Current Vacancies at Bridgestone South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Responsibilities

• Maintain and optimize local company networks and servers
• Be responsible for device and password management
• Oversee data backup and system security operations (e.g. user authorization, firewalls)
• Manage installations, upgrades and configurations of hardware and software
• Assess system performance and recommend improvements
• Resolve issues escalated by technicians and engineers
• Ensure data is handled, transferred or processed according to legal and company guidelines
• Provide support and guidance to stakeholders via help desk
• Control costs and budgets regarding IT systems
• Manage contracts with vendors (e.g. development platforms, telecommunication companies, password managers) and software licenses
• Develop IT policies and practices

Requirements

• Proven experience as IT Operations Manager
• Experience with system installation, configuration and analysis
• Thorough knowledge of networks and cloud computing
• Leadership and organizational skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects
• Outstanding communication skills
• Problem-solving aptitude

Required capabilities:

• Good communicator
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate to different levels of the organization, technical and non-technical people.
• Have a Can-Do mentality.

Education:

• Matric/ Grade 12
• Degree/ National Diploma in IT or related field

Experience:

• Minimum of 2-3 Years’ experience in IT or related field
• Understanding and knowledge of digital concepts,
• Power Automate
• MS Teams Knowledge
• Management Issue
• Experience with Network Monitoring tools
• Process Mapping.
• Fair knowledge of key concepts within the digital sphere
• Ability to understand new technologies and the application of the technology
• Fair understanding and knowledge of websites and navigation

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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

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Responsibilities:

• Collection and transportation of goods
• Client liaison and accurate record keeping of all goods in transit
• Perform truck/car breakdown service as well as after hour breakdowns
• Daily vehicle inspection and ensure clean vehicle appearance at all times
• Ensure vehicle is serviced at correct intervals
• Adhere to traffic regulations
• Adherence to company policy and procedures

Requirements:

• Grade 12
• Valid Code 10 Drivers License & PDP
• Two years HDV Driving experience
• Self disciplined with high level of integrity
• Good English verbal and written communication skills

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Responsibilities

• Collection and transportation of goods Will be required to do breakdown work during and after hours
• Ensure all tools including safety cage and safety equipment necessary for breakdowns is on break down vehicle
• Accurate and timely attendance to customer breakdowns
• Safe and effective operation of company vehicles
• Accurate completion of all breakdown documentation.
• Scrap tyres returned to branch and necessary documentation to be attached to breakdown sheet.
• Client liaison and accurate record keeping of all goods in transit
• Perform truck/car breakdown service as well as after hour breakdowns
• Daily vehicle inspection and ensure clean vehicle appearance at all times
• Ensure vehicle is serviced at correct intervals
• Adhere to traffic regulations
• Adherence to company policy and procedures

Requirements:

• Grade 12
• Valid Code 08 Drivers License & PDP
• Two years Driving experience
• Self disciplined with high level of integrity
• Good English verbal and written communication skills

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Responsibilities:

Monthly Surverys

• Planning needs to be done on a monthly basis to ensure that the specific site(s) will be visited and that the person(s) responsible will be available for feedback. This will include numerous reporting such as Site Severity studies, scrap analysis, Fleet surveys, urgent attention, selling opportunities etc.

Specialised Studies

• Specialised studies to be done like Load studies and TKPH

Feedback

• Feedback is given to both the Branches and customers involved. This will identify possible selling opportunities (Branches) and possible corrective actions (customers).

Monthly Organising/Planning

• This includes record keeping of travels, customer calling schedule and expenses.

Requirements

• Grade 12 with English, Afrikaans, Mathematics and Science (R)
• Minimum 2 Years of OTR Technical Experience (R)
• Computer Literacy (R)
• Presentation Skills (P)
• Code 08 (EB) (R)

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Main responsibilities

• Create and maintain a safe and healthy working and operating environment for all people in the Department.
• Drive delivery of agreed production operating targets and goals including.
• Prepare and obtain approval for operating cost budgets and drive production cost performance to achieve agreed budgets and targets.
• Drive implementation of B-ME, 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.
•  Management of the clean, inspect and lubricate (CIL) process
•  Management of Defects Handling process
•  Management of the Incident Elimination process
•  Lead execution of 90 day plans to eliminate losses using B-ME tools
•  Lead the Departmental daily direction setting (DDS) meetings
• On the floor coaching of Cell Team and operators on, e.g. DMS execution, loss elimination, skills development and technical mastery
• Provide coaching to team leaders during shift DDS meetings
• Lead issue resolution “to root cause” on the floor of chronic stops
• Conduct Health checks and identify gaps
• Ensure that the cell health checks take place as planned

 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

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Main responsibilities

•  Maintain and reduce machine downtime
• Planned Maintenance and condition monitoring
• Repair breakdowns & do faultfinding.
• Daily walkthrough inspections.
• Make running adjustments.
•   Note items for repair.

Continuous improvement initiatives

•    Attend CFT activities.

Safety

• Work according to SOP’s.

Housekeeping

•   Apply 3S principles.

Qualified candidates for this important position will therefore need to demonstrate the following:

• Agility – to work in a matrix and complex environment where change happens at a rapid pace
• Courage – to share ideas, think out of the box
• Ownership – to see the bigger picture and take ownership by thinking and acting beyond the role

Required capabilities

• Dependable quality of work to care for and maintain equipment.
• Ensure minimum downtime.

Education:

• N3 Mechanical Engineering
• Qualified Artisan (trade Test at a recognised institution)

Experience:

• 3 – 5 years’ experience in a similar role (Engineering or Manufacturing environment)

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Job Purpose

• To optimize mixing specifications and compounds to achieve the most consistent extrusion and calendaring results and adequate tack levels of components reaching the tyre assembly department with emphasis placed on waste and scrap reduction meeting budgeted objectives.

Requirements:

• Grade 12/N3 Certificate
• N2-N6 in Engineering Studies (Must)

Experience:

• Workshop Training will be advantageous

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Requirements:

• Grade 12/N3 Certificate
• N2-N6 in Engineering Studies (Must)

Experience:

• Workshop Training will be advantageous

Why should you apply?

• We are passionate about our people and want to offer them the opportunity to develop and grow.
• We help you to drive your career path onward and upward work in a culture of feedback that recognizes you and helps your development.
• You will work in a healthy and safety environment, as safety is a key priority area in Bridgestone.

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Responsibilities:

• Reviewing invoices and purchase orders to ensure accuracy and completeness
• Recording and coding invoices in SAP
• Reconciling supplier/ vendor statements and resolving any discrepancies in a professional and timeously
• Communicating with suppliers/ vendors to resolve disputes or issues related to payments
• Preparing and processing payments i.e. electronic transfers, cash
• Maintaining accurate records of all transactions related to accounts payable
• Ensure that the correct VAT is applied to invoices
• Ensuring invoices correlating with the purchase orders and good received notes, with specific reference to quantities, quality, description and price.

Requirements:

• BCom Accounting/ Financial qualification
• +- 3 - 5 years of experience in a creditors/ accounts payable role
• Thorough knowledge of accounting principles and procedures
• Experience with general ledger functions and month-end/ year end close process
• Excellent accountant software (SAP – preferrable) user and administration skills.
• Attention to detail
• Effective communication
• Strong computer literacy