Defy Appliances (Pty) Ltd is Southern Africa’s largest manufacturer and distributor of major domestic appliances. The company markets its products under the Defy brand and offers the consumer a full range of kitchen, laundry and small domestic appliances.
Established in 1905, Defy made its debut by manufacturing the first electric stove in South Africa. I...
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To Reduce Production Man Hours and Factory Transformation Costs.
Improve and Optimize Production Processes, Ergonomics and Line Layouts.
Performing line balance studies.
Lead continuous improvements on especially labor efficiency in processes.
Trigger investment, automation projects and co-lead them and handover to process owners.
Study lay-out improvements for any opportunity for improvement.
Design and improve the tracking and reporting process to monitor KPI’s. Especially productivity, man-hours.
Jig and fixture designs and improvements to increase efficiency of processes.
Improve material handling and process flow of current processes.
To be a member of an AGILE product Teams
Involved in continuous improvement for current products.
For new product projects.
Perform feasibility studies.
Perform lay-out studies.
Capacity studies.
Study jigs/tools/fixtures needed for new product projects.
Design material flow for new processes.
Improve Material Handling and Material Flow.
Evaluate manufacturing, delivery, customer experience, or other systems and identify and IMPLEMENT ways to improve productivity and quality.
Monitoring Production Performance against set Standards and recommend Corrective Actions.
Perform Feasibility Studies for new investment projects.
Collaborate with other departments to develop and implement recommendations for improving productivity or performance.
Skills & Qualifications:
B Eng. / BSc Eng. Industrial Engineering.
Minimum 3 - 5 years’ experience in Industrial Engineering preferably in Durable Goods, Automotive Industry.
Must have proven Engineering ability to Reduce Waste and Improve Productivity.
Self-Starter.
Be Analytic and Deductive.
Hands on. Role is expected to be actively on site to witness, analyse processes and implement improvements and handover them to Production Processes. Execution of ideas and projects is the main skill expectation of the role.
Team Player.
Problem Solving and Root Cause Analysis with Corrective and Preventive Actions.
Willing to Learn at all levels within the Organization.
Good Leadership and Communication Skills.
Computer Skills (MS Office / AutoCAD / SAP).
Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing / Kaizen / 5S / Muda Elimination.
Any simulation program, data analytics tool knowledge, experience on above mentioned skills.
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