Plant Manager

Abantu Staffing Solutions; East London; On-site; ZAR 800 000 - 1 000 000; Full time

Job summary

A company in the automotive sector is seeking a skilled Plant Manager to independently manage plant operations in East London. This position requires a minimum of an engineering degree and 10 years of management experience in the automotive supply industry, including 5 years as a Plant Manager. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership, decision-making, and financial management skills, ensuring operational efficiency and robust customer relations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in automotive supply industry at Management level, compulsory.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience as Plant Manager, compulsory.
• Proven experience in Leading People.
• Track record in continuous improvement.
• Excellent Financial Management expertise and/or knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Establish goals, objectives and guidelines for plant operations.
• Direct and motivate subordinates to increase operational efficiency.
• Establish and enforce procedures and controls within the plant.
• Make decisions based on Company policy and pertinent data.
• Plan and forecast plant requirements and establish budgets.
• Implement new methods to increase efficiency.
• Engage in customer relations to promote sound relationships.
• Recommend equipment acquisition and organizational changes.
• Review job performance for employee training and development.

Skills

Problem solving skills

Ability to cope with stressful situations

Teamwork approach

Planning, organizing, controlling skills

Critical thinking and innovation

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Decision making/problem solving skills

Conflict handling and dispute resolutions skills

Education

Engineering or Manufacturing/Production related degree

Job description

Job Description

Our client in the automotive sector is looking for a Plant Manager to independently manage the plant operations in line with the strategic and annual profit plans in East London.

Education and Experience

• Minimum Engineering or Manufacturing/Production related degree.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in automotive supply industry at Management level, compulsory
• Minimum 5 years’ experience as Plant Manager, compulsory
• Proven experience in Leading People
• Track record in continuous improvement
• Excellent Financial Management expertise and/or knowledge

Responsibilities

• Establishes goals, objectives and guidelines covering all phases of plant operations and staff activities to maintain an efficient, functional, operational and profitable plant.
• Directs, guides and motivates immediate subordinates in attainment of projected goals and objectives to increase operational efficiency.
• Establishes and enforces procedures and controls within the plant to attain projected goals and objectives.
• Supports and promotes Company Philosophies and policies to establish support and organisation within the plant.
• Makes all decisions and approvals to exercise control over vital elements of the plant organisation and formulates such decisions based upon Company policy and other pertinent data.
• Plans and forecasts plant requirements with respect to equipment, manning, materials and facilities to establish budgets for labour and materials and to complete the organisational structure by requesting reports from departmental subordinates and transcribing the information into the required forecasts and/or reports.
• Initiates and implements new methods and procedures in areas such as scrap control, manufacturing techniques and work force utilization to capitalize upon deployment of the plant facilities and to increase the efficiency of the operations by becoming familiar with related industries through meetings and seminars.
• Participates heavily in customer relations by both receiving and calling on customer representatives to promote a sound relationship and to act as liaison between them and the plant to solve problems which have or might arise.
• Recommends acquisition of capital equipment to update present equipment, to increase plant efficiency and to compensate for design and product changes.
• Recommending changes in organisation classifications, compensations and/or fringe benefits for salaried and plant personnel to provide working conditions equivalent to or better than those in the area.
• Reviews the job performance of each subordinate so that employee training and development maybe utilized per Company policy.

Skills/ Competencies

• Problem solving skills
• Ability to cope with stressful situations
• Teamwork approach
• Planning, organizing, controlling skills
• Critical thinking and innovation
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Decision making/problem solving skills
• Conflict handling and dispute resolutions skills
• Ability to cope with stressful situations