Operations Manager

Redheads Engineering Group; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Redheads Engineering Group's client, an international manufacturer of automotive metal components, seeks an Operations Manager to take primary responsibility for press part manufacturing and plant support functions, ensuring customer requirements are met through cost-effective resource use, on-schedule delivery and quality compliance.

The successful candidate will oversee all production and support functions, drive shop-floor routines in a press shop, ensure resources are adequate, and manage a

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ quality background within the automotive industry.
• Minimum of 10 years’ press shop experience, including relevant press technology for car body surface and structural components.
• Minimum of 10 years’ supervisory experience in the tier 1 automotive industry.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in tool and jig manufacturing or maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Take overall responsibility for the operational management of the plant.
• Manage all production functions to ensure targets are met in accordance with safety, quality and production requirements.
• Manage all support functions to ensure that safety, quality, production and cost targets are achieved.
• Drive relevant shop‑floor management routines that are key success factors in a press shop.
• Ensure that adequate resources are available.
• Manage the performance of subordinates.

Skills

Press shop management

Performance targets

Staff management

Productivity improvements

Product improvement initiatives

Education

National Diploma in Operations Management, Technology Management, Engineering, or Production Management

Job description

One of our clients, an international manufacturer of automotive metal components, has an opening for an Operations Manager.

Primary purpose of the job:

To take primary responsibility and accountability for managing press part manufacturing in all its facets, including the required plant support functions, to ensure that customer requirements are fulfilled through cost-effective resource utilisation, adherence to schedules and quality standards.

Key Performance Areas:

• Take overall responsibility for the operational management of the plant.
• Manage all production functions to ensure that targets are met in accordance with safety, quality and production requirements.
• Manage all support functions to ensure that safety, quality, production and cost targets are achieved.
• Drive relevant shop‑floor management routines that are key success factors in a press shop.
• Ensure that adequate resources are available.
• Manage the performance of subordinates.

Knowledge and Skills required:

• Management of press shop and assembly
• Performance targets
• Management of staff
• Productivity improvements
• Product improvement initiatives

Minimum qualification / experience required:

• National Diploma in Operations Management, Technology Management, Engineering, or Production Management
• Minimum of 5 years’ quality background within the automotive industry
• Minimum of 10 years’ press shop experience, including relevant press technology for car body surface and structural components (high‑tonnage mechanical presses)
• Minimum of 10 years’ supervisory experience in the tier 1 automotive industry
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in tool and jig manufacturing or maintenance