Shift Manager

VACANCY: Shift Manager – Shatterprufe Struandale

A vacancy exists for a Shift Manager at Shatterprufe Struandale, Port Elizabeth. This is a junior management position reporting to the Planning and Logistics Manager in the Planning and Logistics Department.

Main job purpose

To lead the value stream or process on a shift so as to consistently maximize throughput, productivity and product quality whilst minimizing wastage and cost by ensuring the most effective utilization of all resources within the operation to contribute to the achievement of departmental and overall business goals.

Main Objective

To lead the team to achieve maximum throughput with minimum downtime and minimum defective products to achieve departmental and overall business goals. 
To ensure effective production planning and material flow to meet customer requirements to achieve maximum throughput while ensuring standard hourly volumes and losses are adhered to. 
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. 
To ensure the execution of QC checks and feedback loops to support QA objectives by conducting layered audits as per prescribed schedules. 
To ensure staff are effectively managed and held accountable through performance and disciplinary procedures, and that staff are developed and mentored through the talent management and IDP processes to drive capability in the business. 
To ensure 5S housekeeping is practiced and safety standards driven in order to achieve Company safety objectives. 
To control all costs related to the issue and usage of all consumables in order to achieve the departmental operating budget. 
To ensure good and effective communication through the transfer of critical and important information to incoming shifts to avoid delays to production schedules. 

Critical job requirements

Qualification(s)    

•    Grade 12    •    National Diploma in Engineering or Production Management
    

Knowledge    

•    Knowledge and applicable standard problem solving techniques    •    Demonstrate an understanding and application of WCM and Lean Principles
•    Knowledge of Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental Legal Requirements and Systems    •    Industrial Relations knowledge
    

Skills    

•    Strong technical skills    •    Strong leadership skills
•    Good interpersonal skills    •    Good communication skills
•    Good organisational abilities    •    Problem Solving and Decision Making Skills
    

Experience        

•    5 years production or manufacturing experience    •    3 years experience in an automotive manufacturing industry    

Contact details:

Contact person:  

•    Usivenathi Xiphu
•    0414053352
•    uxiphu@pg.co.za   

Vacancy closing date:     18 / 05 / 2026    

Please include the following with your application

•    CV
•    Copy of identification book (ID)    

•    Evidence of qualifications
•    Internal Application Form    
 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.

Requisition ID: 3253