KEY PURPOSE OF JOB
Product development and manufacturing aerospace engineering company in Somerset West has a permanent position for a Production Team lead, responsible for managing the day to day activities of an assigned production line and team. Actively support the teams outputs with the assembly of high-reliability electro-mechanical products.
KEY TASKS
General: Production Team Lead:
- Responsible for ensuring that the cleanroom always complies with NSS internal cleanliness standards.
- Responsible for ensuring that cleanroom logs are completed accurately and up to date.
- Responsible for reporting any deficiencies in materials, parts, or consumables to Quality.
- Responsible for maintaining stock levels of materials, parts, or consumables and reporting any shortage to stores for replenishment.
- Responsible for execution and adherence to the production plan.
- Ensure team actively logs and completes tasks in MOM in line with the production plan.
- Plan, organise, coordinate, manage and control production teams to ensure output delivery and quality standard requirements are met.
- Ensure that all work standards used are current and all steps are followed and adhered to.
- Responsible for identifying issues and potential line stops that may impact the capacity planning and the reporting thereof to the Production Shift Supervisor.
- Report and escalate problems, findings, and discipline problems to the next level.
- Assign duties, set goals, communicate to all levels, conduct team meetings and ensure a smooth shift handover.
- Ensure good timekeeping at all times. Address timekeeping problems and escalate to Production Shift Supervisor. Team must be on time and deliver on time.
- Ensure personnel is working safely and following health and safety rules and regulations.
Operations: Assembly Technician:
- Responsible for the day-to-day cleanroom operations.
- Population and hand-soldering of PCBs to the highest (space/satellite) standards.
- Assembly of harnesses.
- Assembly of boards and other components into chasses.
- Application of glues, thermal compounds, and conformal coatings.
- Operation of related assembly aids, such as curing oven, vacuum tank, compressor, solder pots, crimping tools, etc.
- Ensuring traceability of all parts during the assembly process.
- Logging and controlling the storage of electronic and other components as well as work in progress and completed products.
- Secure packing of completed products suitable for international shipments.
- Capturing of tasks and job status in line with build operations.
- Reporting production progress and issues to line manager.
- Review assembly documentation/build instructions and understand what needs to be done and how it is to be done.
- Ensure all documentation is signed off for traceability.
- Ensure correct procedures and processes are followed during manufacturing.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
- Relevant Degree or Diploma from a recognised institution.
Experience & Knowledge:
- Experience (ideally within the aerospace or defence industry).
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience in a manufacturing environment.
- 3-5 year experience as a Team Leader in a manufacturing environment (preferable).
- Ability to interpret mechanical and electronic drawings.
- Appreciation and experience of ISO9001 requirements.
- Knowledge of satellite subsystems and the space environment.
- Cleanroom, ESD, and optical assembly environment.
- Good knowledge and experience in technical support in a manufacturing environment.
COMPETENCIES & SKILLS
- Positive self-motivated, self-starter attitude.
- Responsible.
- Team player.
- Good written and oral communication skills.
- Customer focused.
- Able to persuade and influence others.
- Flexible and able to multi-task, can work within an ambiguous, fast-moving environment.
- Resourcefulness in setting priorities.
LANGUAGE
English
APPLICATION
If you meet the requirements of this vacancy, please send your CV to:
OR contact us on +27 (0) 21 300 0160.
To learn more about Newspace Systems, visit our website:
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent.
Experience:
- Team leader: 3 years (Preferred).
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