Shift Supervisor Career Opportunity in Kenya

Position: Shift Supervisor

Grade: Four

Reports To: Production Manager

Supervision: Machine Operators

Main External Contacts: Suppliers and Contractors

Main Internal Contacts:

1. Maintenance team


2. Production Team


3. Quality assurance team

 

Broad Function: The shift supervisor is responsible for direct supervision operation activities for machines and structures in the plant and offices to ensure that they operate in a reliable, efficient, safe, and sustainable manner.

Primary Duties / Responsibilities

• Overseeing and participating in machines preparation for production


• Ensuring that only quality products are produced as per specifications and standards.


• Ensuring that all safety and health regulations are followed and adhered to.


• Minimizing costs by reducing waste generation and maintaining agreed efficiencies.


• Participating and monitoring continuous improvement activities.


• Set up production personnel work specifications and standards and ensure they are met.


• Manage personnel under production section.


• Participate in training of machine Operators on correct machine handling in order to achieve high level of efficiency.


• Participate in machine/equipment installation and commissioning.


• Identifying and implementing continuous improvement projects for plant machinery and structures.

Person Specifications

Academic Qualification: Diploma in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
   
Professional Qualifications: Registered Technical Engineer

Experience: At least five working experience in shift supervision, three of which must be in a busy manufacturing company

Skills

• Technical Knowledge of Electrical engineering


• Technical Knowledge of production machinery


• Good supervisory and interpersonal skill. 


• Computer literacy and familiarity with standard office computer applications


• Ability to interpret engineering drawing and make engineering sketches.


• Ability to work under pressure

Qualified candidates to forward their cvs to cvs@careerdirections.co.ke by 20th Dec 2015. 

Kindly indicate the Name of the position at the subject of the email.