TECHNICAL AND ENGINEERING MANAGER (DEVELOPMENT PRO IN BLOEMFONTEIN

KEY OUTPUTS PART OF THE PROGRAM (PROJECT BASED) Lead and coordinate Communities of Practice and Centres of Excellence as agreed Facilitate the implementation of the Manufacturing Way in South Africa Lead the Manufacturing Development Team to ensure; Strategic Alignment Shared Learning''s Best Practice Progress Reviews Work practice reviews (e.g. GEM Audits) / Assessments & verifications and the development and coordination of related improvement plans. Promote Knowledge Management processes in South Africa. Facilitate the identification and implementation manufacturing improvement projects. Facilitate, co-ordinate and lead divisional improvement projects Establish policies and standards for manufacturing services in order to ensure consistency, efficiency, integrity in the maintenance and productivity environments. Develop the one to three years plant business plan to ensure that customer service and productivity objectives are met. Manage the systematic and strategic coordination of all Manufacturing business functions as aligned with the Sales and Operational Planning process (S&OP). Manage the implementation of world class manufacturing processes across Manufacturing for the purpose of ensuring the continuous improvement of short to long-term performance. Manage the synchronisation of all aspects of Manufacturing including flow of materials and final goods. Management and maintenance of the Manufacturing assets at a productive basic condition. Measurement and monitoring of performance trends and the application of focused improvement initiatives in order to increase total system efficiency, effectiveness and reliability. Identification, development and the implementation of the relevant enablers in order to deliver the Plant business plan and budget. Develop and implement people capability enhancement plans to ensure that business improvement objectives are met. Ensure that supply chain planning is aligned to meeting customer needs. QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE BSc Engineering: Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering Minimum 5 years experience in manufacturing environment including 3 years experience in implementing supply chain, production or process improvement related initiatives. 3 Years experience as an area manager (e.g. Unit Manager, Manufacturing Excellence Manager) in an FMCG manufacturing environment Experience in leading capital or process improvement projects Demonstrable experience in people change initiatives and process improvement Membership of a professional institute would be advantageous