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Production Supervisor

Production Supervisor

Qualification title

Occupational Certificate: Occupational Certificate: Production or Operations Supervisor (Forestry): (Forestry Production Supervisor)

Development Quality Partner:  FPMSETA

SAQA QUAL ID: 99709

NQF Level 03

Minimum credits : 71

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 

Purpose:

The purpose of this qualification is to prepare a learner to operate as a Production Supervisor (Forestry). A Production Supervisor (Forestry) Forestry

Supervisors directly supervise and coordinate forestry tasks/activities/work/operations and resources of a team of Forestry workers at an operational level to achieve daily production targets according to set operational standards and procedures (safety, quality and output targets).

A qualified learner will be able to:

• Implement by organising and directing employees, the daily production plan, and allocating tasks and resources.
• Motivate and monitor by applying short interval control, individual or/and team performance according to pre-determined criteria to maintain the quality and quantity of production whilst complying to safe work and environmentally responsible practices.
• Assess the output and pace of work of employees to ensure best use of time and resources.
• Communicate on a regular basis with employees both individually and in meetings and report daily production and resource utilisation data and information to Management/Foreman.