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- Identify manufacturing needs for new products in development
- Design new systems and processes and provide facilities & methods to ensure the cost-effective integration of new products or for the improvement of existing ones into manufacturing operations
- Assist with shop floor layout designs
- Generating production documentation
- Reduce variability in manufacturing by providing standard work methods and work instructions
- Ensure product and process quality meets specifications required
- Support the tender process for equipment to ensure the best quality for best price
- Oversee installation of machinery and equipment
- Maintain statistical and financial records
- Improve manufacturing efficiency by analyzing and planning workflow, space requirements and equipment layout
- Remove waste from the processes
- Organize plant start-up and shut-down schedules to ensure minimum loss of production time
- Plan and organize maintenance
- Respond to breakdowns
- Report down time and possible trends
- Support and lead continuous improvement, problem solving and process improvement activities
- Carry out FMEAs, (Failure Mode Effects Analysis) process documentation and implement improvements
- Error proofing where possible to prevent errors
- Investigate production and process issues providing technical support and training
- Manage and supervise labor
- Undertake special projects as required
- Contribute to continuous improvement activities
- Quality control of work by appropriate reviews
- Support and lead process improvement activities
- Write reports and present progress at project meetings and to clients
- Achieve goals within budget
- Conduct benchmarking studies to determine best practices/designs and future trends
- Plan projects or subtasks so they may be tracked and presented
- Manage the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Attend various meetings and action/communicate instructions
- Produce written reports and make presentations
- Undertake continuous training and development
- Perform root cause analysis and resolve problems
Job Requirements
Requirements
- Preferably agricultural engineer specialized in production or any relevant manufacturing bachelors
- 0-3 years’ experience required
- Professional accreditation with an industry related body would be advantageous
- Ability to use excel, word and power point proficiently
- Ability to design processes and layouts
- Significant work experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment, preferably FMCG
- Experienced with several systems, expert in at least one area and working knowledge of a few other areas of specialization
- Understanding of design and production costs to include waste, downtime, scrap, and re-work