Technical R&d Manager

6 days ago


Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Belgotex Floorcoverings (Pty) Ltd. Full time

PURPOSE

To turn product designs into reality through effective material selection, alignment to production capability and ongoing technical product support in this regard. Provide a one-stop shop for all technical aspects of the Belgotex product range, and the manufacturing processes thereof.

SPAN OF CONTROL

This role is responsible for all technical aspects including
- Materials used in production
- Production processes
- Product specifications and recipes
- Product performance
- Technical certifications
- Development trial executionQUALIFICATIONS
- Grade 12 / Matric with mathematics or math’s literacy.
- Valid Driver’s License is essential
- At least 8 - 10 years relevant experience in carpeting and têxtiles.
- Experience supervising or managing people is required.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES & OUTPUTS

Technical Product Development - Deep Focus
- Raw Material Development_
- Identify the most suitable raw materials to be used in product ranges, giving due consideration to the following:

- cost, availability, order quantities and limitations, environmental impact or other legal considerations, performance and properties, supplier relationship and expertise, product support, storage and shipping
- Work closely with production and operations teams to evaluate and select appropriate raw materials.
- Perform development trials to determine suitability of raw materials.
- Production Development_
- Consult with and provide technical support to Production, Quality and Engineering teams to
- Enhance production capabilities to allow for greater throughput at Grade 1 quality.
- Refine production processes to minimise waste.
- Understand and eliminate quality defects.
- Perform production capability trials as required while keeping in mind impact on normal production resources.
- Design Realization_
- Consult with Commercial Design / R&D team on new product designs, giving due consideration to the following:

- Production capabilities & repeatability, economical run sizes, product specification requirements, product performance testing and certifications, intended use.
- Ensure products are certified and tested to comply with required Commercial, legislative and other agreed performance criteria.

Reporting and Documentation
- Maintain a comprehensive **register of all technical developments**, their statuses, impacts and progress made.
- Maintain a **master register of products**, ranges and their key technical aspects such as certifications and audits, technical specifications and revisions.
- Ensure that all processes, recipes, and production specifications are **documented** into required SOP and process flow formats and stored centrally as per agreed document management system.
- Ensure team members **follow** the most up to date SOPs and transactional documentation to ensure consistency of process.
- Develop and implement **continuous improvement** processes to improve output, reduce variability and manage operational constraints.
- Report against agreed goals and financial metrics to reflect the department’s performance and expenditure.

Safety, Health, Environment - We Tread Softy
- Direct activities that ensure **compliance** with applicable safety, health and environment legislation and audit requirements
- Ensure housekeeping is kept to standard.
People Management - Better Together
- Proactively manages **performance and team dynamics** to ensure that a fair, professional, and high-performance environment, aligned to the company values is maintained.
- Develop **individual and organisation capabilities** to build bench strength while delivering results now and in the future
- Select, train, coach, develop, motivate, and measure the work performance of individuals within the department to **encourage accountability** and promote **employee engagement**.
- Manage employees in a manner that maintains a **healthy Industrial Relations** climate exemplifies the Belgotex values and ensures a fair, productive climate that is engaging.
- Ensure that all **employees are conversant/compliant** with relevant business information, policies, processes and procedures.
- Stay abreast and relevant of current **industry best practices** to ensure processes are aligned to industry trends, legislative requirement and strategic business goals to ensure sustainability of Belgotex.
- Lead and manage line quality and laboratory teams.
- Monitor and advise on quality faults within production processes to improve Grade 1 quality off the main lines, reduce losses due to subgrade production and reduce the amount of production rework required off the main lines.
- Maintain an electronic record of quality concerns, incidents and corrective actions within the required Belgotex systems.
- Responsible for all recruitment needs for the Technical Team in collaboration with HR.

REQUIREMENTS

Knowledge and skill
- Significant technical knowledge and experience (minimum 8 - 10 years) in carpet manufacturing.
- Previous experience managin


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