Reporting to the local Plant Manager and to the Corporate Chief Technical Officer, the

Engineering Manager will have overall responsibility for the engineering of products &

processes with the aim of maximize productivity while minimizing costs and ensuring optimum

plant availability.


The position is based in Atlantis, Cape Town, South Africa

Occasional national & international travels could be required


QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS

University degree in Engineering (an International Master Degree is valuable)

Proven experience of minimum 3 years as Engineering Manager in a multinational industrial

company, ideally in Steel, Automotive, Wind Tower Manufacturing industry

Highly valuable knowledge & professional experience in: welding engineering, product

development & product engineering, organization of maintenance processes, process

engineering, Kaizen & Lean Manufacturing

Able to develop strong relationships at an Executive level , influencing people to reach

targets and promoting the engineering culture at the plant

Proven ability to train people, to liaise with all internal functions, to promote development

and manage improvement actions

Able to quickly adapt to changing priorities and to handle multiple complex projects and

situations simultaneously.

Working knowledge of SAP, Microsoft office

Fluent in English


RESPONSIBILITIES (other duties may be assigned considering business priorities)

Implement systems to manage legal compliance to all relevant local legislation.

Implement manufacturing policies & procedures making sure to continuously improve

efficiency, increase productivity and meet customers specification

Providing internal guidance for the definition of welding processes

Lead product engineering, with the aim of complying with client specifications, quality

requests and projects technical requirements

Supervise overall equipment maintenance management & lead improvements in the

engineering of productions line

Assess the quality of tools, machinery, and equipment. Be a technical expert in

addressing procurement of new machineries and tools

Conduct productivity analysis & performance management, support materials planning

Determine methods, timelines and strategies for optimizing engineering of products &

processes

Define human and material resources necessary to meeting the production schedule

and production improvement objectives

Provide guidance to the Production Manager in taking decisions redirecting efforts,

implementing improvements constantly

Report to the local Plant Manager & to corporate Chief Technical Officer, providing

clear plans & metrics and establishing trust

Salary: Market Related

Please note: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Should you not receive any response within 48 hours please consider your application as unsuccessful.