Automotive Plant Manager (Pretoria)

Automotive Plant Manager (Pretoria)Plant Manager required for award winning automotive company to drive continuous improvement and optimization of all processes for their Pretoria plant.The Plant Manager will oversee all daily operations of the plant from production and manufacturing to ensuring policies and procedures are followed. They develop processes that will maximize stewardship, safety, quality and productivity.ResponsibilitiesManage the operations within the plantEstablishes goals, objectives and guidelines covering all phases of plant operations and staff activities to maintain an efficient, functional, operational and profitable plant.Directs, guides and motivates immediate subordinates in attainment of projected goals and objectives to increase operational efficiency.Establishes and enforces procedures and controls within the plant to attain projected goals and objectives.Supports and promotes Company Philosophies and policies to establish support and organisation within the plant.Makes all decisions and approvals to exercise control over vital elements of the plant organisation and formulates such decisions based upon Company policy and other pertinent data.Plans and forecasts plant requirements with respect to equipment, manning, materials and facilities to establish budgets for labour and materials and to complete the organisational structure by requesting reports from departmental subordinates and transcribing the information into the required forecasts and/or reports.Initiates and implements new methods and procedures in areas such as scrap control, manufacturing techniques and work force utilization to capitalize upon deployment of the plant facilities and to increase the efficiency of the operations by becoming familiar with related industries through meetings and seminars.Participates heavily in customer relations by both receiving and calling on customer representatives to promote a sound relationship and to act as liaison between them and the plant to solve problems which have or might arise.Recommends acquisition of capital equipment to update present equipment, to increase plant efficiency and to compensate for design and product changes.RequirementsMinimum Engineering or Manufacturing/Production related degree.Minimum 10 years’ experience in automotive supply industry at Management level, compulsoryMinimum 5 years’ experience as Plant Manager, compulsoryPlastic / blow moulding experience highly advantageous Proven experience in Leading PeopleAbility to cope with stressful situationExcellent Financial Management expertise and/or knowledgePlease forward CV and ALL supporting documentation to Tammi Johnson at recruiter2@profilepersonnel.co.za"(recruiter2@profilepersonnel.co.za Should you not hear from Profile Personnel within 14 days please consider your application unsuccessful for the vacancy.Please note all applications will automatically be added to our database for future vacancies.