Purpose of the job:
- To manage the Process Department to perform its function of facilitating a world class manufacturing environment and to ensure the achievement of production and quality targets.
Qualifications
- B.Eng. or B.Sc. or Diploma in Industrial, Process, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
- CAD Drawings – ability to read/interpret. Drawing will be a distinct advantage
Work Experience
Continuous Improvement (To improve the factory buildings, equipment, materials and processes to improve profit, productivity, safety and quality):
- Champion for the Continuous Improvement Program (CIP) within the plant, ensure a CIP team is active within the plant.
- Ensure projects are monitored against deliverables agreed by the CIP team.
- Ensure CIP log is maintained.
- Provide monthly report of achieved progress vs. target in CIP for management pack.
- Plant
- Ensure standard cycle times are maintained and updated for all production processes.
- Ensure Visual Work Instructions (WI) are developed by the Process Team for all process within the plant
- Ensure WI archive is maintained and updated within the plant quality system.
- Ensure approved WI’s are available for display in the plant.
- Provide support for customer and internal sample and production trials.
- Ensure the execution and administration of Change Requests in the plant is maintained.
- Ensure that Statistical Process Control requirements of the plant are met.
- Ensure that robotic water-jet programs within the plant are implemented, maintained and backed-up.
- Supports problem solving on Process/Equipment to rectify problems or improve process.
- Promotes good housekeeping and safety.
- Perform routine operations on manufacturing equipment
- Respond to changes in the manufacturing processes
- Understand machinery and raw material technologies
- Set and operate equipment with simple control systems
Projects
- Support in product development and customer projects.
- Manage equipment plan for incoming projects.
- Investigate new technologies relevant to the production processes within the plant.
- Prepare and present technical reports and presentations to management.
- Ensure current and future plant layout is available.
- Manage implementation of any plant layout plans.
Customer Relations:
- Interact with internal and external customers in relation to process issues.
Supplier Relations:
- Interact with internal suppliers. Including raw material suppliers, equipment suppliers, service providers and contractors.
- Manage suppliers in regard to new process development, monitoring delivery times, costs and quality.
Financial Control:
- Protect company assets (working capital & fixed assets)
- Detect and prevent fraud
- Promote good Corporate Governance
eporting:
- Compile Process/Management Reports
- Monitor the achievement of daily process requirements/goals/targets
- Manage individual, team and departmental performance to achieve organisational objectives
SHE:
- Identify potential hazards and critical safety issues in the workplace
- Address workplace hazards and risks
- Work safely and use safety equipment
Quality Management:
- Comply with the requirements of the Manufacturing Quality Systems
- Produce highest quality samples as per Kanban, or written request
- Resolve quality problems, utilising previous experience as well as the technical expertise of the quality/control department
Policies and Procedures:
- Comply with the Company Policies and Procedures
- People Management
- Coach and counsel employees to ensure improved and sustained performance levels
- Ensure discipline is maintained in the department – manage absenteeism, lateness, overtime, misconduct, etc.
- Resolve grievances & disputes
- Plans and provides for on the job training and multi-skilling of plant teams on a continuous basis.
- Attends all meetings and training courses as requested. Ensures all subordinates attend required training courses, especially those in respect of quality and saftey
- Responsible to ensure that Payroll SACO hours submissions are done in time for Payroll Processing for the department, if required
- Ensure SACO clockings & exceptions are processed timeously for payroll processing
- Ensure any issues/concerns with the SACO time & attendance system is reported to the Payroll department immediately
- Report any overtime exemptions (more than 10 hours per week) to the HR Department immediately
- Employees shall perform the duties as assigned to them diligently and to the satisfaction of Management. The job description represents the outline of the duties to be performed and the responsibilities of the employee. Nothing shall prevent management from assigning additional tasks to an employee or assigning the employee to a different job provided an explanation of the reasons are given.
Competencies – Knowledge and Skills
- Functional Knowledge
- Business Expertise
- Leadership
- Problem Solving
- Interpersonal Skills
- MS Office
- Relevant Legislation
- Processing Systems
- IATF 16949 requirements
- Production Systems
- Quality Standards and ISO systems
- Hazardous Chemicals
- OHS Act
- Material Handling
- Lean and World Class Manufacturing principals
- Statistical Process Control
- Basic knowledge of non-woven textiles, pneumatics, hydraulics, thermodynamics, instrumentation and PLCs
- MS Office including Power Point
