Production Manager | Head Of Production (Component Manufacturing) - Atlantis, Western Cape R700[...]

Production Manager | Head of Production (Component Manufacturing)

Location: Atlantis, Western Cape

Salary: R – R 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:

1. Disciplinary leadership of the production unit.
2. Leading the Production team.
3. 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.
4. Lead, manage, coach, mentor and develop production unit leadership with passion to ensure that a diverse result-oriented organization is in place and is cascaded throughout the production unit by empowerment, clear accountability and compliance.
5. Drive the organization in achieving operational performance/budget unit targets of safety, quality and customer delivery performance.
6. Drives and fosters an environment of continuous improvement, ensures that there is long term vision (plant level) for the production unit.
7. 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.
8. Drives the new product launches.
9. Create EHS environment and sustainability within the production unit.
10. Familiarity and knowledge of automotive processes.

QUALIFICATION, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

1. Relevant Production / Engineering / Finance or Related Degree or Diploma is essential.
2. 5+ years solid working experience in Operations and relevant experience within the automotive/component manufacturing/engineering industry is required.
3. 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.
4. Experience in Lean management, Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement.
5. SAP experience will be highly advantageous.
6. Proficiency on MS Office (i.e. MS Excel and MS Word).
7. Transformation competence and organizational development skills.
8. Must have coaching and mentoring skills.
9. Business / Finance Management skills.
10. In-depth knowledge in Safety and Quality.
11. Delivery and Production experience.
12. Understanding of South African Labour Laws and industrial relation matters.