Job Description
Technical Manager – Automotive - Durban
Our client in the automotive industry is currently seeking a Technical Manager to join their team in Durban. This is a full-time, permanent position with competitive salary and benefits.
The Technical Manager will be responsible to lead the Toolroom and Engineering resources, whilst influencing Maintenance and Project Management to achieve company objectives.
Key Performance Areas
Business Strategy
- Support in the growth of the business through effective support of projects.
- Support in the improvement of the business through effective support of continuous improvement plans.
- Support in the sustainability of the business excellence through the continual improvement of the Tooling and machine building and maintenance expertise.
Management
- Monitor and manage the Head office tool room, both the human capital resources invested in addition to the machinery and equipment employed.
- Give input and direction on tooling design and manufacture (in house and outside developments)
- Manage engineering tool changes and make decisions on internal capacity and capability, or external services.
- Monitor plant tool management and give input to improvements and best practices.
- Support the ongoing improvement of machines and tooling concepts in the plant.
- Manage new process introductions, with design of concept up to commissioning and hand over to production. (project management scope)
- Ensure new equipment and tooling meets capability and capacity requirements.
- Contribute to project feasibility, initiation, scope definition and scope change control.
- Provide Technical support to manufacturing for improvement of production efficiencies, alternate raw materials, technologies and processes.
- Commission machinery and equipment and validate new products and processes.
- Conduct research and development of new/existing technologies, products, and processes.
- Support Production in developing best practice methods to improve productivity.
- Develop and execute Continuous Improvement Programs (CIP) with a cost down mind-set and quality focused.
- Develop, record and present department specific KPI’s.
- Develop and execute departmental training needs analysis.
Finance
- Develop department specific budgets and Monitor performance against budget (expense control, variance analysis, corrective actions).
- Initiate investment requests for new business, technology, improvement, and corrective plans.
- Conduct project feasibility studies to establish the viability of proposed projects.
- Participate in the Audit process.
- Adhere to Financial policies and procedures.
- Protect company assets (working capital & fixed assets).
- Detect and prevent fraud.
- Promote good Corporate Governance.
SHEQ
- Ensure that all new equipment complies with HSE standards.
- Adhere to and enforce compliance to company SHEQ policy.
- Identify potential hazards and critical safety issues in the workplace.
- Address workplace hazards and risks immediately.
- Work safely and use safety equipment.
- Comply with the requirements of the Quality Management Systems.
Education and Experience
- Matriculation (grade 12 school leaving certificate) as a minimum qualification, with maths & science and preferably technical drawing (EGD).
- Qualified Artisan (fitter or turner).
- N6 level or City and Guilds Technical Diploma.
- BSC Mech Eng or N4 Technical diploma with adequate hands-on experience will be good candidates.
- Preferably more than 7 years post apprentice experience in a Tooling Workshop environment.
- Experience in Project Management.
Apply: www.agcmining.co.za
Contact: 011 803 9465
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