Production Engineer

Ensuring Chart’s Success…

The Big Picture:

Howden, a Chart Industries Company, is a global leader in air and gas handling products, services and solutions. Howden’s core focus is on providing quality solutions for air and gas handling, and have over a century of experience in doing so.

Howden South Africa Division is looking for an experienced Production Engineer to take responsibility for managing the Element Line, Metal Forming, Fabrication, Machining, and Fitting areas, ensuring production targets and delivery dates are met, and maintaining high standards of safety, quality, and efficiency. 

What Your Day-to-Day Activities Will Be…

• Instil a safety-first culture in the Booysens Manufacturing facility 
• Manage all production activities across Element Line, Metal Forming, Fabrication, Machining, and Fitting areas. 
• Oversee and provide guidance to area supervisors, ensuring cohesive and efficient operations.
• Review and update all staff’s hours daily/weekly for payroll as well as check and approve daily hours recovered to Production Jobs in the ERP system (Microsoft AX)
• Compile and Issue job packs to production including developing and updating progress reports
• Develop and implement production plans and schedules.
• Ensure that production targets and delivery dates are consistently met. Update Production sheets daily
• Ensure production staff comply to break times
• Understand and optimize workflow processes to improve efficiency, productivity and safety.
• Coordinate with supervisors to ensure smooth transitions between different production stages.
• Co- ordinate with Project Managers for delivery arrangements of finished products to client’s site
• Resolve staff, safety, technical, and quality issues promptly.
• Implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence and maintain continuous improvement.
• Manage work-in-progress to avoid production delays
• Be involved and support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance production efficiency and quality.
• Implement best practices and innovative solutions to optimize production processes.
• Monitor production equipment and processes to ensure minimal downtime.
• Schedule and oversee preventive maintenance.
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations and quality standards.
• Conduct regular safety and quality audits to identify areas for improvement.

Your Education Should Be…

• B.Eng / B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• Production Management qualification is advantageous.

Your Physical Work Environment Will Require…

Your Professional Experience Should Be…

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in production management within a heavy manufacturing environment.
• Proven track record of managing multiple production areas and leading teams.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and equipment in Metal Forming, Fabrication, Machining, and Fitting.
• Proficient in MS Office suite

Chart is an equal opportunity employer...

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