- Durban
- Salary: Market Related
- Job Type: Permanent
- Sectors: Automotive
- Reference: 2318857
Vacancy Details
Employer: Sotina Recruitment
Lead and optimize manufacturing processes through lean systems, Six Sigma, and data-driven strategies. Oversee project implementation, industrialization of new products, and continuous improvement across plant operations. Manage engineering teams, ensure accurate process inputs, layouts, and BOMs, and drive cost-effective, high-quality production aligned with safety and environmental standards.
Candidate Requirements
B-Tech Industrial Engineering Preferred:
BSC Engineering equivalent qualification.
MBA would be advantageous.
5-10 years of management experience in the automotive manufacturing environment.
Lean Systems and TPS, data systems and six sigma knowledge and skills required.
Proficiencies in Excel and data analysis.
Project management.
Overall, 10 years of seasoned experience in Industrial Engineering in a manufacturing environment is required.
The effective management of staff structure, subordinates, motivation and training of staff.
Ensure high quality and standards of Industrial engineering activities.
Ensure adherence to project and timing plans in line with the Product development timing programs.
To manage project implementation and industrialization of new products and technologies.
Oversee the support of Industrial Engineering to the manufacturing function.
Ensure high standards in the introduction of new facilities, plant improvements and equipment in the manufacturing plant.
Ensure that accurate process inputs, time studies and line optimization activities are implemented.
To ensure the accuracy of Bills of Materials, Process Inputs and the facilities layout.
Capacity and resource planning.
Manage special facilities and plant engineering projects.
Material handling and methods design and development.
Packaging design and development.
Logistics engineering activities to develop work methods for material flow and the control of all stock via controlled storage areas throughout supply chain.
Prepare and control Capital and Expense Budgets. Oversee the accurate and on-time response of G8Ds and Corrective Action Reports.
Oversee product: BOM Audits, Standardize Work Charts, Time studies & Layouts.
Approval of Project Layouts, Engineering Changes, Process Inputs.
Drive continuous improvement throughout the organisation Ensure that Quality, Safety, Health and Environmental requirements are met at all stages of process planning and product industrialization.
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About Sotina Recruitment
Sotina Recruitment Agency - Sotina Holding was established in 2010 and provides recruitment services to business partners. Our offices are based in Johannesburg Gauteng and Paarl Western Cape. We adapt best practices to facilitate sourcing, validating and evaluating profiles to deliver candidates of the required skills and calibre to our clients. Based on the requirement of the job profile, we search for candidates from our online database and we also advertise in local platforms like Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn, we pride ourselves with high quality standards, professionalism, integrity, passion and excellent customer service. We recruit top calibre candidates throughout South Africa.
Our human resources management solutions range from permanent recruitment, short-term long-term contract placements.
These are more reasons to partner with us:
Our candidates go through comprehensive background checks
Team
We have a multi-talented team of highly experienced recruitment consultants, who specialize in different industries and sectors. Our team of consultants works in close coordination with clients to conceptualize their requirements and offer them best solutions. Further, we also have a dedicated team of customer care, who attend to all the queries of the clients and furnish them with complete information about the services.
Customer Satisfaction
While speed, dependability, reliability and efficiency are our priority, customer satisfaction is the ultimate goal. Our unique working methodology and untiring efforts enable us to shortlist appropriate candidates, who are at the helm of rendering the best of present generation services. We utilize our in-depth market knowledge and comprehensive research techniques to meet the unique requirements of every client
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