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Leading the technical management and manufacturing functions within the budget and output targets to meet corporate objectives of plant that manufactures quality automotive and industrial products.Manage heavy machinery with total value of around ZAR14m and up to ZAR1m each.Making significant improvements while leading a cross-functional team which achieved cost savings, improving designs, run rates and created space for new machinery by optimising factory lay-out.Adopting a strategic mindset and paying close attention to detail when developing, executing and managing strategies and projects that result in succeeding on KPIs. Deciding on production process and purchasing of consumables, quality issues, planning and managing budgets and CAPEX.Resolve and investigate staff issues and planning of staff movement to ensure budgets are not exceeded.Monthly reports to show KPIs of production, quality, HR and Engineering departments.Identify opportunities to continuously improve systems and generating work orders on JDE Edwards and Syspro.Initiating lean manufacturing process and cost savings on raw materials by optimising and design of components.Concluding detailed time studies on prep work required before, during, and after initiating change.Reducing overtime and minimise staff resources through operator efficiency time study.Ensuring ISO 14001 Environmental policies and standards are adhered to and that IATF16949 Quality requirements are adhered to and implemented in compliance with company policies and procedures.Remain flexible and multi-tasking to manage and control diverse activities, ensure strict compliance to the Kanban scheduling system for lean and JIT manufacturing and asserting and adhering to quality policies and standards.Preparing monthly reports to 4 directors - production status, deliveries and capacity.Displaying leadership while managing, coaching and directing a high performance multi-skilled and multi-cultural manufacturing team of 130