Senior Production Manager - Automotive Manufacturing Leader

Headhunters (South Africa); Kariega; On-site; ZAR 850,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Headhunters (South Africa) in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, seeks a Production Manager with 5–8 years of experience to lead and optimise manufacturing operations in Kariega. A Diploma/Degree in Engineering/Mechanical is required, with strong leadership, training and HSE compliance capabilities.

You will drive daily targets, quality KPIs and cost controls while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and effective management at all levels.

Qualifications

• Matric or equivalent.
• Diploma and / or Degree in Engineering/Mechanical or relevant tertiary qualification.
• 3-5 years related professional experience.
• English (fluency in reading, writing, and speaking).
• PC literate – excellent Microsoft Skills.
• High level of leadership and decision making.
• Able to motivate, influence and train people.
• Ability to interact with Management at all levels.
• Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written communication.
• A good communicator with a proven track record of delivering tangible results through effective management and delegation.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that the department is aligned to the strategic vision of the company.
• Progress monitoring and recording to achieve daily / weekly / monthly targets.
• Weekly / monthly assessment of achievement of production targets.
• To ensure the quality condition of the product fall in line with the said KPI's.
• To maintain and enhance a culture of continuous improvement.
• Ensure that interventions such as Problem-solving activity are maintained effectively to add value to the department.
• Maintain plant costs as per set KPI's.
• Managing discipline.
• To ensure that training initiatives are in place to improve skills of workforce.
• To ensure that there is an effective change-point management system in place to combat the effects of absenteeism and new processes.
• Ensure that the department complies with HSE / legal compliance requirements in terms of potential hazards / injuries as well as taking the necessary corrective action for injuries and proactive measure to reduce the risk.
• Responsible for developing a high-performance DOS culture throughout the organization. Leadership required to set an example by promoting and engaging in the following:
• DOS Audits
• Managing by Facts
• Jishukens, Workshops and other improvement activities.
• Coaching and developing others.
• Leading the Diamond Meetings.
• Frequent review of the KPI boards in the work area.
• Encouraging all team members to participate in continuous improvement activities.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Communication

Training/coaching

Motivation

Interpersonal skills

Microsoft Office

Education

Engineering/Mechanical degree or diploma

Tools

PC literate

Job description

Headhunters (South Africa) in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, seeks a Production Manager with 5–8 years of experience to lead and optimise manufacturing operations in Kariega. A Diploma/Degree in Engineering/Mechanical is required, with strong leadership, training and HSE compliance capabilities.

You will drive daily targets, quality KPIs and cost controls while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and effective management at all levels.