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

Production Manager | Head of Production (Component Manufacturing)

Location: Atlantis, Western Cape

Salary: R700 000 – R800 000 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:

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

QUALIFICATION, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

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

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