Operations Manager

2 weeks ago

East Rand, South Africa Unique Personnel Full time

Job Number

  • 72620

Job Type

  • Permanent

Job Title

  • Operations Manager

Computer Skills

  • MS Excel,MS Outlook,MS Word,Navision ERP

Industry

  • Electricity, gas & water

City

  • Ekurhuleni (East Rand)

Province

  • Gauteng
  • 1.

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

  • Supervise and control all the activities of the plant (HS&E, Quality, Production, Engineering, Order handling, Internal logistics, Production Planning, Maintenance, etc) to maintain optimal cost levels and effectively meet customer requirements; and
  • Ownership over the Budget and the P&L of the plant. 2.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES WITHIN THE JOB (NON-EXHAUSTIVE LIST):

  • Scheduling and coordinating workflows based on the requirements defined in AX and their administration;
  • Ensures compliance with work discipline and safety regulations;
  • Planning, organizing, directing and running optimum day-to-day operations to exceed our customers' expectations;
  • Control compliance with applicable technology and quality assurance standards and the quality of manufacturing processes;
  • Increasing production, assets capacity and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs and maintaining current quality standards;
  • Responsibility for production output, product quality and on-time shipping; and
  • Active involvement and support to the implementation of group policies and procedures, securing full compliance.
  • 3.
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES WITHIN THE JOB (NON-EXHAUSTIVE LIST) - LOCAL SPECIFICITIES:

  • Be responsible for the HS&E, production output, product quality and on-time shipment;
  • Allocate resources effectively and utilize assets to produce optimal results;
  • Implement strategies, in alignment with the Group, and provide clear sense of direction and focus;
  • Active participation on the daily planning meeting, analyzing the problems (tooling, materials, BOM's, personnel, etc) and actively seeking for solutions;
  • Coordinate with all departments to fulfill the SLA and to obtain customer satisfaction;
  • Monitor local operations and trigger corrective actions; ? Escalate problems and potential solutions to GM or other related group functions when needed;
  • Lead the implementation of continuous improvement initiatives, such as 5S, and other Lean tools in his area of responsibility;
  • Support in the investigation of claims and definition of corrective actions;
  • Support in addressing employee issues or grievances and participation in collective bargaining agreements;
  • Coach, guide and develop his local team;
  • Provide support of the creation and the maintenance of Bill of Material and Routings;
  • Definition of the needs in production equipment and tooling in conjunction with production manager and engineering team; and ? Support of new products industrialization
  • 4 POSITION SCOPE:
Direct Reports: 34 people-
Indirect Reports: 140 people-
Project Management: Yes % of

Project Management:
%-
Inherent Requirements

  • KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
  • Education:
  • University degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering Experience:
  • More than 710 years of experience in Production Management of complex production environments and with large teams
  • Knowledge & Skills:
  • Languages: English + local language;
  • Computer skills in ERP, Outlook, Excel, Word, etc;
  • Proven managerial experience and good organizational and communication skills;
  • Knowledge of business management principles (budgeting, strategic planning, resource allocation and human resources);
  • Strong team building, decision making and people management skills;
  • Ability to create accountability and to lead by example;
  • Familiar with H&SE regulations and industry standards and technical expertise;
  • Adaptability to changes and resilience;
  • Good mechanical/structural engineering knowledge; and
  • Good electrical engineering knowledge including wiring code knowledge.
  • Other requirements (licenses, certifications etc):


Lean Manufacturing;
  • Six Sigma is a plus; and
  • Other problem solving or continuous improvement methodologies
  • WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:
  • Internal contacts: Group functions, other group Operations departments, quality, Interco, logistics, warehouse, other plant managers, R&D, Commercial organization, etc
  • External contacts:
Suppliers, certification institutes, local authorities, etc.
What Qualification

  • Mechanical Engineering

Minimum Qualification

  • Bachelors

Status

  • Available

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