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Internal and External Position
Position: Operations Manager
Post: Operations Manager
Department: Production
Reporting to: MD, Wabtec, South Africa
Reporting Relationship: Non
Primary Purpose of Role: – The main role of the Operations Manager is to oversee the manufacturing process within a Wabtec and FIP Brakes South Africa and to ensure that production lines run without any problems and minimum downtime.
Primary Objectives:
Manage and support SHEQ initiatives and objectives.
- Define, propose and implement the weekly, monthly, annual production schedule tied to MPS and SIOP
- Conduct and lead the daily GEMBA meetings with SCM
- Plan and manage production capacity for the OEM, Maintenance and C/S lines, allocate the resources that are required and ensure stock levels remain adequate.
- Cost management of products and assist with new product costings models.
- Analyse budgets and continuously control production costs and identify/rectify waste measures.
- Efficient running of the plant manufacturing site on a rotational shift basis and tied to operational (Planned) maintenance requirements.
- Implementation and control of standardized systems, methods and SOPs
- Initiating and implementing productivity improvement projects always tied to TOT and maintaining EHS standards.
- Work side by side with Quality Management and Supply Chain team to meet Operational targets.
- Ensure, drive safety and housekeeping as a part of the production plan.
- Maximize production outputs, efficiency, productivity and maintain good quality.
- Analyse production results on a continuous basis with the aim to meet or better the goals on quality, quantity and productivity.
- Ensure that works orders (job cards) for OEM, C/S and Maintenance are carried out.
- Lead, coach and mentor subordinates when necessary.
- Control Time/attendance of people.
- Manage and lead Supervisors, Methods Engineers and Line leaders, provide feedback and guidance to achieve goals set out by the business.
- Compile and evaluate the Key Performance Areas of the people reporting to you.
- Ensure that goals on Production quality meet the ISO standards
- Be the leader / champion in continuous improvement, as required.
- Ensure that all administrative duties (control and check sheets) are completed as required and aligned with the QC team.
- Manage MPS weekly and SIOP monthly reporting in line with SCM.
- Plan and manage overtime and attendance and leave roster.
- Manage skills development and skills metric for the employees.
- Ensure customer orders are completed on time and to budget and that quality standards and targets are met
- Manage WIP, stock of raw materials and reporting of shortages on the production lines
- Create and implement organisational/production changes on an operative level.
- Manage and plan plant capacity, NPI or high and low volume / cyclical production call offs.
- Review worker performance and identify training needs.
- The ability to act decisively and solve staff or equipment-related problems – motivate and structure CAPEX requirements to keep up with growing volumes / NPI or production improvements.
- The ability to communicate clearly and persuasively with your team, managers and clients
Formal Education/Training/ work experience
Education:
- Technical /Bachelor’s Degree (Production/Mechanical/Electrical/Industrial) Degree/Diploma in Operations Management – preferred.
Experience
Minimum 5 – 10 years of experience of working in senior production role, preferably in a production engineering, industrial manufacturing process-oriented organization
- Experience in the production/ assembly management of high value mechanical, pneumatics, and electrical products / equipment
- Experience of working closely with Quality Assurance & Quality Control and Health, safety & Environment, ISO grading / certification.
- Experience and skills in personnel and asset safety
- Effective communications
- Well versed in using at least one of the Project Management Software: Microsoft Projects, Liquid Planner, Primavera
- Ability to plan, organize, coordinate & control
- Sound understanding of the technical aspect of product design
- Ability to lead, motivate, coach, and teach others
- Railway manufacturing experience (advantage but not preferred)
- ORACLE experience would be advantage.
Essential work skills
- People and performance management
- Liaison with customer and suppliers as and when the need arises
- Working well with many different departments and external suppliers.
- Always keeping the end-user/customer in mind.
- Being results and deadline-driven
- Computer literate – Microsoft Suite (Xlsx, PPT, Word)
- Able to manage and build a successful team
- Interpersonal understanding, organizational awareness and direction will be advantageous.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- The capacity to grasp complex concepts easily
- Attention to detail to ensure high levels of quality
- Strong Root Cause Analysis Skills – 5Y’s, Fishbone…
- Able to apply principle of Continuous improvement
- Sound knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (including ethical and disciplined behaviour, safety, etc.)
- Willing to work overtime, weekends and public holidays as and when required.
- The ability to work under pressure and multitask
- Leadership skills and the ability to motivate others to meet deadlines
- A results-driven approach to work
- To be accurate and have a sharp sense of punctuality.
- To be reliable, trustworthy, pro-active and energetic.
- Disciplinary enquiries.
Closing Date:
To apply please visit our site www.wabtec.com under careers and select South Africa, and apply under this job requisition
If you are not invited for an interview within 30 days from the closing date, it must be accepted that your application was unsuccessful
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