Supplier Readiness Engineer

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

REQUIREMENTS

• Affirmative Action South African citizen
• Technical Degree/ National Diploma in an Engineering field (Mechanical/ Electrical/ Mechatronics/ Polymer)
• At least 5 years of experience in key technologies such as plastics, plastic injection moulding and/ or manufacturing processes
• Experience in tool manufacturing and/ or design and/ or project management

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• Extensive experience in project management and technically sound
• Ability to interpret technical data and drawings
• Negotiation and problem-solving skills
• Oral and written communication skills
• Above average computer literacy, especially the MS Office package
• Customer interface and conflict management skills
• Self-motivated and driven
• Basic German language proficiency

ADDED ADVANTAGE

• Qualified Toolmaker
• Experience in Pilot Hall or Supplier Quality

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monitor and control the local part development at suppliers for critical parts
• Ensure that the corporate milestones according to PEP are supported
• Ensure the supplier is ready and capable of supporting the corporate milestones with parts for the various builds
• Ensure on-time submission of sample parts as per the agreed committed timing via the corporate systems, with all legal and relevant supporting documentation
• Early planning and monitoring of suppliers and product processes, by conducting regular, one-on-one discussions with the suppliers at their production facilities and nominated toolmakers
• Reaching agreements on the timing for the projects
• Setting up secondary project milestones
• Consulting on tooling and facility designs, and manufacturing processes
• Troubleshooting shortly before and after the start of production will be minimised
• Ensuring that, predominantly, suppliers can supply parts timeously, according to group requirements, with fully functional tooling and equipment whilst meeting the confirmed capacity allocations for the group
• With the required actions comes the need to effectively communicate any issues as well as progress, internally as well as to all other departments within the company and the respective