JOB TITLE: Head, Automobile Assembly
JOB LOCATIONS: Lagos Island, Lagos
JOB DETAILS:
- The assembly manager oversees the entire manufacturing process and ensures the assembly or production process adheres to policies and procedures.
- His/her job is to handle the cost efficiency, quality and safety throughout the manufacturing process.
- Assembly managers also works with other personnel to find cost effective and quality materials used in the process, constantly looking for ways to cut costs and streamline processes.
Responsibilities
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- Work to ensure people and resources are applied in an efficient and effective manner to meet delivery requirements while achieving quality and safety standards
- Ensure that team members follow defined assembly procedures and comply with quality requirements
- Ensure full adherence to 5S practices at all times
- Ensure equipment is within calibration date and all systems are functioning correctly
- Ensure all records are completed appropriately
- Ensure that non-conforming material is clearly identified and segregated
- Ensure that the escalation procedure for quality concerns is followed
- Ensure achievement of production throughput against stated capacity targets
- Ensure the team are aware of day to day targets and responsibilities
- Manage work order closures and stock control transactions
- Maintain visible lead for adherence to procedures and instructions
- Carry out incident, accident and non-conformity investigations and associated reporting and action closure
- Monitor change over and/or line set up efficiency
- Prepare line set-ups for following shifts, including first piece buyoffs
- Monitor and maintain all safety equipment and tools
- Undertake continuous training and development
- Perform root cause analysis and resolve problems
- Identify business improvement opportunities within the organisation
- Identify and deploy the technical skill sets, resource levels and systems to deliver projects, key performance indicators (KPI’s) including the engagement of external resources as required
- Conduct risk assessments of processes and tasks in the department
- Ensure that team members follow defined assembly procedures and comply with quality requirements
- Responsible for training of operators for products and processes within the local team
- Responsible for daily management and support for the team to achieve operational success
- Monitor time and attendance and ensure compliance with Company procedures
- Provide technical expertise to the team and respond to operator queries
- Consistently promote high standards through personal example and roll out through the team so that each member of the team understands the standards and behaviours expected of them
- Review, implement and update company records e.g. training matrices, absenteeism, risk assessments
- Communicate KPIs from the strategic annual plan so that each employee is aware of expectations and deliverables.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree or HND in Engineering or related field
- Minimum of 10-12 years’ related experience
- Commitment to work towards professional accreditation with an industry related body
- Experience of leading small group activities to drive improvement ideas
- Strong PC skills and experience of packages such as Standard Analyses: Purchasing Information System (SAP) and Excel
- Knowledge of lean manufacturing techniques and recognised QC tools
- Knowledge of Health & Safety legislation including ISO14001 and responsibilities
- Knowledge of Quality standard TS16949.
Key Skills & Competencies:
- Exercise considerable initiative/judgement in work methods and in interpreting and delegating work requirements/goals
- Work independently, reviewed infrequently with minimal supervision
- Ability to lead by example, gain respect from team and communicate with clarity whilst demonstrating excellence in approach to work and people activities
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent organisation skills
- Excellent problem solving skills
- Ability to manage a wide variety of activities at the same time
- Ability to plan, analyse and challenge
- Able to work cross functionally and collaboratively with many stakeholders
- Solid understanding of all people related processes and procedures
- Good understanding of customer deliverables and the impact of failure/cost of poor quality
- Understanding of production costs to include waste, downtime, Scrap.
Personalities and Attributes:
- Assembly Team Leader
- Cell Leader
- Process Lead
- Production Team Leader
- Manufacturing/Production Supervisor.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.
Deadline: May 6, 2021
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