Production Manager | Head of Production (Component Manufacturing)
Location: Atlantis, Western Cape
Salary: R700 000 – R800 000 Per Annum Negotiable based on Qualification and relevant years of experience
Our client, a highly reputable Global Automotive Manufacturing concern, is currently in search of a strong and assertive Production Manager to lead and join their dynamic team.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Disciplinary leadership of the production unit
- Leading the Production team
- Assure and ensure appropriate assets (manpower, equipment, infrastructure, and materials) of the production unit are available and deployed to deliver the required and agreed operational performance.
- Lead, manage, coach, mentor and develop production unit leadership with passion to ensure that a diverse result-orientated organization is in place and is cascaded throughout the production unit by empowerment, clear accountability and compliance.
- Drive the organization in achieving operational performance / budget unit targets of safety, quality and customer delivery performance.
- Drives and fosters an environment of continuous improvement, ensures that there is long term vision (plant level) for the production unit.
- Ensure that customers internally and externally, product lines and other functions are fully understood and that reliable relationships are established and maintained to the mutual benefit of all stakeholders.
- Drives the new product launches.
- Create EHS environment and sustainability within the production unit.
- Familiarity and knowledge of automotive processes.
QUALIFICATION, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
- Relevant Production / Engineering / Finance or Related Degree or Diploma is essential
- 5+ years solid working experience in Operations and relevant experience within automotive/component manufacturing/engineering industry is required
- 2+ years leadership experience of a large production team with exposure gained in a unionised environment and high volume shift patterns with focus on safety, quality and performance
- Experience in Lean management, Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement
- SAP experience will be highly advantageous
- Proficiency on MS Office i.e., MS Excel and MS Word
- Transformation competence and organizational development skills
- Must have coaching and mentoring skills
- Business / Finance Management skills
- In depth knowledge in Safety and Quality
- Delivery and Production experience
- Understanding of South African Labour Laws and industrial relation matters
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