Bridgestone South Africa. Bridgestone SA is a unit of the world's No.1 tyre manufacturer. Today, Bridgestone develops, manufactures, and markets tyres for passenger, light truck, truck, bus, earthmoving, agricultural, motorcycle and aircraft applications.
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Job Purpose
We are looking for a General Worker reporting directly to the Branch Manager. This is a local role, based in Port Elizabeth.
You will ensure that all the tyres are maintained.
Responsibilities:
Tyre Maintenance
- All vehicles to leave the yard with tyres as per SLA;
- All vehicles are surveyed at least once a month;
- Conduct pressure maintenance and correctly capture pressure readings on Survey Sheet;
- Capture tread depth readings over three sections of the tread area and capture on Survey Sheet;
- Fit all wheel positions with valve caps and on all dual positions a valve extension;
- All tyre movements are captured on a Tyre Change Slip;
- All wheel changes must be done subject to SLA;
- Remove smooth tyres and match tread, size and status mismatches;
- Remove tyres with a pressure reading under a 15% of the recommended pressure and check for irregularities;
- Brand tyres as per Bridgestone Commercial and Client agreement;
- Torque all wheel positions at least once a month;
- Report all wheel defects with a Tyre Action Report;
- Inspect and clean rims before fitting tyres.
Stock
- Stock is taken on a daily basis in a Bridgestone Commercial Stock Book;
- Stock must be taken by size and brand number;
- Report daily stock to Customer. (Sign off Stock Sheet);
- All tyres in stock must have a brand number for identification.
Health & Safety
- Correctly lift motor vehicle;
- Utilize correct tools for the job;
- Correctly fit tyres to rim;
- Fit wheels on to motor vehicles correctly;
- Always dressed in Bridgestone Commercial PPE;
- Handle tools with care and keep them clean at all times;
- Ensure work area and yard is always clean;
- Machines & tools are always stored correct and safely;
- Dressing rooms are always presentable and neat;
- Ensure that no company property gets damaged;
- Tyres are neatly packed and clearly marked for easy identification;
- Comply with the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act;
- Ensure Personal Protective Equipment and facilities provided by the company are in good and clean working condition.
Administration
- Capture tyre survey info in a Bridgestone Commercial Survey Book;
- Capture all tyre movements in a Bridgestone Commercial Tyre Change Slip Book;
- All tyres sent to the factory must be captured in a Factory Control Book;
- Keep a Branding Register of all tyres branded;
- All paperwork must be stored in a save dry place.
Customer Liaison
- Identify all Maintenance Related Problems and report to the customer;
- Maintain a good working relationship with the customer;
- Undertake all reasonable requests and instructions, given verbally or in writing that falls within the parameters of own line of duty;
- Ensure customer satisfaction at all times.
General Responsibilities
- Torque wrench spring relax after use;
- Lubricate impact on daily basis;
- Drain water traps and compressor daily;
- Clean and store equipment daily;
- Compliance to health and safety procedures on site.
Requirements:
- National Senior Certificate
- Proficiency in English
- 2 years tyre experience
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Job purpose
The production line lead is responsible for organising and managing all production related activities on the building machines. This includes but is not limited to the following:
- Coaching, training, motivating and guiding all equipment owners, cell, process and maintenance leaders.
- Implementing and enforcing operating policies and procedures.
- Delivering agreed production operating targets and goals.
- Implementing strategies to ensure safe and efficient production operations, continuous improvement and delivering superior quality on a consistent basis.
- Leads the implementation of the Daily Management System (DMS) in the supervised production cell.
- Manages professionals on process and maintenance as well as a team of operators to obtain the cell’s assumed goals arising from CBN (Compelling Business Need), the Master Plan and the Annual Plan of the department. Also leads the implementation of standards in the managed structure.
Main responsibilities
- Create and maintain a safe and healthy working and operating environment for all people on the manufacturing site.
- Drive delivery of agreed production operating targets and goals including; OE and Warehouse Yield; production volume; conversion cost; material usage; plant and process reliability; productivity and waste reduction.
- Prepare and obtain approval for operating cost budgets and drive production cost performance to achieve agreed budgets and targets.
- Drive implementation of IWS, B-Safe and B-EMEC and any other Bridgestone manufacturing strategies and initiatives.
- Ensure compliance and strict adherence to Bridgestone quality standards.
- Monitor operations and implement corrective actions to full on time delivery of agreed production budgets and goals.
- Identify, coach and develop talent to build competency and capability to support our cell centric organisation.
- Drive employee engagement and compliance with all legal and corporate policies and regulations relating to labour, safety, health, quality and the environment.
- Guide and coordinate the activities of the team
- Management of the clean, inspect and lubricate (CIL) process
- Management of Defects Handling process
- Management of the Incident Elimination process
- Managing and improving results (i.e. driving performance improvement)
- Lead execution of 90 day plans to eliminate losses using IWS tools
- Lead the cell daily direction setting (DDS) meetings
- On the floor coaching of operators e.g. DMS execution, loss elimination, skills development and technical mastery
- Provide coaching to team leaders in the shift exchange DDS meetings
- Lead issue resolution “to root cause” on the floor of chronic stops
- Lead small work groups, communicate effectively and develop short-term action plans
- Overall responsibility for CFT cell output
- Conduct Health checks and identify gaps
Required capabilities:
- Experience and reasonable technical mastery in operations
- Planning, Leading and Organising skills
- Communication skills and willingness to interact with shop floor staff
- A desire to be in a lead role
- Be a self-starter
- Must demonstrate knowledge/experience working with Excel
- Sound Interpersonal Skills and ability to work under pressure
- Presentation Skills
- Analytical Skills
Education and Experience:
- Minimum National Diploma in Operations Management, Industrial Engineering or equivalent
- Min of 5 years experience in a manufacturing environment
- 2 years management experience
Leadership Competencies:
- Understand customer needs
- Communicate effectively
- Track and measure staff performance
- Create a positive learning environment
- Enforces standards
- Promote Servant Leadership
- Technical and Functional Expertise
- Understanding of the Business
- Achieving results
- Customer service
- Teamwork
- Interpersonal and Communication Skills
- Leadership and Personal Effectiveness
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Job Purpose
We are looking for a Process Technologist , reporting directly to the Senior Process Technologist.
This is a Local role, based in Brits and will be responsible for the Management and control of PSR building areas with regards to technical aspects of these areas. Ensure that all specifications and technical documentation are controlled and issued timeously and are correct. Improve building processes and ensure smooth operation.
Manage and control scrap, buff and rework to ensure targets are met. Lead scrap analysis as well as buff and rework analysis and investigation. Lead scrap feedback sessions and meetings. Play a pertinent roll in the CFT for building. Ensure that technical specs and standards are adhere to and invest in training activities to ensure that there is a good understanding of these spec and standards.
Ensure loss ratio and VOR targets are met. Drive technical mastery in the technical team as well as on the shop floor. Ensure all new development, capex projects, zero loss projects that is relevant meet the targeted time and outcome as set in the project.
Responsibilities:
- Loss ratio and VOR below budget and target.:
- Ensure daily scrap meeting and bi-weekly feedback to MTDS are at high efficiency and effectiveness. All preparation , root cause analysis and investigation are done and set in data and presentation format. Daily follow up on scrap, buff & rework items from building and curing. Ensure zero loss projects to reduce LR and VOR are completed timeously and are effective.
- Development of new product and processes as well as zero loss projects to be within target timeline.
- Develop conspicuous standards.
- Implementations of One Point Lessons Development of controls to improve production, quality and efficiency and reduce downtime in processes.
- Development and upgrading of equipment in conjunction with Engineering to improve processing efficiency, cost effectiveness involving total line production.
- New product development.
- Develop specification on time and 100% accurate to ensure effective SOP.
- Ensure that all above are done and controlled within the timespan of each project or development. Create the needed platform to be able to follow above.
- Assistance and participation to CFT Activities to ensure target are met.
- Investigation and analysis of problems.
- Implementation of Kaizens.
- Set up of IIP and ensure that it is followed and countermeasures are implemented.
- Do Kokai watches, gemba.
- Presentation of CFT activities/DDAC
- 5S walkthrough. Discuss in CFT the targets for OEE and how technical department can assist in achieving these targets.
- Quality improvement activities
- Ensure that the following are met, controlled and documented :
- Develop process PFMEA, Control Plan(assist QS) and Process flow for building and curing machines.
- Conduct internal audits to evaluate process and provide assistance for improvement – official feedback to team must be done and recorded.
- Problem Solving
- Trouble shooting on the factory floor, and on the floor decisions to help with problem solving and effectiveness.
- Miss-production detection.
- Ensure disposition of scrap material.
- Inspect off-spec material and issue deviation for use.
- Training
- Subordinate and EO training on standards and specifications to be managed and controlled and assisted with.
- To ensure full and efficient utilization of plant and equipment in order to produce the required units at the correct quality, cost, time and in a safe manner.
- The following must be managed , controlled and ensured : Confirmation of quality gates.
- Ensure adherence to quality/technical/process standards.
- Assist quality improvement activities.
- Root cause analysis with regard to non-conforming components.
- Assistance in analysing recurrence of Quality/Process concerns.
- To ensure all subordinates are trained to an adequate level of skill that will enable them to attain the required level of quality and productivity.
- Induction to quality/process principles.
- Competency assessments of subordinate & Foreman/EO with regards to quality/process requirements. Training standards.
- Ensure Process and product capability.
- Process and Product checks and follow up of corrective actions.
- Product and process capabilities and quality.
- Implement and maintain OE specific customer requirements and adherence to plant specifications and standards.
- Assist in Quality management systems are implemented and maintained on a continuous basis to ensure compliance to OEM process and product requirements.
- ISO 9001 2015, IATF16949:2016,VDA 6.3-Quality management System.
- Implementation and maintenance of Quality Core Tools(QMP) in respective departments.
- Plan, develop and maintain Quality/Process improvement within building and curing.
- Process improvements that increases productivity and reduces Loss ratio and VOR. Continued improvements to improve process capability and quality of tires. Development of new product within the planned timeline. The managing, control, teaching and development of the subordinates to reach set KPI target. Ensure that all month end targets are met and documented in the month end reports.
Education:
- 3 years experience in the Tyre industry and have good knowledge of extrusion/ 5 years experience in the manufacturing industry.
- ND Polymer Technology/BSc. Chem Eng.
- Quality related qualifications.
- Good knowledge of quality standards and systems.
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Job Purpose
- We are looking for a Process Chemist, reporting directly to the Senior Process Technologist.
- This is a Local role, based in Brits and will be responsible for control of all plant compound formulas, ensuring in time and accurate formula information as well as the sign off and distribution on the formulas to the relevant stake holders.
- Ensure accurate, up to date and in time release of compound lab specifications and new compound development, new supplier qualification and new raw material introduction as per the year on year activity and improvement plan.
- The incumbent will also process optimization through cycle time and stage mixing improvement as well as smooth operation and ensure that oss ratio, waste and off spec compound improvement.
- As well as compound quality improvement as well as quality checks of mixer and compounding systems to ensure all related specifications an standards are adhere to, as well as daily compound mixing charts verification. Issuing of standards , procedures to ensure best practice and smooth operation and communication with down stream processes to ensure compound is running at optimum level.
Responsibilities:
- TMA, waste and SSTD – Loss ratio reduction. Target to be below budget:
- Ensure Loss ratio targets are met by implementing specification , standards and procedures for best practice, smooth operation and optimum processing of compound. Checking and controlling off spec batches, disposition and investigation to solve root cause for out of standard items. Proper data analysis required, gemba and mixing chart investigation.
- Development of new product and processes, new supplier as well as new raw material, to be within target timeline:
- Develop conspicuous standards.
- Implementations of One Point Lessons Development of controls to improve production, quality and efficiency and reduce downtime in processes.
- Development and upgrading of equipment in conjunction with Engineering to improve processing efficiency, cost effectiveness involving total line production.
- New product development.
- Develop running cards for the different machines, new formula and spec control, ensure on time and accurate information as well as lab specifications.
- Ensure that all above are done and controlled within the timespan of each project or development. Create the needed platform to be able to follow above.
- Assistance and participation to CFT Activities to ensure target are met.
- Investigation and analysis of problems.
- Implementation of Kaizens.
- Set up of IIP and ensure that it is followed and countermeasures are implemented.
- Do Kokai watches, gemba.
- Presentation of CFT activities/DDAC
- 5S walkthrough.
- Quality improvement activities.
- Ensure that the following are met, controlled and documented: Capability studies of components’ on problematic issues to improve process.
- Develop process FMEA, Control Plan(assist QS) and Process flow for stock preparation machines.
- Conduct internal audits to evaluate process and provide assistance for improvement – official feedback to team must be done and recorded.
- Problem Solving.
- Trouble shooting on the factory floor, and on the floor decisions to help with problem solving and effectiveness.
- Miss-production detection.
- Ensure disposition of scrap material.
- Inspect off-spec material and issue deviation for use.
- Training.
- Subordinate and EO training on standards and specifications to be managed and controlled and assisted with.
- To ensure full and efficient utilization of plant and equipment in order to produce the required units at the correct quality, cost, time and in a safe manner.
- The following must be managed , controlled and ensured : Confirmation of quality gates.
- Ensure adherence to quality/technical/process standards.
- Assist quality improvement activities.
- Root cause analysis with regard to non-conforming components.
- Assistance in analysing recurrence of Quality/Process concerns.
- To ensure all subordinates are trained to an adequate level of skill that will enable them to attain the required level of quality and productivity.
- Induction to quality/process principles.
- Competency assessments of subordinate & Foreman/EO with regards to quality/process requirements. Training standards.
- Ensure Process and product capability.
- Process and Product checks and follow up of corrective actions.
- Product and process capabilities and quality.
- Implement and maintain OE specific customer requirements and adherence to plant specifications and standards.
- Assist in Quality management systems are implemented and maintained on a continuous basis to ensure compliance to OEM process and product requirements.
- ISO 9001 2015, IATF16949:2016,VDA 6.3-Quality management System.
- Implementation and maintenance of Quality Core Tools(QMP) in respective departments.
- Plan, develop and maintain Quality/Process improvement within mixer area.
- Improvements towards material quality and process returns.
- Manage implementation of process check sheets and the follow up thereof.
Education:
- 3 years experience in the Tyre industry and have good knowledge of extrusion/ 5 years experience in the manufacturing industry. (P)
- ND Polymer Technology/BSc. Chem Eng. (P)
- Quality related qualifications. (P)
- Good knowledge of quality standards and systems. (P)
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Job Purpose
Manages the Progressive Maintenance (PM) process in the cell and is responsible for the elimination of losses related to inspections and failures; It constantly improves the following processes:
Maintenance Planning & Scheduling (MP&S), Breakdown Elimination (BDE), contributing to the elimination of losses related to inspections and failures.
Responsible for preparing a list of spare parts needed in the cell, supports activities optimizing the management of these parts.
Contributes to the reduction of maintenance costs on machines in the cell.
Responsible for disseminating technical knowledge among operators and, together with the Maintenance Leader in the area, for coordinating work related to Maintenance activities on machines in the cell.
Responsibilities:
Downtime Elimination (BDE) Management
- Conducts in-depth analysis of failures and implements defined countermeasures
- Responsible for the implementation of the failure data collection system
Management of the Maintenance Planning Process (MP&S) Continuous Machine Improvements.
- Owns Maintenance Planning and Scheduling process of the machines, establishes PMs with the central Maintenance and Planning Department and the head of production area.
- Planning the execution of maintenance actions in the short, medium and long term
- Creating and updating review standards
Improving the technical knowledge of operators
- Training operators in the principles of operation of individual machine elements in order to improve their knowledge and skills to detect defects
- Training operators in the basic technical knowledge needed to perform Autonomous Maintenance work(CIL)
Elimination of losses.
- Attends DDS meetings to define priorities, tasks, and report results for the last 24 hours. During the meeting, he presents information to the team about failures and actions related to the maintenance of machines in operation.
- Supervising periodic inspections, visual inspection and inspection of machines
- According to the schedule, he supervises periodic inspections, visual inspection and inspections of machines Conducts analyses and requests technical and organizational changes aimed at reducing the costs of machine maintenance in the cell.
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Job Purpose
The incumbent will be responsible for the performance of machines and the status of implementation of Daily Management Systems (DMS) in the supervised production cell.
- Responsible for training on the Daily Management System (DMS) in the production cell.
- Lead Team in order to achieve the assumed goals of the cell resulting from the CBN (Compelling Business Need), Master Plan and Annual Department Plan.
- Responsible for the effective implementation of Incident Elimination - IE, Defects Handling - DH and activities related to cleaning, inspection and lubrication of machines (Clean, Inspect & Lubricate - CIL).
Responsibilities:
Manages the cleaning inspection and lubrication (CIL) process
- He implements the CIL process on machines and is responsible for its continuous improvement and development
- Trains operators in CIL activities
- Supervises the training of operators in the activities covered by the CIL process Create, verify and update new parameters to minimize losses
- Performing a DMS (Health Check) implementation check in terms of CL, identifies opportunities to improve the process and implements corrective actions
Defects Defect Removal Process Management (DH)
- Owns the DH process in the managed cell In cooperation with the Maintenance Lead
- Prioritizes and plans the removal of identified defects
OSH incident elimination process (IE)
- Responsible for the implementation of the Safety Trigger system to identify the causes of potential accidents and eliminate them
- Implements a system of observation of behaviors affecting work safety (Behavioral Observation System – BOS)
- In cooperation with other Cell Leads from the department and the OHS section, he develops the IE process tools
- Participates in the risk assessment process at workplaces
- Monitors activities related to the implementation of 3M changes in the cell
Elimination of losses.
- Create a 90-day plan for a cell
- Coordination of Loss Analysis
Conduct DDS (daily direction settings) meetings to define priorities, tasks and report results for the last 24 hours. During the meeting, he takes care before presenting information to the team about:
- Safety
- Quality
- Implementation of CIL
- Number of defects found and removed
- Execution of the production plan
Implementation of the B-ME project
- Responsible for the implementation of the training in the managed Cell, including directing operators to training, setting a development plan and annual goals, assessing the progress of training, organizes work as part of a team, approves leaves, overtime, organizes replacements. manages multiskilling in the managed structure
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Job Purpose
- You will be responsible for continuous improvement of the following processes: Centerline (CL), Rapid Change Over (RCO) and Change Management (CM) in order to reduce unplanned stops, increase the time between stops (MTBF) and shorten changeover times. Collects and analyzes data on.
- Stops from the machine, conduct analyses to find the causes of problems (Initial Problem Solving and Unified Problem Solving) acting as an expert in the cell.
- You will be responsible for training operators on new work standards.
- Develops the skills of a team of operators in the use of various process control tools
Responsibilities:
Centerline Process Management (CL)
- Defining targets for key machine parameters in a cell
- Ensuring that operators adhere to the CL process
- Training operators in the CL process and how to proceed and document parameter changes beyond the set target (including 3M)
- Create, verify and update new parameters to minimize losses
- Performing a DMS (Health Check) implementation check in terms of CL, identifies opportunities to improve the process and implements corrective actions
Resize and changeover process management (RCO)
- Implementation of standards for changeovers/resizes
- Conducting RCO workshops to identify opportunities to reduce changeover times
- Performing DMS (Health Check) implementation checks in the scope of RCO, identifies opportunities to improve the process and implements corrective actions
Change Management
- Providing a standard approach to introducing changes related to processes, reapplication, Kaizen at the Cell, department and factory level
Elimination of losses.
- Analyse machine downtime data analysis to identify priorities. Helps in performing loss analysis (Loss Tree) and using tools such as Loss Allocation or S-Shape
- Monitoring the operation of the system for collecting data on machine stops
- Participate in a DDS meeting to define priorities, tasks and report results for the last 24 hours.
Helps the Process Lead to inform the team about:
- CL & CO DMS results
- Top 3 stoppages
- Process Failure
- Root causes of problems on the machine
Troubleshooting & Problem Solving and operator training
- Conduct problem analysis for major machine losses
- Conducting training for cell operators on tools for investigating the root cause of problems such as IPS, UPS, 6W2H, Why-Why
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