Production Assistant Job Description

• The primary purpose is to supervise, coordinate and schedule the activities of all mining/manufacturing operations.
• Supervise, coordinate and schedule the activities of all mine/manufacturing operations.
• Submit maintenance requests (coercive and preventive)
• Good knowledge of stone grinding and washing machines, minimum 5 tears of experience.
• Provide leadership to all mining/manufacturing activities, ensuring work is being completed in a safe, efficient and timely manner.
• Control all allocated labor to ensure maximum availability of resources by managing absenteeism and taking corrective action where applicable.
• Coordinate resources to maintain and enhance critical equipment performance and availability through best business practices.
• Supervise, train, and develop assigned team members as required.
• Establish good working relationships with other departments.
• Production, Efficiency, and Cost Control
• Coordinate equipment usage to ensure efficient and effective achievement of operational objectives.
• Analyze equipment rates and make changes to daily operational plans as necessary, based on mining//manufacturing conditions.
• Ensure achievement of production targets by maintaining operational objectives.
• Ensures all administrative data for the operations is generated accurately and in a timely manner; including all equipment and personnel time sheets and log books as well as daily diaries and production reports as required.
• Ensure that all records on equipment utilization (i.e. hours, pre-start checklists, and utilized hours, are recorded on a daily basis.)
• Report performance breakdowns, equipment damage, safety near misses, incidents and accidents according to established procedures.
• Implement daily, weekly and monthly operational plans and objectives, in accordance with production plan requirements.
• Assesses employee performance against objectives on a regular basis as per Company policy and take corrective action where required.
• Implement and maintain operating procedures to ensure safe and effective operation of the factory.
• Implement actions to optimize mining/manufacturing process performance and attain efficiency targets in the areas of: labor productivity, equipment availability, utilization, and material consumption.
• Participate actively with the technical services group to support the development of optimum mining/manufacturing short and long-term plans.
• Develop and implement area work ownership with resources to maintain appropriate balance of workload with priority to equipment availability.
• Investigate accidents and near misses with a view toward positive action, emphasis on prevention through training, equipment set-up or equipment repair and report on findings and conclusions.
• Identify haul roads and dumpsites that need repair and ensure deviations are rectified.

Environment and Safety

• Improve on safety standards by holding safety meetings, conducting safety interactions and taking corrective action where required.
• Ensure adherence to State, Federal, and Company workplace policies and standard work procedures for risk identification, risk assessment and risk control;
• Maintain a high level of Safety performance through effective communication, monitoring and revision of standard work procedures.
• Identify and report safety risks, accidents, incidents, injuries and property damage at the workplace.
• Attend and participate on all scheduled safety meetings and training.
• Investigate accidents and near misses with a view toward positive action, through training, equipment set-up or equipment repair and report on findings and conclusions.
• Maintain environmental awareness amongst the workforce by holding meetings and involving the environmental department in related subjects.
• Ensure adherence to environmental policy, work standards, management plans and regulatory obligations and requirements;
• Integrate environmental policies, programs, and practices into all activities of the organization