Final Assembly Leading Hand/Team Leader

SUMMARY:
One of our clients, based in Cape Town, is seeking a Final Assembly Leading Hand/Team Leader, that will be reporting into the Production Manager.

POSITION INFO:
Requirements

• Grade 12/Matric certificate or equivalent required
• Tertiary qualification is advantageous
• Prior exceptional work experience in the industry is preferred
• Experience: minimum 5 years related experience

• Overseeing assembly department processes
• Ensure departments are efficient (optimize resource utilization) and performance driven (Achieving deadlines)
• Drive production quality
• Monitor current production processes and ensure cost effectiveness thereof
• Implement company's health and safety procedure on shop floor (Person and environment.)
• Implement production line quality control (Sign-off on inter department hand-over.)
• Working along with management team to implement company's procedures and policies to ensure goals are met (Deadlines etc.)
• Supervising and motivating shop employees
• Check, compare and monitor accuracy of timesheet submitted by employees. Time estimated (paid) versus actual time recorded on job
• Drive and action disciplinary procedures where necessary – channel via the production manager (Ensure fairness and equality.)
• Distribution of workload and making sure the employee understands brief and deadline urgency
• Toolbox talks
• Arrange and conduct daily feedback meetings with employees
• Daily feedback to factory manager
• Daily factory closure, ensure all windows are closed, lights are switched off, machines are switched off and environment are safe

• Thorough understanding or the ability to quickly learn production operations and machinery
• Excellent supervisory and leadership skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate
• Ability to make calculated judgements calls
• Deep knowledge of the production/manufacturing industry and processes
• Ability to read specification sheets/drawings and blueprints

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