Job description
Faurecia is an Equal Opportunity Employer
"Technical Perfection and automotive passion" is what defines Faurecia. We design, engineer and provide the best in technology, systems and services for automobile makers in every major market on all five continents. If you share our ambition for technical perfection and our passion for all things automotive, Faurecia has a career for you.
"Faurecia, a driving force…for your professional growth."
Our Faurecia Interior Systems is looking for a Plant Manager for its South Africa plant at Pretoria.
Plant Manager Permanent Target Is To Deliver Its Budget Commitment Measured Through Gross Margin And Inventory Level, Which Means
The role of a Plant Manager is to manage a production plant.
Secure foundations in his plant: safety of employees/ adequate customer satisfaction: quality and deliveries on time/ empowered employees and work force.
Manage his P&L to drive the appropriate actions to adopt plant resources and costs to volume variation, and manage launch preparation cost for new programs.
The Main Missions Of The Role Are To
- Ensure the safety of employees
- Ensure permanent customer satisfaction and intimacy: quality and deliveries.
- Manage variable margin: direct labour efficiency and productivity/ material cost consumption / scrap and rework reduction
- Manage fixed cost: Indirect labour/ manufacturing costs/ inventory variances
- Manage inventories: appropriate information management and physical flow in the plant.
- Set Plant lay out for optimal flow and efficient use of equipment: capacity, reliability, operating costs, CAPEX control.
- Drive continuous and breakthrough improvement through plant priorities and resources defined by the PIP (plant improvement plan) and aligned with PMT business target using the FES (Faurecia Excellence System) tools and methodologies to support execution
- Support sales department for customer claims negotiation
- Act within Program team as early as acquisition, to create best conditions for production, security launches and ensures competitiveness / profitably of the new programs
- Drive supplier performance improvement, and material consumption reduction with purchasing department
- Respect for the environment and safety of the plant
- Participate in PMT construction and confirm plant mid-team vision and future
- Fulfil legal responsibilities and interface with local authorities
- Ensure staffing, induction, training, empowerment and development of all plant employees including managers & professionals
- Develop his team to prepare succession
- Manage social climate
- Manage labour relations
- Develop future Faurecia experts and managers
The Ideal Candidate Will Have/be
- Minimum education level: Master's degree
- Experience : Proven experience in production management and lean manufacturing / FES production system
- Proven experience in team management with leadership and couching skills
- Skills and competencies: Ability to build and manage a P&L budget. Knowledge of Finance.
- Results Oriented
- English Fluent
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