General Job Purpose:
Thorough field monitoring of production lines and machines throughout the shift, ensuring that operating quantities and specifications comply with assigned production orders, recording actual production cards, controlling scrap and loss rates, and ensuring the smooth delivery of finished products to the warehouse management and quality department.
3. Main Duties and Responsibilities:
A. Monitoring Production Lines and Operations:
- Monitoring the progress of extrusion lines and pipe/hose forming, ensuring machine stability.
- Ensuring technicians and workers adhere to approved operation orders and product specifications (diameter, thickness, weight, length).
- Immediate detection of any breakdowns or stoppages on production lines and notifying the maintenance team and shift engineer to minimize downtime.
B. Control over Raw Materials and Waste Rates:
- Monitoring the consumption of polymer raw materials (PVC) and additives, comparing them with standard production formulas (BOM).
- Inventorying and sorting scrap quantities and returning them to the crushing and recycling stage according to approved policies to prevent unjustified waste.
C. Documentation, Recording, and Warehouse Handover:
- Accurately issuing and recording daily production cards for each production line and signing them.
- Direct coordination with the quality department to inspect samples and approve the release of production batches.
- Handing over finished product quantities (pipes and hoses) under an official handover report to the shift storekeeper and inventory controller.
- Preparing the shift-end report specifying: produced quantities, actual operating hours, downtime and its causes, and waste percentages.
D. Occupational Health and Safety:
- Ensuring shift workers comply with wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and adhere to safety instructions within the hall.
- Maintaining the cleanliness and organization of production lines and aisles (5S system).
4. Organizational Relationships and Communication:
Internally within the shift: Production engineers and technicians, Quality Control Department, Mechanical and Electrical Maintenance Department.
With other departments: Storekeepers (raw materials and finished products), inventory movement controllers.
5. Job Requirements and Conditions:
Educational Qualification: Industrial Technical Diploma / Associate Degree or a suitable Higher Qualification.
Experience: 1 to 3 years of experience in plastic factories and pipe extrusion (or no experience for entry-level positions, subject to seriousness and willingness to learn).
Skills and Abilities:
- Proficiency in basic mathematical operations and accurate recording of numbers and weights.
- Keen observation and speed in identifying technical defects in the product.
- Ability to work under pressure (12 hours).
- Communication skills and ability to interact with workers and technicians.