Production Supervisor at a Paint Manufacturing Company - Willers Solutions Limited

Willers Solutions Limited - Our client, a reputable Paint Manufacturing company is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Production Supervisor

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: Operations
Product Segment: Paint & Coatings etc.
Functionally Reports to: Production Manager
Administratively Reports to: General Manager

Job Objectives 

• The Production Supervisor's Job is to supervise manufacturing staff, coordinate and cooperate with the various cross-functional team for smooth operations of the plant.
• A production manager is responsible for maintaining accurate quality and quantity control to ensure the on-time delivery of produced products in order to satisfy the clients.

Job Responsibilities

• Adheres to all company policies, procedures and business ethics codes and ensures that they are communicated and implemented within the team.
• Duties include the following, measurable in terms of time, cost, quality, or quantity.
• Strategic Responsibility - To set the direction of the plant operation, achieve monthly/weekly/daily production plan, and prepare action plans for self and individual team members.
• Day to Day Management - To supervise daily shop floor operations and achieve production targets as specified on a daily, weekly or monthly basis.
• To maintain workflow by monitoring steps of the process; setting processing variables; observing control points and equipment; monitoring personnel and resources;
• To facilitate corrections to malfunctions within process control points; initiating and fostering a spirit of cooperation within and between departments.
• To ensure shop floor compliance with hygiene and safety standards.
• To ensure day-to-day coordination among various functions for planning, procurement from other plants, production & dispatch planning as per customer requirements.
• To plan for Manpower as per shop-floor operations and job allocation for the people on fewer production days.
• Operational Targets - To ensure key project tracking on a continuous basis and submit a periodical update to management.
• To handle, work priorities and allocating resources to meet the assigned shop floor timelines and goals.
• To enforce discipline, punctuality, and safety as part of conduct among staff.
• To do periodic audit inspection and ensure housekeeping, safety, personnel hygiene and environmental compliance through implementation of EHS.
• Key Projects - To follow new projects as and when assigned for improvement and take responsibility for its successful execution after approval from Factory Manager and GM Operations.
• People Management - To manage effective communication by setting individual targets, developing and motivating staff, providing of formal and informal feedback on performance and training needs - in order to maximize subordinate and department performance.
• Reporting - To prepare all applicable reports in time for accuracy and in order to ensure that they match the functional requirements, policies and standards.
• Safety Health & Environment - To ensure compliance to all relevant safety, health and environmental procedures across the department in order to promote a healthy and safe work environment.
• Related Assignment - To perform other related duties or assignments as and when assigned.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (Paint / Chemicals / Chemistry) with hands-on experience in handling paint/coating shop floor.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience cognate experience as Production Supervisor
• The applicant must have good knowledge about ISO, HACCP, and Other applicable international standards.
• Team handling experience of minimum 10 - 20 people.

Application Closing Date
12th July, 2021.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV in ‘MS Word Format’ to: [email protected] using Production Supervisor’ and Location as the subject of the mail.

Note: Only qualified candidates will be shortlisted.