Port Elizabeth: Manufacturing Engineers (Permanent) posted by Profile Personnel

About the Role

To Investigate, plan and coordinate the development, testing and introduction of process materials. Investigate, plan and coordinate processes relating to manufacturing of facilities, purchasing of equipment and products. Arrange, plan and coordinate the introduction of new product models. Initiate the introduction process changes on specific models. Maintain and assist production teams in the development of Work Instructions and Standards operation sheets. Identify improvement opportunities with regard to processes or materials.

Key Responsibilities

• Examining, analysing and assessing ECRs as issues in AVON and provide reports on the feasibility and investment requirements to introduce the ECR; and manage successful implementation in Production.
• Evaluating Engineering changes applicable to section of responsibility.
• Preparing necessary documentation to ensure efficient introduction of ECRs (Shipment Changes).
• Organizing the necessary Systems Coding to ensure compliance and data accuracy.
• Formulating and compiling detailed facility specifications to ensure the required facilities, machines, equipment and tools meet the levels of excellence.
• Co-coordinating, monitoring and advising during Design reviews when formulating the design and manufacture of new jigs, fixtures and tools or modifications.
• Controlling and directing Buy-off of new facilities by supervising try-outs, commissioning and measuring (dimensional) of these new facilities to ensure production processes is ergonomic and capable of producing the required quality and consistency.
• Organizing and monitoring the installation of air, water, gas and electrical services to support the processes when issuing a General Service Request (GSR) to Central Plant Engineering to avoid disruption of the production process.
• Taking part in Production Systems Workshops as part of continuous improvement program focusing on process improvements, layouts, tooling, material flow improvements, cost savings, manufacturing concepts, and cycle time improvements and execute tasks from the workshop i.e. new facilities required, modifications, relocations.
• Planning, implementing and controlling new processes procedures or production changes, and or facility tooling changes.
• Conducting and coordinating trials during VFF, PVS, and O-Series build and implement corrective actions to ensure production readiness for Start of Production and Series build
• Coordinating PVS build in order to optimize facilities, equipment, and plant-/process layouts and to get production sign off

Requirements

National Diploma in Industrial Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering / Production Management/Operations Management

3 years relevant work experience in a Production environment

Qualifications

No formal qualifications mentioned.

Salary & Benefits

Salary information not specified.