Operations Manager Jobs in East London, South Africa at Lear
Operations Manager
East London JIT Plant
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Company Overview
Position overview:
Full responsibility for Manufacturing within plant. Driving plant (Sewing and JIT) performance improvements through building team work and empowering supervision to achieve relevant plant targets and goals.
Key Responsibilities:
Meet and exceed budget for the plant which includes OIP activities linked to foundry / PC / Idea.
Implement IDEA projects in line with Lear’s IDEA targets
Ensure that plant achieves quality targets with continuous improvements in the metrics.
Achieve Safety targets of zero lost days, and a 50 % year to year improvement on near misses / minor cases.
Achieve headcount plans i.e. forecast numbers of direct and indirect labour targets.
Achieve plant efficiency targets and zero missed units or line stoppages.
Ensure engineering projects are executed in line with project timing plans.
Ensure zero lost units and zero premium freight cost and achieve inventory holding targets.
Lead team to achieve forecast numbers and KPI targets.
Ensure plant CI projects are implemented, and that target savings are realized.
Have clear development plans for Team Leader / Supervisor and Manager levels.
Have very clear back up plans for any customer risks that are frequently tested to confirm effectiveness.
Key skills and
Qualifications:
Relevant tertiary education such as a National Diploma in Production Management or equivalent.
Minimum 5 years operations management experience in a JIT automotive environment is essential.
Strong management skills, i.e. effective people management, problem solving and planning skills.
Assertiveness and ability to take responsibility and accountability.
Ability to interact with the customer and to motivate employees
Why Lear
We offer a fantastic place to work, opportunity to grow and being part of a company who places its people first.
What We Offer
Competitive Salary,
Competitive social perks
Paid Vacations
Access to Learning and development opportunities
Opportunities to give back to the community
Meaningful work that makes a difference in the world
Title: Operations Manager
Company: Lear
Location: East London, South Africa
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