Foundry Manager

4 weeks ago

Portelizabeth, South Africa Staff Solutions Recruitment Full time
Duties:
  • Strategically evaluate the current state of business and align the Foundry Management Team to move to true world-class manufacturing status.
  • Drive the Foundry Management team to achieve daily set targets in line with the company and department goals and objectives as agreed upon between Senior management.
  • Responsible for summarizing, analyzing, and generating downtime reports of all shifts OEE sheets, taking correct actions, and escalating to service departments should target not be achieved.
  • Instill and improve disciplinary practices within the Foundry.
  • Improve communication in the department and with other departments.
  • Play an active role in the daily management meetings and problem-solving.
  • Explore and incorporate artificial intelligence within the Foundry processes and incorporate machine learning principles.
  • Play an active role in the live cycle management of casting equipment and dies & understand the process of Dimensional control.
  • Analysis of Data from Scada, Halden, Clarity, Data prophet, and all systems that are in place.
  • Active involvement in the process of core design, recommending good Engineering design practices so that core life is extended. Early core failures must be investigated and analyzed.
  • Maintain budgeted manning levels for the Foundry.

Qualifications:
  • A tertiary qualification in the Quality / Production field.
  • Successfully completion of Supervision Program.
  • Trade certificate or relevant trade will be beneficial.
Experience:
  • At least 10 years' experience in a foundry manufacturing environment.
  • At least 5 years' experience as a supervisor.
  • Knowledge of control plans, SPC, and FMEA.
  • Working with Problem Solving Methodology (Six sigma, 5 why and 8D).
  • Energy management, Project Management, and optimization of plant equipment.
Skills:
  • Good communication and decision-making skills.
  • Leadership skills and ability to work under pressure.
  • Analytic and innovative and fosters constructive teamwork.
  • Computer literacy essential

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