Compound Supervisor
Signature Cosmetics
Edenvale, Gauteng
Permanent
Posted 11 July 2025
- Closing Date 31 July 2025
Job Details

Job Description
Responsibilities
Requirements
- Provide information on available raw materials and components to meet the production schedule
- Create all purchase orders for allocated suppliers according to the confirmed monthly production schedule
- Forward the purchase order from F&O to the supplier and order book
- Confirm the receipt of the raw materials against POD and update the product receipt book
- Ensure that raw materials are transferred from receiving to the flammable storeroom
- Generate the picking order against the manufacturing order and allocate picking to team
- Check all raw materials picked and decanted against picking order and address any inaccurate picks with the relevant team member
- Ensure that all equipment and utensils to be used meet good manufacturing practices (GMP)
- Blend bulk raw materials and match colours to standards
- Check all bulk colour blends performed by team members to ensure standards are met
- Authorise approval of bulk products to be released to production and quality control
- Plan and conduct stock takes and capture results on spreadsheet
- Discuss all discrepancies or queries with line manager and capture reconciled stock details on F&O once approved
- Plan and conduct raw material Financial Year End stock take
- Maintain product receipt book monthly
- Review attendance registers and address any areas of concern
- Coordinate input to payroll
- Effectively manage and lead the compound team
- Ensure effective stock management in the flammable stockroom.
- Ensure accurate stock records are maintained.
- Perform daily inspection of compound department including but not limited to PPE, health safety, machinery inspections, address any areas of concern and follow up on action plans to address.
- Build and maintain effective relationships with allocated suppliers.
- Send out communication to allocated suppliers on year end stock take requirements and deadlines.
- Plan and communicate end of year stock take and timelines to compound team.
- Ensure all workflows, SOPS and processes are adhered too.
- Ensure all health and safety procedures are adhered too
- Attend monthly health and safety meetings.
- Review availability of bulk raw materials and address any areas of concern with Production Supervisor
- Address all incidences of non-conformance with compound team.
- Ensure effective management of compound area to reduce spillages and damages.
Requirements
- Grade 12 or equivalent required.
- Degree or Diploma in Production, Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Logistics an advantage.
- Certification in quality management an advantage.
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience as a Compound Supervisor ore related position is required.
- 3 years working experience in a Cosmetic manufacturing environment an advantage.
- Training of employees in material safety handling processes and safety an advantage
- Demonstrated knowledge of productivity measurement tools an advantaged