Assembly Manager

SUMMARY:
Engineering Company based in Roodepoort Gauteng is looking for an Assembly Manager to join their team urgently.

POSITION INFO:
Requirements and Skill:

• Matric or NQF equivalent
• Qualified fitter, Turner preferable
• 10 years’ factory management experience
• Conversant with the Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993, GCC preferable
• Strong computer literacy skills
• Material Requirement Planning (MRP) systems, experience with (Visual Esti-track) is advantageous
• ISO 9001 reporting experience

• Lead and manage a team of five employees, each responsible for specific aspects of the assembly process (stripping, sub-assembly of gearbox, sub-assembly of fluid ends, final assembly).
• Foster a collaborative and efficient working environment within the assembly team.
• Supervise and coordinate the entire assembly process including coordinating spares
• Ensuring each employee performs their duty according to procedure and in a timely manner.
• Assist with troubleshooting issues and raising NCR’s where required.
• Oversee pressure testing, backlash testing and no-load testing as well as conduct final release inspection of components ready for shipment.
• Conduct rigorous quality checks according to work instructions to ensure the highest standards of quality.
• Oversee QCP document hold points.
• Raise non-conformances promptly with QC, documenting and addressing quality issues.
• Propose and implement solutions to streamline quality issues and assembly time, incorporating the use of jigs and fixtures and procedures/ methods
• Continuously assess and improve assembly processes (work instructions) for efficiency and effectiveness.
• Collaborate closely with the Production Planning Team to align assembly schedules with component preparation, ensuring timely availability of components.
• Communicate with Stores to ensure accurate and adequate preparation of components required for the assembly process.