Team Leader: Production

Bmw Group; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 700 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive manufacturer in Pretoria seeks an experienced production leader. The role involves achieving production targets, ensuring quality standards, and driving continuous improvement. Candidates should have an engineering background, relevant experience, and strong problem-solving skills. This position offers the opportunity to impact a dynamic production environment.

Qualifications

• 5 years’ experience in the automotive/related industry.
• 3 years’ experience in a production environment.
• Working experience of BMW system and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Achieve daily, weekly and monthly production targets.
• Ensure quality targets in the Body Shop are achieved.
• Drive continuous improvement in technical availability.

Skills

Team coaching

Problem solving

Budget management

Continuous improvement

Safety adherence

Education

Engineering degree/diploma

Trade Test or equivalent

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:

• Engineering degree/diploma, Trade Test or equivalent.
• 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.

Closing Date: 18 November 2025.