Engineering & Manufacturing Excellence Director

Boardroom Appointments; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments seeks an Engineering & Manufacturing Excellence Director to lead the company’s engineering and manufacturing strategy, aligning with the overall business plan. You will drive excellence initiatives, provide expert guidance, and partner with executives to prioritise capital, capacity, and project delivery.

You will bring extensive FMCG manufacturing experience and senior leadership to develop a high-performing CI culture, manage stakeholders, and champion safety and

Qualifications

• B.Sc. Eng or B.Eng preferred; other related qualifications may be considered.
• Registration as a professional engineer with ECSA would be advantageous.
• At least 10 years in engineering and manufacturing within FMCG or related industries.
• Minimum 5 years at executive/senior level within a matrix organisation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and drive the implementation of the engineering and manufacturing excellence strategy and goals.
• Provide specialist advice on engineering and manufacturing excellence matters.
• Support executive teams and monitor implementation of initiatives and priorities.
• Ensure initiatives are considered in business planning.
• Capital planning, prioritisation and funding allocation; oversee capacity planning.
• Scope, manage and execute major engineering projects; manage contractor relationships.
• Engage and oversee projects; develop governance principles and oversight.
• EAM program reporting and asset care; develop roadmaps and audits.
• Ensure operations comply with safety standards and regulations.
• Own the S2C (Stock to Cost) business process.
• Develop fit-for-purpose manufacturing standards and CI roadmap.
• Benchmark cost of production and coach production managers to improve.

Skills

10+ years engineering/manufacturing

5+ years executive leadership

Stakeholder management

Willingness to travel

Education

B.Sc. Eng or B.Eng preferred

ECSA professional engineer registration advantageous

Job description

Engineering & Manufacturing Excellence Director

About the job Engineering & Manufacturing Excellence Director

• B.Sc. (Eng) or B.Eng. preferable but other relative tertiary qualifications will be considered.
• Registration as a professional engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) would be advantageous.
• Minimum 10 years broad-based engineering and manufacturing experience in and FMCG or related industries.
• Minimum 5 years experience at executive/senior level within a matrix organisation as either head of engineering, or head of manufacturing excellence (or similar), or both.
• Relevant senior management experience in managing a variety of internal and external stakeholders
• Willingness to travel extensively.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and drive the implementation of the company's engineering and manufacturing excellence strategy, plans, vision, and goals, and ensure alignment with the overall business strategy.
• Provide specialist advice to the business pertaining to engineering and manufacturing excellence matters.
• Provide business partnership and support at an executive team level and within business units, and monitor the implementation of engineering and manufacturing excellence initiatives and priorities
• Ensure engineering and manufacturing excellence initiatives are key considerations when planning business activities.
• Capital planning, prioritisation and allocation of funding as well as capacity planning oversite.
• Major engineering project scoping, management, and execution (ownership of scope, project management and contractor relationship).
• Project engagement and oversight (develop and monitor project governance principles and provide oversight).
• EAM program reporting and asset care (develop roadmap and conduct audits on status).
• Ensure that all operations comply with relevant safety standards and regulations.
• Act as the designated Section 16.2 (of the Occupational Health and Safety Act) appointee for the business.
• Own the Stock to Cost (S2C) business process.
• Develop and monitor fit-for-purpose manufacturing practices and standards for the business.
• Benchmark and monitor cost of production and coach / challenge relevant production managers to drive improvements.
• Design, coordinate and monitor a fit-for-purpose continuous improvement (CI) and savings roadmap. Monitor the savings project pipeline and provide oversight to the executive team.
• Develop a team of continuous improvement professionals within the group who will provide support for key CI and productivity projects.
• Develop engineering and technical capability building programs in support of the company's engineering and manufacturing strategy.
• Develop manufacturing capability building programs to enable world class manufacturing across the business.
• Lead the Lean Six Sigma - LSS (and/or other relevant programs) training program and track progress of delivery of various improvement programs delivered by LSS practitioners.
• Champion talent development and succession planning for engineering and manufacturing.