Production Manager - Johannesburg, South Africa - Pro Talent

Pro Talent

Verified Company

Johannesburg, South Africa

1 week ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Engineering & Technical ~ Management

Gauteng
***: **Production Manager (Electronics)

JHB**As the production manager, you will be accountable for meeting the manufacturing department's production and quality goals and playing a key role in ensuring the company meets its profitability and customer satisfaction goals.

REPORTING

Essential Skills & Experience

35 years of production management experience in an electronic manufacturing environment.
Minimum 3 years of supervisory experience of 5 or more employees.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Good general computer skills and knowledge of MS Word and MS Excel.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Experience and knowledge of implementing an ISO 9001 quality system.

Qualifications

General

Managing staff resources.
Giving local product manufacturing lead times to the sales team.
Oversee and control quarterly production stock takes.
Assist the engineering department in industrialising new prototypes in production.
Conduct formal quarterly performance reviews (KPIs) as per company policy.
Control production petty cash.
Comply with all relevant Environmental Health & Safety requirements.
Ensure company policies & procedures are followed.

Operations

Daily Production Order Maintenance scheduling. (Planning and organising production schedules)
Organise workflow according to the workload to meet delivery schedules.
Maintaining production control records and providing weekly/monthly reports to management with regard to delivery dates, schedules, quality issues and operating problems.
Production forecasting and build scheduling at SMD contract manufacturers.
Issue manufacturing data packs to SMD contract manufacturers.
Monitor quality and yield on both PCB assembly and final product level.
Controlling of test equipment.
Ensure the accurate cost pricing of manufactured products.
Manage the sourcing of electronic components and negotiate pricing and delivery with component suppliers.
Prepare, update and communicate the production schedule to the production supervisor.
Oversee all staff scheduling, leave requests and overtime.
Conduct or authorise training of production employees.
Take all necessary actions to manage production costs and improve profitability.
Maintain and improve the Quality Management System (ISO9001).

ERP System

Using Acumatica to run reports; Regenerate MRP and MRP Display to check for new Sales Orders.
MRP Forecast reporting, managing RFQs, placing of orders on suppliers and maintaining Min/Max stock levels.
Manufacturing and serialisation of products using Production Order Maintenance.
Generating and maintaining Inventory Stock Items codes and descriptions.
Generating and maintaining Bill of Materials in the ERP system.
Generating and maintaining Inventory Safety Stock Replenishment levels in the Item Warehouse Details.