Technical Manager - Automotive - Durban

• Support in the growth of the business through effective support of projects.
• Support in the improvement of the business through effective support of continuous improvement plans.
• Support in the sustainability of the business excellence through the continual improvement of the Tooling and machine building and maintenance expertise.

• Monitor and manage the Head office tool room, both the human capital resources invested in addition to the machinery and equipment employed.
• Give input and direction on tooling design and manufacture (in house and outside developments)
• Manage engineering tool changes and make decisions on internal capacity and capability, or external services.
• Monitor plant tool management and give input to improvements and best practices.
• Support the ongoing improvement of machines and tooling concepts in the plant.
• Manage new process introductions, with design of concept up to commissioning and hand over to production. (project management scope)
• Ensure new equipment and tooling meets capability and capacity requirements.
• Contribute to project feasibility, initiation, scope definition and scope change control.
• Provide Technical support to manufacturing for improvement of production efficiencies, alternate raw materials, technologies and processes.
• Commission machinery and equipment and validate new products and processes.
• Conduct research and development of new/existing technologies, products, and processes.
• Support Production in developing best practice methods to improve productivity.
• Develop and execute Continuous Improvement Programs (CIP) with a cost down mind-set and quality focused.
• Develop, record and present department specific KPI's.
• Develop and execute departmental training needs analysis.

• Develop department specific budgets and Monitor performance against budget (expense control, variance analysis, corrective actions).
• Initiate investment requests for new business, technology, improvement, and corrective plans.
• Conduct project feasibility studies to establish the viability of proposed projects.
• Participate in the Audit process.
• Adhere to Financial policies and procedures.
• Protect company assets (working capital & fixed assets).
• Detect and prevent fraud.
• Promote good Corporate Governance.

• Ensure that all new equipment complies with HSE standards.
• Adhere to and enforce compliance to company SHEQ policy.
• Identify potential hazards and critical safety issues in the workplace.
• Address workplace hazards and risks immediately.
• Work safely and use safety equipment.
• Comply with the requirements of the Quality Management Systems.

• Matriculation (grade 12 school leaving certificate) as a minimum qualification, with maths & science and preferably technical drawing (EGD).
• Qualified Artisan (fitter or turner).
• N6 level or City and Guilds Technical Diploma.
• BSC Mech Eng or N4 Technical diploma with adequate hands-on experience will be good candidates.
• Preferably more than 7 years post apprentice experience in a Tooling Workshop environment.
• Experience in Project Management.

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