Permanent - Floor Manager - Vereeniging - South Africa

Responsibilities:
More responsibilities may be added as needed.

• Manage all activities and staff in their area.
• Interpret and issue drawings.
• Enforce SHEQ objectives.
• Minimize waste, inefficiencies, and errors.
• Control equipment usage.
• Capturing of daily data metrics.

• Liaise with other managers to ensure efficient and uninterrupted workflow.  
• Reports to production manager.
• Inspection of work done and welding.

Experience & Qualifications:

• ±10 years’ experience working in a heavy engineering manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of steel and welding (Ideally ISO or ASME).
• Commercial trailer experience will be very advantageous.
• Relevant technical qualifications or certifications advantageous.

Qualities/Skills:

• Excellent communication skills.
• Proficient in MS Office (Optional but very advantageous).
• Good people management skills and management of staff.
• Identifying problems and implement preventative measures.
• Being able to develop good working relationships and trust with various teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills and be very detail oriented.
• Working well with many different departments.
• Always keeping the end-user/customer in mind.
• Being results and deadline driven.
• Knowledge of steel working and related functions.
• Knowledge of how to read drawings.