Description
Job Duties/Responsibilities will include:
Oversee the purchasing on allocated commodities
Ensuring availability of equipment and overseeing the maintenance of equipment
Scheduling of planned and unplanned maintenance
Implementing and driving continuous improvements initiatives, with a view to increase productivity and reduce cost/ rejects and improve quality
Supervising all technical staff to ensure daily targets and deadlines are met
Preventative maintenance through coordination of day-to-day planning of maintenance
Ensuring the implementation of compliance to the OHS act and Group procedures and risk policies
Monitoring and performing within prescribed budget
Providing factory with machines and equipment, manufacturing parts where possible and having critical spares on hand
Recognizing the need and implementing the decision to build or refurbish machines
Fostering Technical innovation to improve efficiencies
Controlling quality of work done and attention to detail
Ensuring in-house training and guidance and multi skilling where possible
Overseeing machines spares inventory
Ensuring critical spares are ordered and replaced
Responsible for spares and the control thereof
Help implement world class manufacturing principles such as 20 keys/ lean manufacturing
Be able to root causes analysis and implement continuous improvement
Controlling call out of personnel after hours with a suitable roster
Creating an awareness of the cost of downtime
Controlling job cards/ work performance of personnel
Adhering to sound labour relations practices and maintaining open communications channels
Matric (Grade 12)
Diploma/ Degree in Engineering (Mechanical preferred, depending on Trade Test)
Relevant trade test (Essential)
4 years technical experience in fast paced industrial manufacturing production environment
Microsoft
Excellent planning, coordination and time management skills
Staff management