Press Shop Operations Manager

Rmg Recruitment; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Rmg Recruitment is seeking an experienced Operations Manager for a Press Shop in Plant 2, Pretoria, South Africa. The role requires leading production and support functions, ensuring safety, quality and cost targets are met, and driving shop-floor routines in a high-tonnage press environment.

The successful candidate will manage a multi-tier, shift-based team, with a lean mindset and a strong track record in Tier 1 automotive operations, including OEM customer engagement and tool commissioning

Qualifications

• National Diploma or equivalent in operations/production management.
• Minimum 5 years’ quality background in automotive.
• Minimum 10 years’ press shop experience with high-tonnage presses.
• Minimum 10 years’ supervisory experience in Tier 1 automotive.
• Minimum 2 years’ tool & jig manufacturing/maintenance experience.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience managing demanding OEM customers.
• Knowledge of project management, tool approval and commissioning processes.
• Experience across Planning, Logistics, Quality, Production, Maintenance, Process Engineering.
• Lean mindset focused on efficiency improvements.
• Experience managing multi-tier org structures across shifts.

Responsibilities

• Take overall responsibility for the operational management of Plant 2 as a satellite plant to Plant 1.
• Manage all production functions to meet safety, quality, and production targets.
• Oversee all support functions to achieve safety, quality, production, and cost targets.
• Drive shop-floor management routines central to a successful press shop.
• Ensure adequate resources and actively manage subordinates’ performance.

Skills

Press shop expertise

High-tonnage presses

Quality management

Supervisory leadership

Tool and jig experience

OEM account management

Project management

Operations planning

Lean manufacturing

Multi-tier management

Cross-functional coordination

Education

National Diploma in Operations Management

Diploma in Technology/Engineering Management

Job description

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 Plant 2 as a satellite plant to Plant 1.
• 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.

Required Technical Knowledge

Management of Press Shop and Assembly

Performance Targets

• Management of staff
• Productivity improvements
• Product improvement initiatives

Minimum Requirements

• 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
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in engaging and managing a very demanding OEM customer
• Knowledge of new project management, particularly regarding tool approval and commissioning processes
• Demonstrated experience in all of the core operational roles (Planning, Logistics, Quality, Production, Maintenance, Process Engineering)
• A lean mindset with key focus on efficiency improvements
• Must have management an org. structure that consists of multi-tiers, across shifts.