Temporary Project Engineer - automotive industry

Job Position: Temporary Project Engineer (automotive industry)
Ref: 4839
Location: PE/Gqeberha
Salary: R50 000 to R60 000 per month commensurate with qualification and experience

2 year contract

Email your CV to [email protected]

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:
• Planning and preparing detailed logistics material flow concepts in production and warehouse environments for optimum solutions
• Preparing 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 negotiate with suppliers
• Prepare appropriation requests to justify capital expenditure
• Prepare and issue 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