Manufacturing Operation

Our client based in Port Elizabeth has a Manufacturing Operation position available in their organization.  

Requirements: 

• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
• Leadership competence.
• Ability to understand customer requirements and specifications.
• Good understanding of computer literacy – knowledge of Microsoft PC applications.
• Ability to prioritize and plan workload.
• Understanding of Health and Safety Legislation.
• Good problem solving ability – able to identify the root causes of problems, apply solutions and check solution has worked all in a timely manner.
• High standard of oral and written communication to converse at all levels within the organization as well as with inter-group personnel, customers and suppliers.
• Good knowledge in over all fabrication.

Overall Objectives:

• Responsible for planning the manufacturing and delivering of all equipment’s as per time schedule.
• Responsible for rolling out strategy for manufacturing.
• Project fabrication and assembly resource planning and effective usage of them.
• Assist with proposal and project planning for manufactured tasks.

Key Result Areas:

• Periodic assessment of vendor in line with quality and schedule.
• Timely rolling out progress reports to project department for necessary updating.
• Allocation of jobs to fabrication team and assembly team.
• Maintain record for claim management if any due to poor fabrication.
• Co-ordination with other departments for timely delivering inputs to supplier.
• Responsible for Raw Material inspection such as SS/MS sheets and I Beams / C-channel etc. and allocating the laydown area for storage.
• Housekeeping of outside yard, assembly and fabrication workshops.
• Responsible for controlling drawings/documents.
• Stage inspection and final inspection reports preparations.
• Weekly progress report need to send to PFS Conveyor Manager.
• Logistic of fabricated material and its shipment.
• Painting inspection of equipment.
• On time delivery of items to project site as per the time plan.
• Promote total quality.
• Vendor assessment for manufacturing.
• Responsible for General and Project parts storages.
• Ensure that manufactured items are produced to acceptable quality standards.
• The employee is responsible for the day to day sufficient running of the workshop.
• Ensure that workshop staff are using their time effectively and efficiently.
• Check and inspect that all tools are available and maintained in the correct place and that all equipment is in suitable working condition.
• Advise all new and existing staff of company policies and procedures and adherence to these policies and procedures at all times.
• To work from a technical drawing to a high standard.
• To devise solutions to technical challenges / problems within the workshop.
• To manage the workshop on a day-to-day basis supervising and supporting the work of the team and discuss any issues or concerns that need to be addressed.
• General administration for personnel and record keeping.
• During busy periods, the employee is required to undertake manufacturing tasks and assist the through put of work through the workshop.
• The employee is responsible for the quality of the work carried out and performs incoming and outgoing inspection on all parts and assemblies or delegates that work.
• Daily attendance and sickness records have to be kept alongside individual records of what work is carried out and on which projects.

General:

• Produce progress reports.
• Liaise with buyer/project manager if delivery problems occur.
• Assist with project and contract planning for manufactured tasks.
• Investigate cost saving ideas.
• Prepare manufacturing specifications in conjunction with engineers.
• Assist buyer to obtain quotations for manufactured items.
• Assess supplier quotations and recommend supplier.
• Investigation and resolution of quality problems.
• Attend project meetings as required.
• Carry out any other duties as reasonably requested by immediate Manager/Director.

If you are not contacted within two weeks of applying, please consider your application unsuccessful.