Plant Launch Team Manager

13 hours ago

Pretoria, South Africa Boikago Group Full time

**Job Details**:

- Department Launch- Minimum experience Mid-Senior- Company primary industry Automotive- Job functional area Project Management- Salary R700 000 - R1 200 000 per annum**Introduction**
A well renowned automotive OEM based in Pretoria is looking for a Plant Launch Team Manager**Purpose of the Role**
Manage, Lead and guide the team member, Serve as the main hybrid electric vehicles interface between the launch team and the Program teams for all SAP Shops. Lead the Training Development plan and coordination of Facility implementation.**Key Responsibilities**:

- Lead resolution of Launch issues via AIMS, CRs, FCP and other launch performance metrics.
- Support AIM BINNING, Open To Go, Shortage, Start-Up Meetings, White Board reviews, Management Review, Launch Team Facilities, Build Scheduling, FCPA, R202 Drive, Craftsmanship reviews, Night Letter, Alert, Onsite Modifications and Lesson Learn.
- Interface with CPE, New Models/VO Launch leaders, Plant Launch leaders, Launch team, PD Engineering and STA.
- Provide direction and leadership and prioritise the activities to the launch team.
- Participate in the virtual DPA-5 process to:

- Provide manufacturing input to plant and VO engineering teams during the Virtual Build activities.
- Supply current-state eQPS job instruction sheets and Cycle Line Layout (CLL) ACAD drawings
- Verify the Bill of Material (B.O.M.) and the Bill of Process (B.O.P.)
- Identify and address high-hurt issues early
- Validate product/process compatibility, logging all discovered issues, communicating them to the Launch Team, and managing their resolution.
- Represent the all shops in all launch activities and at each gateway review.
- Communicate all concerns to the launch team for coordination and resolution.
- Coordinate tooling and facility changes and equipment installations with the Tooling & Facilities engineer
- Develop a training plan with the LPWR Leader
- Review all product changes, understanding the differences relative to the current product and their impact to all shops area facilities, tooling and processes
- Review recommended process changes with the staff engineers
- Work with the launch team to ensure that all representative tooling is in place and ready to support the pre-production builds
- Assist the production personnel during the pre-production builds
- Identify, track and resolve tooling, process and design concerns encountered during the builds
- Make repair standards for new process available for Production team
- Maintain training and versatility charts for all maintenance employees with LPWR Lead.
- Oversee the development of the Cycle Line Layout (CLL) drawing
- Assist the LPWR Leader to review the equipment documentation and the technical training materials
- Assist the Tooling & Facilities Engineer with coordinating plant participation in the tooling vendor design reviews and equipment buy-offs
- Deliver the Reliability & Maintainability (R&M) and FTPM strategies for the Final Chassis Area.
- Validate Allocation Planning Tool (APT) work element allocations and validate workstation capability

**Minimum experience & qualifications required**
- Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial/Mechanical, Electrical Engineering
- Minimum of +5 years Manufacturing and Program management Experience in Project Management.
- Must have managed a team in automotive framing, stamping, facilities environment

**Behavioural skills required**
- LQOS and GPDS.
- Able to work with a diverse team and adapt communication styles and content to appropriate audiences.
- Effective communication skills to mediate disputes and uncover hidden objections or concerns.
- Able to anticipate and resolve problems before they happen.
- Must display strong customer orientation with a commitment to upholding plant processes through strict adherence to the Quality Operating System.
- Must demonstrate the ability to execute to achieve results, while organizing and managing multiple priorities
- Must have the ability to serve as a strong and confident technical mentor to the production organization (both hourly and salaried)
- Apply

A well renowned automotive OEM based in Pretoria is looking for a Plant Launch Team Manager

**Purpose of the Role**
Manage, Lead and guide the team member, Serve as the main hybrid electric vehicles interface between the launch team and the Program teams for all SAP Shops. Lead the Training Development plan and coordination of Facility implementation.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Lead resolution of Launch issues via AIMS, CRs, FCP and other launch performance metrics.
- Support AIM BINNING, Open To Go, Shortage, Start-Up Meetings, White Board reviews, Management Review, Launch Team Facilities, Build Scheduling, FCPA, R202 Drive, Craftsmanship reviews, Night Letter, Alert, Onsite Modifications and Lesson Learn.
- Interface with CPE, New Models/VO Launch leaders, Plant Launch leaders, Launch team, PD Engineering and STA.
- Provide direction and leadership and p

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