestion scheme and quality circles SPARSH circles Improvement Activities Work on Quality Improvement Projects QIPs, and suggest measures for improvement Work on improvement projects such as Kaizens and Mori Muda and Mura Help in Identification of unsafe conditions and support the cross-functional teams in taking corrective action