Production Team Leader

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Date: 8 Apr 2026

Location: EC, ZA

Company: PG Group

PG is the name for glass in Southern Africa. Established in Cape Town in 1897, the Group produces, distributes and installs automotive, building glass, aluminium and glass film solutions. The PG Group is a significant worldwide player and our operations comply with the highest international safety, quality and environmental standards.  PG Group is invested in the following divisions:  PG Glass, PG Glass Africa, Shatterprufe, LLumar, Widney, PFG Building Glass, PG Building Glass, PG Primador and PG Aluminium.

A vacancy for Team Leader Screening has arisen at our Shatterprufe Neave Plant in Gqeberha. This is a General Staff position reporting to the Shift Manager.

 

Main job purpose

 

The purpose of the team leader is to effectively utilise available resources in order to achieve maximum output and minimise downtime of the line / machine on a daily basis, and to ensure that all work carried out is as per SOP and that the required quality specifications are met at all times in line with customer and business standards and specifications.   

 

 

Main Objective

 

Responsible for achieving targeted volumes set per line, per department, by adhering to standard operating procedures and completing Short Interval Controls documentation accurately on an hourly basis in order to measure progress against the set targets.

Ensuring that cycle times and change-over times are met or exceeded and downtime minimised to ensure that targets are achieved in line with safety and quality standards.

Timeous detection and response to deviations from the set standards to minimise downtime and to ensure optimisation of cycle times, loss level and machine availability. 

Participate in team problem solving initiatives and improvement actions by using trouble shooting guides and lessons learned to ensure equipment efficiency and quality of product maintained. 

To ensure 5S housekeeping is practiced and safety standards driven in order to achieve Company safety objectives.

To ensure good and effective communication through the transfer of critical and important information to incoming shifts to avoid delays to production schedules.

Confirmation of orders to be balanced before handed over to the next process to ensure accurate WIP control while ensuring set SX and customer time frames and standards are adhered to.  

 

 

Critical job requirements

 

Qualification(s)

 
  • Grade 12

 

 

Knowledge

 
  • Glass Handling

 

 

Skills

 
  • MS Office
  • Technical aptitude
  • Problem solving and decision making
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Attentive to detail
  • Conscientiousness

 

 

 

Experience

 

 
  • 3 years glass manufacturing experience
  • 3 years glass manufacturing experience

 

 

 

Contact details:

 

 contact person:
  • Zechariah Jantjies
  • 041 405 3625
  • zjantjies@pg.co.za

Vacancy closing date:
  • 17/ April / 2026

 

 

Please include the following with your application

  • CV
  • Copy of identification book (ID)
  • Evidence of qualifications

 

 

 

 

PG Group, and its subsidiaries, are committed to the principles of employment equity and as such are equal opportunity employers.  Qualified applicants who apply for any vacancies will be considered with due consideration based on of fairness and equity. Factors such as race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or disability are not consider exclusively and are not determinative of any appointments made by PG Group or its subsidiaries.

 

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