Manager: Pre-production

2 weeks ago

Alberton, South Africa Enshrine Placements Full time

Manager with a BEng/BSc Mechanical or Mechatronics and 5 years plus experience in product manufacturing in/with multi-disciplinary teams needed to coordinate, plan, and direct the pre-production & industrialisation department. You will be responsible for prototype assembly of fuse products, rapid prototyping and small batch production, product industrialisation, commissioning of tooling and fixtures and product testing and evaluation.

**Position details**:
Type: Permanent
Reports to: Technical Executive
Travel requirements: Travel suppliers and manufacturing partners.

Job description / core competencies:

- Coordinate, plan and direct the Pre-Production & Industrialisation department to meet business requirements.
- Recommend design updates to improve cost, manufacturability and reliability of components and products.
- Prototype assembling of fuse products to required standard to meet product specification.
- Assess and advise company of product/component obsolescence and recommend alternate solutions.
- Assess product performance weaknesses, make design recommendations, and implement approved improvements.
- Work-load planning for department.
- Ensure smooth transition of products from development to manufacturing.
- Rapid prototyping of designs and small batch production.
- High level facility management (mechanical workshop capability).
- Provide support to investigate problems and resolution of production issues.
- Drive the ECP process where relevant.
- Provide support to production, to optimise test methods and processes.
- Provide technical support to suppliers (incl. PCB manufacture and assembly).
- Develop competent staff to meet requirements of the department.

**Location**: Alberton, Gauteng

**Job Qualifications, Skills & Experience**:
Required Qualification
- BEng / BSc Engineering Mechanical or Mechatronics.

Required Knowledge Areas and Experience.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in industrialisation of products for volume production.
- Understanding of latest production & manufacturing methodologies.
- Design of injection moulds, production tooling and assembly jigs.
- Statistical analysis of data.
- Dimensional/tolerance analysis.
- Creation of works instructions, inspection and test instructions.
- Mechanical and electronic assembly principles for high volume production.
- Computer aided design and engineering software.
- Microsoft Office.
- Working in/with multi-disciplinary teams.
- People management skills - working with diverse teams coaching and mentoring.
- Strong leadership skills.
- Problem identification and resolving.
- Experience in product manufacturing.
- Rapid prototyping and small batch production.
- Product industrialisation.
- Commissioning of Tooling and fixtures.
- Product testing and evaluation.

**Required Skills**:

- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Experienced at managing several projects simultaneously.
- Ensure an effective interface with other departmental staff is maintained.
- Line management and performance management of staff.
- Staff succession planning.

**Job Types**: Permanent, Full-time

**Experience**:

- industrialisation of products for volume production: 5 years (preferred)
- production & manufacturing methodologies: 5 years (preferred)
- Design of injection moulds: 5 years (preferred)
- Design of production tooling: 5 years (preferred)
- Design of assembly jigs: 5 years (preferred)
- Statistical analysis of data: 5 years (preferred)
- Dimensional/tolerance analysis: 5 years (preferred)
- Creation of works inspection and test instructions: 5 years (preferred)
- Mech & elec assembly principles for high volume production: 5 years (preferred)
- Computer aided design and engineering software: 5 years (preferred)
- Commissioning of Tooling and fixtures: 5 years (preferred)
- Product industrialisation: 5 years (preferred)
- Product testing and evaluation: 5 years (preferred)
- Rapid prototyping and small batch production: 5 years (preferred)

License/Certification:

- BEng / BSc Engineering Mechanical or Mechatronics (preferred)

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