Role Purpose:

• Enable teams and associates to achieve the agreed targets. Support and coach teams to develop necessary skills to achieve targets including training referrals and on-the-job mentoring or training.
• Ensure cascading of information required to achieve targets to their teams.
• Ensure proper work organisation installed and maintained.
• Adherence to all applicable standards and procedures.

Key Responsibilities:

• Achieve daily, weekly and monthly production target considering TPU and budget also.
• Ensure quality targets in Body Shop achieved – RK, DYKO and drives optimisations.
• Ensure problems are contained and not transferred to internal or external customers.
• Ensure own department budget is achieved by driving scrap, overtime and Non personnel costs.
• Drive continuous improvement in technical availability and UPH performance.
• Ensure timeous execution of TPM and preventative maintenance to the right quality and ensure high levels of technical availability.
• Ensure robust technical problem solving during breakdowns and production continuity.
• Ensure safe working environment and adherence of the section to all safe working requirements and procedures.
• Ensure continuous process improvement to optimise resource usage, improve plant condition and improve ergonomics.
• Ensure high level of motivation amongst direct reports and associates in general.

Educational Background / Professional Knowledge and Experience / Other Skills:

• Engineering degree/diploma, Trade Test or equivalent.
• Qualified artisan would be an advantage.
• 5 years’ experience in the automotive/ related industry.
• 3 years’ experience in production environment.
• Process leader work organization training or PSP training.
• Working experience of BMW system and procedures.