QUALIFICATIONS
Electro – Mechanical Engineer or Engineering Degree

COMPUTER PACKAGES

Microsoft package & PLC machines

OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY OF
THE POSITION
To plan, organise and control the production facility of the Olifantsfontein factory/ plant in order to produce the required quantity of roof tiles and accessories within agreed quality and cost specifications.


KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION

• Production Planning – communicate daily with the general manager, sales and despatch planning team to ensure sufficient stock levels are maintained.
• Manage staff to ensure that the extrusion boxes/ slipper ends, water channels are maintained at all times.
• To check “thickness’ of wet tiles produced together with the lab assistant and ensure that adjustments are made to the boxes at start ups.
• To plan maintenance schedule.
• To assist with breakdowns on the main production line and help to reset stoppages.
• Ensure safety levels are optimal and good housekeeping in factory.
• Yard control to plan, organised and control the production facility to produce tiles and fittings of the correct quality and cost at the correct time
• Management of stock levels including critical spares and raw materials and ensure procurement procedures are adhered to.
• Management stock counts and audits with finance and stock/ inventory control in system.
• Manage stock losses and variance tracking, production breakages.
• Negotiate with all suppliers of both raw material and maintenance spares for the timeous supply of materials at the best possible rate
• Maintain good industrial relations, experience within a unionised environment, and adhere to procedures between factory staff and management through the established IR procedures.
• Labour productivity, efficiencies and unit production costs.
• SHEQ Management and compliance with ISO 14001 & ISO 9001, OHSAS 18001
• Develop and motivate production staff to achieve agreed objectives regarding efficiency, quality, industrial relations, health and safety
• Maintain, review and develop the SABS Quality Management System to establish and maintain quality standards
• Security and controls to manage shrinkage.
• Management security breaches.

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• High work ethic and integrity
• Strategic thinker
• Good people relations
• Excellent at conflict management
• Ability to deal with difficult situations e.g. strike action
• Performance driven

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a production environment.
• Sound electrical and mechanical knowledge.
• Ability to manage unskilled and skilled workforce.
• Excellent communication skills essential
• People management and Problem solving skills
• Ability to deal with conflict