Graduate in Training Industrial Engineering Assistant at Tenneco

• The above 12 Month Contracted vacancy exists at Tenneco Emission Control (Pty) Ltd in Port Elizabeth.
• Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced employees to fill the above vacancy.

Requirements:

• Grade 12
• Completed Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Industrial Engineering or Mechanical Engineering
• Completed NDip in Industrial or Mechanical Engineering
• P1 Advantageous 
• Basic or Textbook knowledge of Quality Systems
• Basic or Textbook knowledge of work study techniques
• Basic or Textbook knowledge of packaging techniques
• Basic Or Textbook knowledge of Project Management Techniques
• Academic Average above 65%

Brief Description of Duties and Responsibilities:

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned. 

Industrial Engineering

• Time and activity studies on all plant and equipment (Flash reports)
• Monitor all waste promoting (non-value adding) activities and co-ordinate elimination initiatives of such activities with processes.
• Advanced planning pertaining to the manning requirement for the new programs / pre-launch workshops/ new cell layouts.
• Use of CAT tool as format for work & method study analysis
• Pursue and promote cost saving ideas throughout the organization
• Provide SAP analyst with new product launch routings and ensure existing routings are current and accurate
• Provide layout proposals for current and future business sin order to minimize floor space utilization and facilitate the best possible material flow and productivity in production cells.
• Develop and implement new processes for optimum utilization of resources within manufacturing and logistics (Raw material store and finished goods store)

Documentation Control

• Ensure all documentation pertaining to productivity improvements are correctly controlled in accordance to the organizations quality system.
• Ensure that all documentation regarding Raw and Finished Goods packaging is up to date and approved by relevant parties.
• Update and formulate new work packaging and setting instructions for all models (including visual aids)
• Ensuring all documentation pertaining to the flash reports are released and issued to the necessary managers.

Co-ordination of both Supplier and Customer Packaging

• Calculate cost effective packaging specifications for all current and new components
• Manage supplier packaging approval process 
• Develop supplier packaging requirement to meet Tenneco production requirements.
• Obtain packaging instruction sign off from customers and follow through to implementation on shop floor.
• Implementation of optimum container utilization for freight shipment (Air or Sea)
• Compile packaging specifications and logistical layouts for the plant and material flow.
• Training operators when new packaging is introduced,
• Management of new packaging trials and packaging requirements for PTR activity.
• Ensuring PSW’s are packed correctly into the required boxes and on correct pallets in the required period.

Warehouse & Logistical Productivity Improvements

• Implementation of Kanban & Just-in-time supply to the individual layouts for the plant and material flow.
• Training operators when new packaging is introduced.
• Management of new packaging trials and packaging requirements for PTR activity.

Warehouse & Logistical Productivity Improvements

• Implementation of Kanban & Just-in-Time supply to the individual line, thus reducing WIP, lead times and floor space utilization.
• Support Logistics layout designs and on improving capacity within the stores.
• Maintain and improve Kanban routes (cycle times) between Stores and production cells.

Project(s) Co-ordination

• Identification of TVM Project/Initiatives
• Motivation for Capital Appropriation Request for identified projects within plant logistics
• Lead industrialization projects related to inbound, outbound warehouses and external warehouses.
• Manage and develop design specifications for material handling equipment.
• Develop and manage project timing.
• Ensure that supplier/contractor adheres to project timing plan and conforms to agree invoicing procedure.
• Autonomous project(s) co-ordination

Finished goods quality assurance root cause analysis and continuous improvement

• Support in development and implementation of robust processes to ensure quality built into finished goods from production is retained until products reach customer.
• Documentation update and control for process adopted in Finished Goods Inventory.
• Documentation of root cause analyses via 5 why’s, fishbone diagram etc.
• Solution proposals to identified waste or process concerns within Logistical processes at in production and all warehouses.
• Document improvement action – Lesson learned (A3)
• Institute process controls.
• Verify effectiveness of process controls.

Health and Safety

• Ensure and promote a health and safety conscious working procedure and a clean and safe work place at all times.

Skills:

Knowledge of manufacturing process development, fixture design, tooling / gage design, and equipment design. Skills in Industrial Engineering include a working knowledge of the following:

• Leadership/supervisory skills
• Ability to facilitate groups in development/pursuit of a common task
• Results orientated
• Ability to perform in a team environment
• Good Organizational knowledge
• Deep understanding of lean principles and tools, or the ability to learn these lean principles and tools
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should be a competent used of MS Office software, CAD (Inventor/Catia) literacy min Autodesk 2D-3D (Advantageous) Knowledge of MS Project advantageous