Durban: Process Manager posted by Abantu Staffing Solutions

About the Role

The Process Manager is responsible for managing the Process Department to achieve production and quality targets, while ensuring a world-class manufacturing environment. The successful candidate will report to the Plant Manager and be part of the leadership team.

Key Responsibilities

• Continuous Improvement: Improve factory buildings, equipment, materials, and processes to improve profit, productivity, safety, and quality.
• Champion for the Continuous Improvement Program (CIP) within the plant, ensuring a CIP team is active within the plant.
• Monitor projects against deliverables agreed by the CIP team.
• Maintain the CIP log.
• Provide monthly reports of achieved progress vs. target in CIP for management packs.

• Plant Management: Ensure standard cycle times are maintained and updated for all production processes.
• Develop Visual Work Instructions (WI) for all processes within the plant.
• Maintain and update the WI archive within the plant quality system.
• Ensure approved WIs are available for display in the plant.
• Provide support for customer and internal sample and production trials.

• Projects: Full management and support in product development and customer projects.
• Manage equipment plans for incoming projects.
• Investigate new technologies relevant to production processes within the plant.
• Prepare and present technical reports and presentations to management.
• Ensure current and future plant layout is available.
• Manage implementation of any plant layout plans.

• Customer Relations: Interact with internal and external customers in relation to process issues.

• Supplier Relations: Interact with internal suppliers, including raw material suppliers, equipment suppliers, service providers, and contractors.
• Manage suppliers in regard to new process development, monitoring delivery times, costs, and quality.

• People Management: Coach and counsel employees to ensure improved and sustained performance levels.
• Ensure discipline is maintained in the department, managing absenteeism, lateness, overtime, misconduct, etc.
• Resolve grievances & disputes.
• Plan and provide for on-the-job training and multi-skilling of plant teams on a continuous basis.

Requirements

• BTech / Degree in Industrial, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (NQF 7)
• 5+ years experience in a similar role
• Experience in Automotive Manufacturing / Manufacturing environment

Qualifications