Operations Manager

10 hours ago

Kempton Park, South Africa Wabtec Full time

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**Internal and External Position**

**Position**:Operations Manager

**Post**:Operations Manager

**Department**:Production

**Reporting to**:MD, Wabtec, South Africa

**Reporting Relationship**:Non

**Primary Purpose of Role: - **The main role of the Operations Manager is to oversee the manufacturing process within a Wabtec and FIP Brakes South Africa and to ensure that production lines run without any problems and minimum downtime.

**Primary Objectives**:
Manage and support SHEQ initiatives and objectives.
- Define, propose and implement the weekly, monthly, annual production schedule tied to MPS and SIOP
- Conduct and lead the daily GEMBA meetings with SCM
- Plan and manage production capacity for the OEM, Maintenance and C/S lines, allocate the resources that are required and ensure stock levels remain adequate.
- Cost management of products and assist with new product costings models.
- Analyse budgets and continuously control production costs and identify/rectify waste measures.
- Efficient running of the plant manufacturing site on a rotational shift basis and tied to operational (Planned) maintenance requirements.
- Implementation and control of standardized systems, methods and SOPs
- Initiating and implementing productivity improvement projects always tied to TOT and maintaining EHS standards.
- Work side by side with Quality Management and Supply Chain team to meet Operational targets.
- Ensure, drive safety and housekeeping as a part of the production plan.
- Maximize production outputs, efficiency, productivity and maintain good quality.
- Analyse production results on a continuous basis with the aim to meet or better the goals on quality, quantity and productivity.
- Ensure that works orders (job cards) for OEM, C/S and Maintenance are carried out.
- Lead, coach and mentor subordinates when necessary.
- Control Time/attendance of people.
- Manage and lead Supervisors, Methods Engineers and Line leaders, provide feedback and guidance to achieve goals set out by the business.
- Compile and evaluate the Key Performance Areas of the people reporting to you.
- Ensure that goals on Production quality meet the ISO standards
- Be the leader / champion in continuous improvement, as required.
- Ensure that all administrative duties (control and check sheets) are completed as required and aligned with the QC team.
- Manage MPS weekly and SIOP monthly reporting in line with SCM.
- Plan and manage overtime and attendance and leave roster.
- Manage skills development and skills metric for the employees.
- Ensure customer orders are completed on time and to budget and that quality standards and targets are met
- Manage WIP, stock of raw materials and reporting of shortages on the production lines
- Create and implement organisational/production changes on an operative level.
- Manage and plan plant capacity, NPI or high and low volume / cyclical production call offs.
- Review worker performance and identify training needs.
- The ability to act decisively and solve staff or equipment-related problems - motivate and structure CAPEX requirements to keep up with growing volumes / NPI or production improvements.
- The ability to communicate clearly and persuasively with your team, managers and clients

**Formal Education/Training/ work experience**

**Education**:

- Technical /Bachelor’s Degree (Production/Mechanical/Electrical/Industrial) Degree/Diploma in Operations Management - preferred.

**Experience**

Minimum 5 - 10 years of experience of working in senior production role, preferably in a production engineering, industrial manufacturing process-oriented organization
- Experience in the production/ assembly management of high value mechanical, pneumatics, and electrical products / equipment
- Experience of working closely with Quality Assurance & Quality Control and Health, safety & Environment, ISO grading / certification.
- Experience and skills in personnel and asset safety
- Effective communications
- Well versed in using at least one of the Project Management Software: Microsoft Projects, Liquid Planner, Primavera
- Ability to plan, organize, coordinate & control
- Sound understanding of the technical aspect of product design
- Ability to lead, motivate, coach, and teach others
- Railway manufacturing experience (advantage but not preferred)
- ORACLE experience would be advantage.

**Essential work skills**
- People and performance management
- Liaison with customer and suppliers as and when the need arises
- Working well

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