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Engineering Manager GCC Factories – Johannesburg Gauteng

Salary: R1.4 mil CTC Per Annum

Purpose of Position:

Complement Recruitment are recruiting for an Engineering Manager, for a permanent position based in Ekurhuleni, Johannesburg, Gauteng. This position reports directly to the Plant Manager with 6 direct reports. Candidates must hold their BEng Degree, as well as their GCC Factories in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering. Minimum 10 years working experience in a World Class Manufacturing, Technical Production and Engineering Environment.

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Minimum Requirements:

• B. Eng, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering Degree

• Government Certificate of Competence, Mechanical / Electrical Engineering

• Specific work experience in manufacturing, technical engineering required to fulfil the role

• 10 years experience in engineering and maintenance management in a manufacturing environment

• High level project management of large CAPEX investments

• Operating within formal standards such as OHSAS18001, ISO14001, ISO9000, etc.

• Must be able to work in a Highly pressurised and unionised environment.

• Good computer skills with spreadsheet (Excel), SAP and PLC knowledge & other computerised Maintenance Management Systems

• Accomplished problem-solver, logical, analytical, technical, a “teaching” leader

• Strong communication skills and ability to present, coaching influence and persuade at all levels

• Proven leadership capability – coaching an developing others, including enabling others to lead their teams effectively.

• Ability to lead cross functional project teams to successful completion

• Candidates needs to be hands on and willingness to work extra time when needed

• Able to connect with diverse cultures within the organization and countries as a whole.

• Own Transport, located in Springs, Boksburg, Brakpan, Benoni or surrounding areas

Duties:

Key Accountabilities & Key Processes

• Undertaking strategic planning activities with the senior management team and in line with customer and business needs.

• Lead responsibilities for continuous improvement programmes & create, implement and direct initiatives in line with programme goals and deliverables.

• Ensure safety is at the centre of all site activity whilst demonstrating role model behaviour and leading by example.

• Set Engineering, Maintenance and process targets in line with operations objectives and develop the strategies to achieve these. Implement and manage these processes required to achieve targets.

• Direct activities within the Engineering teams (Tooling, process engineering, maintenance and prototyping) such that they are focused on performance improvement against the agreed KPI’s of the business.

• Lead, implement and drive methodologies that will bring change to the plants performance progressing towards World Class Manufacturing standards.

• Define and manage the skills requirements and subsequent training within Engineering paying attention to company competency matrix to improve people capability in the plant.

• Responsible for determining the structure and resource requirements of the Engineering and Maintenance departments such that the overall strategy of the plant can be fulfilled.

• As part of managing working capital of the plant and ensuring that the plant continuously run, ensure that you proactively identify critical spares, in line with inventory policy, and ensure that controls are in place to manage the spares appropriately

• Using best practice project methodology, manage engineering capex project in line with strategic development plan.

• To lead, coach and manage the engineering team to ensure an engaged workforce

• Creating an environment within the team that stimulates creativity and innovation.

Key relationships:

• Internal: All site employees, other site Plant Managers, Managers, group central functions

• External: Suppliers, Customers

Measurements:

 Manage budget within plan - department budgets, operating costs controlled, sales revenue etc. stating all figures on an annual basis for the current financial year

 Unit Measures - Achieve equipment reliability and availability targets

 People Measures - 6 Direct reports

 Optimise and streamline plant management systems (WCM, ISO, NOSA, SG)

 Relationship with peers/colleagues

 Flexibility and adaptability of company systems

 Stability of the Business Unit

Personal Traits & Competencies:

 Shows a strong focus to meet customers’ needs while also being able to proactively provide creative solutions when necessary.

 Able to put themselves in the shoes of the customer and change their perspective to understand the fundamental needs of others. Interview, assess, discuss, survey, a deep dive into their reality to understand how they work and what they need, seeking their feedbacks with both external and internal customers.

 Understand customers’ fundamental core needs (put oneself in their shoes).

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Please Note: Companies may expire jobs at their own discretion. Should you not meet the minimum requirements or hear from us within 3 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Requirements

• Minimum education level: Honours Degree / Post Graduate Certificate /N7
• 10 years of experience
• Driver's license: B ,C
• Availability to travel: Yes
• Availability of change of residence: No

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About Complement Recruitment (Pty) Ltd

A Generalist Recruitment Agency with our eyes on the future. Specializing in IT; Engineering; Logistics & Hospitality. Our Head Office is located in the Eastern Cape, recruiting Nationally throughout South Africa & Internationally. A BBBEE Level 4 Service Provider, let us find that missing piece to your puzzle.