Kavesh Sooklall
Production Manager / Supervisor
Phoenix,KZN
Summary
Professional production specialist with strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results. Skilled in overseeing production processes, optimizing workflows, and ensuring quality standards. Reliable and adaptable, effectively managing resources and fostering productive work environment. Expertise in safety protocols, inventory management, and process improvement.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Pre-Production Supervisor
Maxe
08.2019 - Current
- Company Overview: (Manufacturing of Automotive Accessories)
- >Ensuring weekly production targets are met, on time delivery to customers
- >Weekly toolbox talks
- >Quality management
- >On the job training for all employees
- >Understanding of Laser cutting machines
- >Hydraulic press
- >Press bending machines
- >Working with dangerous flammable gases
- >Following and keeping up with the companies ISO standards
- >Weekly maintenance of all machines
- >Monthly stock takes on all raw materials
- >Over seen the welding process
- >Working closely with research and development
- >Planning and executing internal and external audits within the plant to grow the business
- >Ensuring a Reduction in waste and improving on cost saving
- (Manufacturing of Automotive Accessories)
Production Supervisor
Serco (Pty) ltd
03.2019 - 07.2019
- Company Overview: (Manufacturing of Truck Refrigerated Trailers/Bodies)
- >Ensure production delivery commitments are met timeously
- >Practice Lean Manufacturing Principles
- >Comply with the OSH Act and ISO9001
- >Ensuring housekeeping is always adhered to and as per the requirements of the Company
- >Making sure quality is up to the required standards and the audit is passed Successfully
- >Organizing and Monitoring work processes
- >Managing Team leaders/ staff x 26
- >Maintenance of staff recruiting, selecting, orientating and training employees, developing personal growth
- >People development
- >Coaching, counselling and disciplining employees
- >Conduct Training
- >Implementation of work procedures, policies
- >Maintaining and adhering to health and safety protocols, creating a safe Environment
- >Implementing productivity standards
- >Resolving operation problems
- >Maintaining reference manuals
- >Ensuring quality service as per customer service standards
- >Machine system knowledge-Pneumatics, hydraulic, mechanical pumps
- >Read / interpret drawings
- >Ensuring employees are informed of their duties- delegation of duties
- >Monitoring employee productivity and provide feedback to seniors
- >Weekly maintenance checks on all equipment
- >Blending of ISO and Polyurethane
- >Daily testing of chemical mixture
- >Managing waste
- (Manufacturing of Truck Refrigerated Trailers/Bodies)
Production Supervisor / Manager
Just Refrigeration
08.2005 - 10.2018
- Company Overview: (Manufacturing of Industrial Refrigeration)
- >Managing Sheet Metal Manufacturing Department
- >Production planning
- >Quality Controlling
- >Manufacturing of Industrial Refrigeration
- >Research and Development
- >Multi skilled Operator
- >Measuring and reporting the effectiveness of the department activities.
- >Developing and maintaining departmental work instructions for all tasks
- >Receiving incoming material and routing to appropriate area or personnel, filling work orders from production, packaging assemblies and receiving into finished goods, ensuring inventory transactions are accurately logged and overseeing cycle counts and reconciliation activities.
- >Establishing or adjusting work procedures to meet warehouse demands as dictated by production schedules and work flow
- >Interpreting company policies to workers and enforcing safety regulations
- >Recommending measures to improve quality of service, increasing efficiency of department and work crew and equipment performance
- >Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
- >Ability to make calculations
- >Conferring with other supervisors to coordinate activities of individual departments and serving internal customers
- >Knowledge of general business computer software and aptitude to learn new software applications.
- >Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- >Hyster Driving
- >Monitoring and over-looking staff performances
- >Staff disciplinary actions
- >Manage and evaluate machine resources to ensure productivity and minimal downtime
- >Oversee a workforce of 65+ employees in the manufacturing department
- >strive to reduce expenses and increase productivity across all product lines
- >Ensure all employees follow industry standard health and safety guidelines
- >Set ambitious production goals and communicate them to key personnel
- >Provide motivation, support and guidance to all employees
- >communicate any problems or obstacles to senior management
- >establish workflow policies that enhance speed and efficiency without compromising product safety or integrity
- >Create scheduled for employees to ensure optimum staffing levels.
- (Manufacturing of Industrial Refrigeration)
Education
Grade 12 - English, Afrikaans, Mathematics, Computer Studies, Physical Science, Technical Drawing
Mountview Secondary
01.2000 - 01.2004
NQF Level 4 –FETC - Production Technology
PMI (Human Capital Development Solutions)
Structural Level 2 - M.I.G Welding
Samson’s School Of Welding
Health & Safety
Global Learning & Makrosafe Holdings
First Aid Level 1 - undefined
Makrosafe Holdings
Operator Counter Balanced Lift Truck - 7 Tons Code F2
Global Learning
IATF Quality Management Systems - undefined
DQS Training Academy
Internal Training - undefined
Syspro Software
Skills
Sheet Metal
Production Management
MS Office
MS Word
MS Excel
South African Labour law
Basics Conditions of the employment act
Time Management
Accuracy & Attention To Detail
Teamwork
Leadership
Conflict Resolution
Client Relations
Disabilities Chronic Illness
None
Personal Information
- ID Number: 8610115089086
- Age: 38
- Criminal Record: None
- Driving License: Code 08 (Own Vehicle)
- Marital Status: Married, One Dependant
Timeline
Pre-Production Supervisor
Maxe
08.2019 - Current
Production Supervisor
Serco (Pty) ltd
03.2019 - 07.2019
Production Supervisor / Manager
Just Refrigeration
08.2005 - 10.2018
Grade 12 - English, Afrikaans, Mathematics, Computer Studies, Physical Science, Technical Drawing
Mountview Secondary
01.2000 - 01.2004
NQF Level 4 –FETC - Production Technology
PMI (Human Capital Development Solutions)
Structural Level 2 - M.I.G Welding
Samson’s School Of Welding
Health & Safety
Global Learning & Makrosafe Holdings
First Aid Level 1 - undefined
Makrosafe Holdings
Operator Counter Balanced Lift Truck - 7 Tons Code F2
Global Learning
IATF Quality Management Systems - undefined
DQS Training Academy
Internal Training - undefined
Syspro Software