Senior Maintenance Team Leader (Automotive)

SUMMARY:
Senior Maintenance Team Leader (Automotive)

POSITION INFO:

Introduction
An automotive OEM in Pretoria is looking for a Lead Process Coach / Maintenance Supervisor

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervise production Lines for maintenance related activities.
• Be involved  in Manage The Change meetings when needed to be aware of changes affecting Maintenance.
• Ensure daily Maintenance operation strategy objectives are met.
• Implementation of Maintenance Operation Strategy – driving results thereof and controlling of assignments to ensure 100% Maintenance operation strategy objectives implementation according to the Global standards in the Trim & Chassis department.
• Overseeing Shift Process Coaches & Teams.
• Ensuring objectives are met through following standardized work and cadences.
• Optimizing Throughput To Potential.
• Deliver on production standards including performing Process confirmation and Periodic Job Observations.
• Building team Capabilities, Versatility and Training.
• Basic administration of supervisory responsibilities and documents.
• Ensure plant availability in line with plant objectives.
• Planning activities to ensure equipment is maintained to deliver Quality and Uptime
• Lead all daily, weekend and shutdown maintenance planning with input from the team(s).
• Integrate the maintenance plan into total department business plan.
• Maximize equipment effectiveness through a detailed, standardized and prioritized preventative and predictive maintenance plan designed to improve productivity.
• Provide resources, support and prioritise all maintenance actions, record all maintenance activities (planned vs crisis) and create reports to support continuous improvement.
• Support all new and existing projects.
• analyse data and evaluate the effectiveness of the preventive maintenance plan.
• Jointly coordinate maintenance and engineering activities.
• Manage multiple maintenance projects at various stages of  planning, design, procurement and implementation stage.
• Develop the weekend planning & Shutdown planning.
• Review breakdown G8D’s to ensure they meet the standard.
• Review Preventative Maintenance completion to schedule.
• Guide team to do scrubbing for not meeting resulted outcome.
• Liaise and resolve maintenance related concerns raised by internal customers.
• Updating, feedback and analysis of Paynter charts.
• Ensure department compliance with government, industry and corporate standards.

• Participate in Time and Data Management meetings for scheduling, staffing procurement, equipment maintenance, inventory control, constraint analysis, and the coordination of production activities with cross functional departments.

• Build team leaders and team members’ capabilities.

• Create a conducive work environment for the team(s) to complete their assigned responsibilities/tasks.

Minimum experience & qualifications required

• National Diploma /Degree in Mechanical/ Industrial/Electrical Engineering and Production/Operation Management Diploma or Relevant Qualification/N6 with trade test.
• Minimum of 5 years within the Automotive Industry and maintenance background.
• Must have displayed proven capability of leading a team in a current or previous roles
• Exceptional problem solving methodologies such as 6 Sigma eg 8D analysis, Fishbone and 5 Why’s.
• Analytical skills to be able to determine root causes
• Technical Excellence
• Advanced Maintenance (Proactive)
• Safety and servicing knowledge
• Communication skill s and report writing
• Team leading and management Skills
• Fault Finding Ability
• Planning and Organising Skills
• Computer Skills. Excel, Word and Powerpoint

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