Manufacturing Engineer

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum qualification: National Diploma (NQF Level 6) Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Ideal qualification: BTech/ B- Degree (NQF level 7) Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• At least 3 – 5 years’ working experience in boat building or similar manufacturing environment.
• Experience with Solid works advantageous.
• Experience with Syspro advantageous.
• Advanced Excel advantageous.

KEY JOB FUNCTIONS:

Continuous Improvement and Waste Reduction:

• Identify and investigate areas where process/product optimisation and improvement are possible.
• Liaise with other manufacturing support functions as part of investigation.
• Quantifying the problem based on historical data.
• Set up action plan, method of tracking change performance and identify responsible parties.
• Implement action plan based on the abovementioned points.
• Review implementation and monitor if successful.
• Update action plan based on feedback.
• Do research on waste reduction projects/initiatives.

Manufacturing Process Support and Optimisation:

• Identify and investigate manufacturing processes/product components that are accompanied by challenges relating to safety, time and quality.
• Set up action plan, method of tracking change performance, departments to be involved, risks involved and documentation platform to be used.
• Review implementation (performance) and compare with historical data. Continuously track implementation.
• Identify modifications to implementation action plan based on continuous tracking data.
• Do research on advancements in the industry.
• Provide general assistance and guidance to manufacturing line in order to meet production targets.

New Design Implementation and Support:

• Understand new design/project scope and identify possible process improvement and optimisation initiative, as well as means of implementation.
• Discuss new design/project with design department and relevant manufacturing support functions.
• Identify possible risks involved with project relating to safety, time and quality.
• Update the necessary field in the milestone tracker and make sure deliverables are met.
• Implement action plan for prototype.
• Actively support the introduction of the build progress & provide feedback to design team on any changes.
• Identify possible process improvement and optimisation initiative, as well as means of implementation.
• Review and update risks involved with project/design relating to safety, time and quality based on prototype (in collaboration with relevant departments).
• Work with design and manufacturing departments to correct build issues and mitigate risks identified.
• Set up a deliverables and immediate actions list for the roll out of design onto the production line, based on the prototype build.
• Implement deliverables and immediate actions list.
• Provide general assistance and guidance to manufacturing line to ensure successful introduction of new models.

Quality:

• Provide support to all lines and workstations QRCI’s (G8D).

Ad Hoc:

• Perform ad-hoc tasks as and when required.
• Provide assistance and support to other departments where

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