Sandton: Technical Manager Divisional

About the Role

Our client is seeking a highly experienced and skilled Technical Manager Divisional to join their team in Sandton, South Africa. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing strategic direction on the procurement and deployment of assets and equipment, ensuring optimum application of technology, and leading the technical support department in delivering manufacturing technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead technological improvements in the business through development and implementation of short to medium term plans.
• Drive the review of equipment capacity utilization and steer the direction within which the division revisits capital investments.
• Drive focused design work to ensure the business responds quickly to market needs.
• Manage the business growth model through the stage gate process.
• Lead the short to medium term planning process and approval of capital investments related to plant equipment and other assets.
• Identify and lead the equipment procurement process with manufacturers (OEMs).
• Monitor and review the investment returns (ROI) for all equipment procured and assets acquired.
• Drive project management frameworks and principles in the commissioning of new equipment.
• Lead the process of identifying and recommending suitable equipment technology projects to improve and enhance plant efficiencies.
• Drive the implementation of projects to improve plant efficiencies.
• Oversee the setting of plant lay-outs and production process flow.
• Lead the analysis of product failures in the market and recommend solutions.
• Oversee the development of and review standards for equipment, input materials (raw materials and others), production processes etc.
• Review new product standards and specifications.
• Ensure product/spare/equipment design meets internal standards and fit-for-use.
• Ensure Asset Management strategy is developed and implemented effectively (including Autonomous Maintenance Strategy).
• Ensure alignment of Asset Management Strategy to Operational Excellence philosophy as well as Digital Transformation philosophy.
• Ensure Asset Care Performance Indicators (RACPI’s) are trended, and action is taken to correct deviations from standards.
• Ensure Maintenance budgets are developed and reviewed according to current financial policies and guidelines.
• Ensure a comprehensive maintenance management system is implemented and continuously reviewed using Nampak Asset Care principles and guidelines.

Requirements

• Relevant qualification (Bachelor of Science: Engineering)
• Post Graduate Business Administration qualification advantageous
• 6 -8 years’ experience in technical roles, 5 of which must at least be at Management level.
• Experience in a manufacturing or FMCG environment within Production, or Technical Departments.
• Line design experience, designing production lines or production processes.
• Method development experience, developing production methods, and/or equipment.
• Project Management experience, setting up new production machinery or equipment.
• Experience with managing manufacturing technology, the procurement and deployment thereof.
• Exposure to supply chain, quality, safety, risk management.

Qualifications

No qualifications mentioned in the original job description.