Technical Lead, Manufacturing Maintenance

1 day ago

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Unilever Full-time

Technical Lead Engineer

Durban Express Employment Professionals (Durban South)

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor a team of engineers, driving technical excellence and continuous improvement.
  • Manage engineering resources, workloads, KPIs and project delivery.
  • Lead engineering projects involving wiring harnesses, brackets, sensors, electronic modules and vehicle accessory integration.
  • Review and approve engineering designs prior to release.
  • Drive technical issue resolution using the 8D methodology.
  • Ensure compliance with automotive development standards and processes, including SOR, DFMEA/PFMEA, DVPR, PPAP, APQP and Engineering Change Management.
  • Coordinate activities between Engineering, Purchasing, Quality, Manufacturing, Suppliers and Customers.
  • Participate in customer technical reviews and Product Development Team meetings.
  • Oversee product development from concept through production, including CAD models, drawings, BOMs, prototype builds and manufacturing documentation.
  • Review customer RFQs, define technical scope and support quotation development.
  • Analyse vehicle electrical architecture, CAN networks and discrete electrical