Production Engineer

Duties:

• Independently determines approach and assigned tasks
• Understanding manufacturing processes
• Understanding engineering, scientific and other technical information
• Understand lean manufacturing
• Planning and prioritising activities
• Ability to present data effectively
• Understanding of Health and Safety practices
• Supervising the manufacturing processes, ensuring quality work is done in a safe, efficient manner.
• Liaising with other engineers to develop plans that improve production, costs, and labor required.
• Diagnosing problems in the production line and providing recommendations and training.
• Establishing safety procedures and protocols that take the workers' well-being into account, and that also minimize the carbon footprint.Keeping abreast of advancements in engineering and production, and sharing knowledge with co-workers.
• Identifying, documenting, and reporting unsafe practices.
• Drawing up production schedules and budgets for projects.
• Scheduling meetings with relevant departments and stakeholders.
• Analyzing all facets of production and making recommendations for improvement.
• Obtaining any materials and equipment required.
• Comply with the Health, Safety and Environmental Policies
• Engages interest and participation of others and has a collaborative approach to working together
• Shows moral courage, openness and honesty in all dealings
• Be an effective team member, working with supervisor and colleagues to ensure smooth workflow with maximum output.
• Train people within own work group.
• Understanding of design and production costs to include waste, downtime,scrap and re-work.