Industrial Engineer – manufacturing / automotive

Job Position: Industrial Engineer – manufacturing / automotive

Ref: 4165

Location: PE/Kariega

Salary: Commensurate with experience and qualification

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Qualifications / Requirements:

• National Diploma in Industrial Engineering or relevant IE qualification
• Minimum 3 years relevant experience in a production environment
• Computer literate, Microsoft Office Package (Excel advanced and PowerPoint advanced)
• Be familiar with continuous improvement processes
• Technical and mechanically minded
• Enthusiastic and must be confident
• Ability to communicate  at all levels
• SAP experience
• The concept of Kaizen
• Fundamentals of LEAN Manufacturing

Key Performance Areas:

• Conceptualizing and planning the optimal Work Process for both new projects and existing operations that is robust and sustainable to maximize efficiency, productivity and resultant overhead costs
• Play a pivotal role in the design, measurement and improvement of projects and current operations on process cycle times
• Participate in design reviews to ensure that processes and facility layouts are designed to accommodate and provide the necessary disconnects and positioning that are efficiency orientated
• Participate in new product planning requirements in order to meet future strategic needs of the Business unit and company overall
• Support process efficiency and productivity improvement initiatives
• Develop more effective methods by design of layouts, material flow diagrams and man-assignment charts for improvement of quality and productivity
• Prepare monthly report on activities in areas which support cost savings and improved output
• Introduction of new and improved productivity and quality methods into production and non-production areas
• Monitoring and evaluating the activities of the Work Study Analyst with regard to time studies and other Industrial Engineering techniques
• Support management’s decision making with regards to financial analysis for the expenditure of budget on tooling, facilities and project work in order to facilitate Business Unit outputs cost, productivity and sustainability effectively
• Establish standard work / process time by using direct work measurement or appropriate technique
• Creating and maintain a sound Labour Relations environment and climate in order to meet and satisfy the objectives of the business unit and corporate requirements
• Managing and approving engineering changes (ECR) originating from product improvements, running changes, quality improvements / cost reduction and model year changes in order to introduce changes timeously and successfully