ABOUT THE JOB

• You will be responsible to lead, manage and guide the production teams to efficiently achieve business unit targets and continuously improve production processes to be conducted in line with the business strategy.
• To achieve volume targets through mean time to repair and mean time between failures monitoring and organisational tact time adherence to ensure on time delivery to internal and external customers.
• To provide quality through robust process stability and reliability to ensure customer satisfaction.
• To recruit, develop, coach, manage and lead direct reports to enable them to achieve set targets.
• To provide or initiate, optimise and monitor business processes to ensure stability and continuous improvement.
• To monitor and achieve allocated departmental budget as cost per unit target in order for the organisation to remain profitable and cost effective.
• To create and maintain a healthy and safe environment through ensuring all standard work conforms to JMS requirements.
• To ensure work organisation is functional within areas of responsibility in order to drive effective communication within the production system.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• To recruit, develop, coach, manage and lead direct reports to enable them to achieve set targets.
• To provide or initiate, optimise and monitor business processes to ensure stability and continuous improvement.
• To monitor and achieve allocated departmental budget as cost per unit target in order for the organisation to remain profitable and cost effective.
• To create and maintain a healthy and safe environment through ensuring all standard work conforms to JMS requirements.
• To ensure work organisation is functional within areas of responsibility in order to drive effective communication within the production system.

EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 5 years automotive industry experience.
• Minimum 2 years leadership/management experience.
• Minimum 2 years technology specific experience would be an advantage.
• Knowledge of company policies and guidelines (Labour relations).
• Risk Management. 
• SAP System knowledge. 
• Lean Manufacturing knowledge.
• Presentation and Communication skills. 
• Technical and analytical skills.
• English Verbal and Written proficiency.
• Problem solving skills.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree or diploma in Production / Engineering or equivalent.