Technician (Waste Management)

SUMMARY:
Technician (Waste Management)

POSITION INFO:

Job Position: Technician (Waste Management)

Ref: 3719

Location: Port Elizabeth
Salary: R26 000 to R32 000 per month commensurate with experience

Qualifications / Requirements:

• National Diploma / Degree in Operations Management with technical / production background
• Six Sigma Greenbelt
• Lean manufacturing experience
• Proven record of performance excellence and trusted professional credibility
• Experienced and passionate Team Leader with proven problem-solving experience and organizational process focused
• Technical experience in manufacturing industry of 5 years
• Welding equipment and industrial machinery experience
• Lean manufacturing (5’S, TPM, Value Stream Mapping, OEE, Just in Time, Error Proofing and Root Cause Analysis)
• Project management experience
• Good organizational, supervisory and leadership experience
• Good presentation and training skills experience
• Good technical knowledge of the Six Sigma subject matter
• Computer “MS” software packages skilled
• Proven leadership skills and business acumen – performance driven
• Broad strategic thinker, with clear vision and direction of change management and a passion for Continuous Improvement
• Good project management skills, disciplined with a high sense of urgency
• Strong interpersonal capabilities, and able to work cross-functionally with other leaders on sensitive and/or emotive issues
• Good understanding of operations management
• Analytical Thinker
• Change management skills
• Basic understanding of quality management systems
• Problem-solving
• Have excellent verbal and written English language skills
• Must be prepared to undergo written and verbal assessments

Key Performance Areas:

• Perform gap analysis to identify deficiencies in business processes and programs and recommending adjustments to programs and/or processes
• Support the plant leadership with strategic planning and special projects to ensure the plant meet future growth in revenue and towards world class manufacturing
• Plan budget and manage costs related to operational improvement initiatives
• Waste reduction through Lean Manufacturing principals and tools, VSM, TPM ,5’s, Standardization
• Supply point consumable waste management through the vending machine system and analyses
• Manage consumable and tool rework process
• Develop and investigate potential new rework processes
• Testing of potential new consumables
• Hand tools standardisation
• Research and implement potential new equipment and machinery
• Control of rework area metal scrap sales
• Use appropriate problem-solving tools to provide rapid improvement with sustainable results

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