Position Summary:
This position aims to ensure contract adherence in terms of client relations, operational performance, commercial and financial performance, people management and development and continual improvement initiatives. Supervising 45-60 employees.
The role need to ensure operations are managed in accordance with DSV standards, policies and procedures. Ensure that the DSV strategy, goal and initiatives are cascaded down through the organization into the various areas of the operation.
Support and actively participate in development services and solutions to complement DSV’s offering to the Automotive industry.
Key Responsibilities:
- Record and maintain the flexibility chart of the team
- Communicate information obtained from the Operations Manager
- Assist in eliminating problem operations and bottlenecks
- Give job instruction training to all newcomers in the team
- Give positive feedback on performance issues to team members
- Communicate the goal/objectives to the team members
- Maintain high morale and team spirit through continuous coaching
- Conduct the meeting
- Inform the Operations Manager about the outcome of the meeting
- Be aware of health conditions of team members
- Train team members in order to gain flexibility for job rotation
- Master all jobs in the team to relieve, train and assist the team members using the JIT method
- Follow-up on items discussed during the meeting
- Maintain a record of rotation
- Train the team members to become multi-skilled workers according to the flexibility chart
- Maintain high morale through continuous communications
- Solicit input from team members
- Monitor performance of the team members, coach/retrain where necessary
- Prepare the agenda of the meeting and solicit input from Operations Manager and team members
- Keep Operations Manager informed on problems or concerns
- Communicate defects to other teams/sections (feedback on quality, safety, etc.)
- Ensure that the job rotation amongst team members balances ergonomically challenging jobs with those that are physically less
Required Education & Experience:
- Must be able to work under pressure
- Matric essential
- Sound knowledge of IR principles and ensuring adherence
- Must have good time management skills
- Good people and leadership skills
- Minimum of 2 – 4 Years experience in Supervising a team on an assembly line in an Automotive environment
- Operations: Extensive knowledge and hands on skill related to inbound & outbound logistics, Warehouse Processes, Part supply through Autocall, Sequencing, Milkrun & Kitting. Abilities to investigate and close out inventory stock variances, caused through incorrect system transactions, Bill of Material, etc.
- Proven track record in product logistics environment
- Communication: Must communicate effectively (written and verbal) to manage and meet both internal and external customer expectations
- Work towards achieving objectives and goals on a personal level and team level
- Supervision: Must be able to do all supervisory functions (Planning, Organizing, Leading, Controlling, Monitoring) independently, effectively and reliably
- Tertiary education would be an advantage, but not a requirement
- Problem solving: Effective Root Cause Analysis, problem solving and implementation of Corrective and Preventative measures