Assistant Production Manager - Plastics at Vuzela Consulting

Activity: Injection Moulding - Plastics Manufacturing
Reporting Line: Production Manager
Interaction: Sales, Accounts, FG/RM store, Machine Operators, Maintenance Dept

Job Summary

• To provide overall responsibility in assisting the Production Manager in achieving production targets by managing machine efficiencies, quality, production schedules, solving quality related problems and condition of machines and EHS.
• Assist Production manager to achieve targets. and continuously train employees and maintain a disciplined production department.
• To ensure all machines and equipments are in good condition and is operated effectively to achieve production targets..

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure that all production reports for each machine is completed accurately
• Monitor daily production schedule
• Achieve target based on available capacity.
• Coordinate with all departments
• Manage all quality related problems within accepted time span
• Maintain global best practice in manufacturing and production, while considering quality, and quantity.
• Coordinate Work distribution, allocation, and other activities of subordinates.
• Reviewing workers performance
• Arrange for prompt repairs and routine maintenance of production equipment.
• Producing computerised reports.
• Continuously reduce scrap produced
• Training of personnel

Person Specification
Qualification:

• B.Eng. /B.Tech. in Mechanical/Electrical/ Production Engineering.
• 10 years post graduate qualification with hands on injection moulding production plant and management experience.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Hands on experience in plastic injection moulding.
• Sound hands on experience and good track record of leading and controlling people
• Excellent organizational skills, excellent communication skills at all levels, managerial skills, and results orientated.
• Good knowledge in injection moulding machines and plastics processing
• Knowledge of different raw materials, machine moulds, production, machine maintenance,
• Good knowledge of global best practice in manufacturing and Production Industry.
• Exposure to Maintenance, Quality , and HSE Standards.
• Advanced computer literacy