Operations Manager (PDI, Preservation, On-Wheels Operations)
at Elchemie
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 15 Nov, 2024 | Not Specified | 18 Aug, 2024 | 10 year(s) or above | Operations,Working Experience,Pdi,Resource Management,Wheels,Management System,System Solutions,Process Management,Process Orientation,Self Management,Lean Operations | No | No |
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Description:
REQUIREMENTS:
- Diploma/Degree or studying towards a diploma/degree in Logistics.
- 10-15 years working experience in a vehicle logistics and/or yard management environment.
- Some technical fitment knowledge will be advantageous.
- Proven understanding of effectively utilising system solutions to successfully run operations.
- Effective management of staff (over 80 employees at 1 site)
- Effective utilisation of resources to run lean operations.
- Must have sound computer knowledge and applications at an advance level (Full MS Office Suite, Supply Chain Management Systems, Yard Management Systems).
- Pro-active - Advanced level
- Communication - Advanced level
- Organisational skills - Advanced level
- Interpersonal skills - Advanced level
- Analytical ability - Advanced level
- Methodical and Process Orientation – Advanced level
- Results Driven - Advanced level
- Leadership skills - Advanced level
- Self-Management – Advanced level
- People Management – Advanced level
- Visual Management – Advanced level
- Customer focus – Advanced level
- Must not have a criminal record.
Responsibilities:
DUTIES:
- Operations Planning and Processes:
- Ensure proper planning to maintain stable and productive operations within the
- External operations specifically but not limited to PDI, Preservation and on wheels.
- Ensure daily tracking of PDI managed and sent to customer at 7.30am
- Ensure Preservation is completed according to daily capacity in all external yards.
- Ensure KPI tracking is updated and sent to customer daily in line with tracking and billing requirements.
- Manage on wheels movement daily to all respective yards.
- Ensure accurate dispatch according to K-sheet with zero discrepancies.
- Ensure accurate and 100% billing linked to all business units.
- Ensure all operational requirements are met as per customer requirements and planned KPI completed as per customer requirement.
- Highlight all deviations to customer and focus on continuous change to effectively plan and communicate change point to all relevant role players within operations.
- Investigate and understand all customer requirements according to customer quality manuals or their specific requirements.
- Monitor, lead and guide supervisors, subordinates and to ensure optimal operations.
- Ensure optimal use of Outsourced manpower to facilitate business requirement and monitored in line with budget.
- Ensure on time and accurate invoicing send to finance within required deadlines.
- Through clear communication ensure any deviations are highlighted to the customer with a plan to catch back any shortfall.
- Work closely with SHEQ department to maintain safety standards as per company and customer requirement.
- Ensure all safety aspects are maintained in operations to ensure safe working environment.
- Partake in all safety walks, meetings as per company and customer requirements.
- Develop process flows to maintain streamlined operations.
- Monitor hourly operational stats in line with plan and KPI.
- Effective use of V-Motion Yard Management System Solution:
- Ensure that the V-Motion + SAP Yard Management system is fully updated
- Work closely with Systems administrator to ensure system is functioning and meets
- the operational requirements.
- Ensure that team members on the shop floor are trained and understand the V- motion system.
- Ensure Supervisors manage the system data to ensure integrity of information.
- Develop and implement manual processes to run operations in an event of downtime
- on the V-Motion or Clients systems.
- Ensure that all customer requirements for KPI’s, Reports are managed and accurate.
- Staff Management:
- Ensure that all Supervisors and Team Leaders have the correct knowledge, understanding and skill level required to perform their job functions efficiently and effectively.
- Effective implementation of processes and procedures within operations.
- Ensure all SOPs are updated and a live working document in line with processes.
- Ensure workforce stability by continuous mentoring, guiding, and teaching employees.
- Establish staff training requirements and facilitate the necessary training highlighted for improvements within the operations.
- Ensure that Supervisors accuracy on Time and Attendance, monitor and control.
- Ensure that overtime is monitored and allocated evenly to ensure compliance with legislation and still meet customers’ requirements.
- Effective planning and management of outsource staff as and when required.
- Effective planning of resources to streamlined operations at planned 95 percent efficiency.
- Damage Management:
- Management of Damage reduction at all sites of responsibility.
- Manage the budgets aligned to each contract in relation to damages.
- Manage the damage KPI and report as per SLA.
- Continuous focus on damage reduction through thorough investigation and mitigation to prevent reoccurrence.
- Manage service providers costs and challenge quotations and repairs costs.
- Fleet Maintenance:
- Ensure entire fleet linked contract specific is maintained and operational.
- Manage all repairs and maintenance within budget costs and fleet controller.
- Manage all rental costs.
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:10.0Max:15.0 year(s)
Logistics/Procurement
Purchase / Logistics / Supply Chain
Logistics
Diploma
Logistics
Proficient
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Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa