Manager: Production (Hay level 18/D3) (Internal & External) (North West) at NECSA

Job Profile:

• To manage production and welding within Nuclear Manufacturing.

Key Performance Areas:                     

• Implement and run an affective production and capacity schedule for the shop floor.
• Supply reliable and credible input to the quotations and procurement planning process.
• Manage the logistics, transport and rigging for subcontracted work and the collection of materials and items.
• Manage equipment maintenance, suitability and replacement of ageing equipment.
• Control schedules, cost and quality in the production environment.
• Work with managers to implement AM policies and goals.
• Manage the safety function on the shop floor.
• Manage production staff to meet schedules and quality. This includes all machining, boilermaker and welding work.
• Manage resources that are required.
• Review and adjust the schedule where needed.
• Determine and implement improvements to the production process
• Analyze production and quality control to detect and correct problems
• Monitor quality standards of product
• Monitor and review the performance of staff and organize necessary interventions for improvement
• Prepare and submit Monthly reports to the General Manager: Advanced Manufacturing.
• Participant in the selection and appointment of temporary staff
• Ensure that the working environment contributes to improving staff morale and increasing productivity
• Coach and mentor staff on an ongoing basis
• Communicate with staff as required
• Identify and implement training requirements
• Ensure that all production staff are trained, skilled and that their expertise is optimally applied
• Implement and maintain Prowrite welding software program and annual licence renewal
• Participate in the required Safety and Quality audits
• Ensure that projects meet the schedule, cost and quality as agree and required by the client.
• Take the responsibility as Welding Technician in the ASME environment
• Manage WPS, PQR and WPQ procedures and weld maps.
• Review and approve various procedures and work instructions.
• Implement the quality procedures as approved within AM to comply with ASME III, ASME VIII, ISO 9001, ISO 3834 and ISO 18001 standards.
• Implement stores and controls for a system that strictly controls inward goods and materials as well as issue and receipt to the shop floor.

Requirements
JOB REQUIREMENTS

KEY KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

•  Knowledge of engineering production/project work
• A result-driven approach to work
• Have experience in ASME III Nuclear (N Stamp)
• Have experience in ASME II,V,VIII and IX
• The ability to work under pressure and multitask.
• Leadership skills and the ability to motivate others to meet deadlines.
• Good knowledge of Welding Procedures ASME IX, EN and AM QMS.
• Knowledge of Mechanical Drawings
• Knowledge of design, drawing and data sheet, required with regards to specifications, design codes, standards and statutory requirement
• Knowledge of how WPS,PQR and WPQR work
• Critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Knowledge in tenders, costing, pricing and contracts
• Knowledge, Experience and Skills in Estimation
• To be prepared to take on big challenges.

COMPETENCIES 

• Creativity/Innovation.
• Judgment & Decision Making.
• Global Awareness/
• Environmental Scanning.
• Organisational alertness.
• Team work
• Technical Expertise
• Customer orientation
• Written communication

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical/ Metallurgy/ industrial) and ASME Codes of Construction and the National Board Inspection Code Diploma; with
• a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a workshop boiler making, welding and developing in a manufacturing environment, of which at least 5 years at a supervisory level.

                                     OR

• Diploma in Engineering (Mechanical/ Metallurgy/ Industrial) and ASME Codes of Construction and the National Board Inspection Code Diploma; with
• A minimum of 7 years’ experience in a workshop boiler making, welding and developing in a manufacturing environment, of which at least 5 years at a supervisory level

Experience: 

• Plus experience in production and manufacturing processes and techniques.
• Plus experience of process improvement techniques.

Closing date: 07 November 2025.