Team Leader: Production

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft; Akasia; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive manufacturer in South Africa is seeking a qualified candidate to enable teams to achieve production targets and ensure quality in a production environment. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in the automotive industry and strong skills in team coaching and continuous improvement, along with proven problem-solving abilities.

Qualifications

• 5 years’ experience in the automotive or related industry.
• 3 years’ experience in a production environment.
• Process leader work organization training or PSP training.

Responsibilities

• Enable teams to achieve targets through coaching and skills development.
• Achieve production targets while ensuring quality standards.
• Drive continuous process improvement and safety in the workplace.

Skills

Problem-solving

Team coaching

Continuous improvement

Education

Qualified artisan

Job description

The job grade for this position is LLVI.

Role Purpose

• Enable teams and associates to achieve the agreed targets. Support and coach teams to develop necessary skills to achieve targets including training referrals and on-the-job mentoring or training.
• Ensure cascading of information required to achieve targets to their teams.
• Ensure proper work organisation installed and maintained.
• Adherence to all applicable standards and procedures.

Key Responsibilities

• Achieve daily, weekly and monthly production target considering TPU and budget also.
• Ensure quality targets in Body Shop achieved – RK, DYKO and drives optimisations.
• Ensure problems are contained and not transferred to internal or external customers.
• Ensure own department budget is achieved by driving scrap, overtime and Non personnel costs.
• Drive continuous improvement in technical availability and UPH performance.
• Ensure timeous execution of TPM and preventative maintenance to the right quality and ensure high levels of technical availability.
• Ensure robust technical problem solving during breakdowns and production continuity.
• Ensure safe working environment and adherence of the section to all safe working requirements and procedures.
• Ensure continuous process improvement to optimise resource usage, improve plant condition and improve ergonomics.
• Ensure high level of motivation amongst direct reports and associates in general.

Educational Background / Professional Knowledge and Experience / Other Skills

• Qualified artisan would be an advantage.
• 5 years’ experience in the automotive/ related industry.
• 3 years’ experience in production environment.
• Process leader work organization training or PSP training.
• Working experience of BMW system and procedures.