Project Engineer (automotive)

Job Position: Project Engineer (automotive)
Ref: 4837
Location: PE/Gqeberha
Salary: R35 000 to R45 000 per month commensurate with qualification and experience + benefits

Email your CV to recruit@onlinepersonnel.co.za

Qualifications / Requirements:
• Degree or National Diploma in fields of either Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Logistics or Purchasing
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience with logistics processes within manufacturing environment

• Minimum of 18 months’ experience in  project management
Essential
• Sound analytical and problem-solving skills
• Self-starter who is able to operate on his/her own requiring minimum supervision and able to operate under pressure
• Good planning, organizing and decision-making abilities in order to meet tight deadlines
• Able communicator with good written and verbal skills
• Proficiency with producing, understanding and interpreting 3D CAD drawings
• Full computer literacy in suite of Microsoft packages, Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint and Word
• Advanced excel skills required
Added Advantage
• Experience in automotive manufacturing environment
• Experience with SAP systems in supply chain management

Key Performance Areas:
• Plan, design, develop and introduce the provision, modification and maintenance of material handling facilities, transport, packaging, processes and systems for the optimal material flow from source to point of use to support Production, P&A and localizations and export projects in achieving their scheduled targets. Analyze, maintain and control the various logistics planning contracts by liaison with the necessary departments and external contractors in order to reduce costs and improve methods of control on an ongoing basis
• Planning and preparing detailed logistics material flow concepts in production and warehouse environments for optimum solutions
• Prepare detailed layouts, drawings and job specifications for specialized facilities
• Conceiving, designing and procuring logistics facilities, i.e. stillages, pallets, dunnage, trolleys, racking, general storage facilities and packaging based on analysis and interpretation of requirements for new projects, production requests
• Define detailed project plans for coordinating and monitoring
• Prepare enquiry requests to obtain quotations from suppliers
• Evaluate adjudicated quotations then negotiating with suppliers
• Prepare appropriation requests to justify capital expenditure
• Prepare and issuing purchase requisitions
• Arrange for project/facility/service acceptance and hand-over by conducting demonstrations of equipment or facilities (e.g. through physical trials)
• Preparation of budget prices to be used for corporate investment programs, cost studies, localization and export projects
• Develop and introduce packaging specifications
• Drafting and updating logistics material handling contract specifications

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