BUSINESS UNIT - OPERATIONS MANAGER - AUTOMOTIVE RELATED IN PORT ELIZABETH

Job Position: Business Unit / Operations Manager (automotive related industry) Ref: 3640 Location: Port Elizabeth Salary: R55 000 to R60 000 per month CTC commensurate with experience and qualification Qualifications / Requirements Degree / Diploma in Production Management / Engineering Strong middle management person who can take strong control of the departments Business unit experience highly advantageous Experience in authority of making decisions Hands on team management with clear goal setting and project mapping / management with the team Sound knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Sound understanding of quality standards Minimum of 8 year’s experience in an automotive manufacturing environment of which 5 years need to be in a supervisory role (stable work record) which include Operations Strong communication skills and professional disposition Impeccable work ethics and integrity Strong leadership skills and ability to motivate and drive, teams Key Performance Areas: Handling of all round operations Customer negotiations, presentations and visits Handling of key customers Managing of staff (operationally) Daily production: Run daily production meetings Ensure daily production reports are completed and handed in Analyse any deviations to planned versus actual production numbers Create plan to rectify any deviations from planned production numbers Daily resource plan for absenteeism deviations for production staff Ensure production plan is aligned to available stock and make changes accordingly, ensure sales are aware of changes Decide on when over time is required to meet production targets Ensure returns are checked and findings reported to senior management Intra-day updates to sales on production status Plant maintenance: Ensure maintenance on plant and equipment is completed in accordance to maintenance schedule Tools usage report Personnel: Decide on the number of factory staff needed based on production targets using time study information from IE Department Weekly meetings with staff to inform and motivate Update and maintain the manufacturing performance board Quality, Health and Safety Health and safety: Ensure health and safety procedures and protocols are followed throughout the company Quality manual: Ensure the manual is up to date and matches the quality procedures within production Corrective action reports: Manage the opening and closing of any corrective action reports created by the quality department Facility management: Ensure internal housekeeping is maintained in the plant and adheres to the quality manual Ensure internal and external aspects of the facility are in working order (security, tanks, windows, leaks) and take necessary action Induction training: Ensure correct induction training is done Industrial Engineering Production: Ensure all production processes are up to date Create and present production improvement concepts for management for both factory expansion and efficiency improvement. Layouts: Manage implementation of any new processes and procedures Ensure factory Layouts are up to date Equipment: Provide motivations for new equipment purchases Ensure maintenance schedule is update and relevant Responsibility: Salary: R55 000 to R60 000 per month CTC commensurate with experience and qualification Qualifications / Requirements Degree / Diploma in Production Management / Engineering Strong middle management person who can take strong control of the departments Business unit experience highly advantageous Experience in authority of making decisions Hands on team management with clear goal setting and project mapping / management with the team Sound knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Sound understanding of quality standards Minimum of 8 year’s experience in an automotive manufacturing environment of which 5 years need to be in a supervisory role (stable work record) which include Operations Strong communication skills and professional disposition Impeccable work ethics and integrity Strong leadership skills and ability to motivate and drive, teams Key Performance Areas: Handling of all round operations Customer negotiations, presentations and visits Handling of key customers Managing of staff (operationally) Daily production: Run daily production meetings Ensure daily production reports are completed and handed in Analyse any deviations to planned versus actual production numbers Create plan to rectify any deviations from planned production numbers Daily resource plan for absenteeism deviations for production staff Ensure production plan is aligned to available stock and make changes accordingly, ensure sales are aware of changes Decide on when over time is required to meet production targets Ensure returns are checked and findings reported to senior management Intra-day updates to sales on production status Plant maintenance: Ensure maintenance on plant and equipment is completed in accordance to maintenance schedule Tools usage report Personnel: Decide on the number of factory staff needed based on production targets using time study information from IE Department Weekly meetings with staff to inform and motivate Update and maintain the manufacturing performance board Quality, Health and Safety Health and safety: Ensure health and safety procedures and protocols are followed throughout the company Quality manual: Ensure the manual is up to date and matches the quality procedures within production Corrective action reports: Manage the opening and closing of any corrective action reports created by the quality department Facility management: Ensure internal housekeeping is maintained in the plant and adheres to the quality manual Ensure internal and external aspects of the facility are in working order (security, tanks, windows, leaks) and take necessary action Induction training: Ensure correct induction training is done Industrial Engineering Production: Ensure all production processes are up to date Create and present production improvement concepts for management for both factory expansion and efficiency improvement. Layouts: Manage implementation of any new processes and procedures Ensure factory Layouts are up to date Equipment: Provide motivations for new equipment purchases Ensure maintenance schedule is update and relevant Salary: R55000 to 60000 Job Reference #: Business Unit - Operations Manager - automotive re