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1. TEAM LEADER: PRODUCTION
2. PROCESS SUPPORTER
3. MACHINE OPERATOR
4. ARTISAN
5. G45 ASSOCIATE X 7
6. SPECIALIST: FIRE PROTECTION, EMERGENCY AND MEDICAL RESPONSE
7. LAUNCH TRAINER
8. SPECIALIST: QMP DIRECT PURCHA

TEAM LEADER: PRODUCTION

• Is responsible and accountable for maintaining all technical equipment, facilities and tooling within the Painted Body Plant in a good and safe condition.
• Decides on resource utilization within the maintenance team.
• Establishes and follows up on preventative maintenance program.
• Is responsible and accountable for quick repairs in case of all production and production related equipment breakdowns.
• Initiates, plans and follows up on capability studies.
• Advises and directs on selection, sourcing and implementation of all new technical equipment.
• Establishes Safety Health Environment related hazards within his/her relevant areas.

Key accountabilities of the function
(pls. use suitable verbs as agree, verify, operate, support, prepare, decide, etc.)

• Ensures and maintains the continuity of operation of all hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical, electrical and electronic equipment within the Painted Body Plant.
• Ensures and direct that all maintenance work, preventative and emergency, is carried out in accordance with BMW specifications, relevant safety regulations, OHS Act. Regulations
• Plans and follows up for production related equipment replacement in conjunction with product requirements, productivity improvements, capacity and capability demands.
• Ensures and is accountable that all safety registers are up to date.
• Ensures and is accountable that all safety inspection and tests are carried out timorously and in accordance with the OHS Act.
• Identifies, organizes and follows up on staff training with succession planning in mind.
• Decides and recourse utilization within his/her area of responsibility and accountability.
• Develops, establishes, implements and follows up on strategies for maintaining the continuity of production during breakdowns.
• Ensures equipment availability on start-up after equipment has been worked on, by commissioning equipment before start-up.
• It is his/her duty to initiate actions to assure product quality under all circumstances during the production process.
• Establishes Safety Health Environmental related hazards arising out of processes within his/her relevant areas by means of:

 Area walks through, Co-operation with JMS champion.

• Ensures that all associates within his/her area are informed regarding hazards and appropriate preventative/corrective actions attached to processes by means of:

Pep talks

Informal meetings

Online training sessions

Establish Safety, Health and Environmental hazards arising out of process within his/her area   by means of:

Area walks through

Hazard identification and Risk Assessment

Co-operation with the IMS Representative during aspect/impact identification process.

Ensures that all associates within your area are informed regarding the latest level and/or developments of Safety, Health and Environmental issues, by means of:

 Pep talks

Online training

Informal meetings

• Ensures that personal protective equipment, special equipment and protective clothing is available, issued, appropriately used, maintained and the use thereof enforced to ensure the safety of the associates.
• Continuously address Safety, Health and Environmental impacts from activities through engineering methods, maintenance, workplace improvements, awareness training and enforcing safe working practices.
• Report, record and investigate all incidents and/or accidents which occurred in your area of responsibility, as prescribe by S-13.
• Immediate respond to situations and/or conditions that may result in incidents or injury.
• Has the authority to stop his line in the event of poor quality.

• Informs management of all problems in the Painted Body Plant which affect production.
• Supplementary cell tasks/projects as allocated from time to time by cell manager.
• Communicate HSE topics and do follow-ups with the Team
• National Diploma
• Trade Test.
• BMW Team leader certificate or equivalent.

• Mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, electronic experience with state-of-the-art technical equipment, facilities and tooling at least 3 years.
• Leadership experience, at least 2 years.

PROCESS SUPPORTER

Functional Definition:

Supports the Production Process leader in the organization and control of operational activities within the area the Production Process Leader is responsible for. Performs basic maintenance activities in support of artisans in Production Process Leader area.

Accountability:

Is accountable to the Production Process Leader and in matrix to the Production Engineer

 Responsible to ensure output from designated area achieved as per agreement.

What awaits you?

Stand-in-Function:

Stands in for the other Process Supporter as and when required, with taking over all responsibilities in respect of quality, flexibility, productivity and HR-related issues on a functional basis.

Working together with artisans on line in areas assigned – monitor line operation and escalate whenever stoppages occur.

Quality:       

Ensure adherence to the IMS (Integrated Management System).

Continually initiates improvements towards set targets (CIP) and leads team to achieve targets – must follow-up on team CIP ideas and supply regular feedback.

Actively responds to internal and external customer requirements.

Ensure that process Audit results are achieved as per the agreed target

Ensure Work Organisation board timeously updated.

Maintenance:

Identify possible equipment failures by means of visual inspections.

Identify faults, act on minor breakdowns and communicate extra-ordinary problems to Process Leaders.

Monitor visualization equipment and perform corrective actions as required.

Reporting of breakdown information.

Replace proxies and cables when faulty.

Change caps on automatic weld guns.

Change electrodes on manual weld guns.

Identify faults from the visualization equipment and perform the necessary actions to correct faults.  Escalate problem to artisan if problem cannot be solved.

Reset errors and restart all hanger equipment and conveyors where applicable

Support maintenance to replace sealer drums in the SCA Sealer systems when empty.

Flexibility:

        Monitors, reports and minimizes damages and scrap.

        Together with Process leader must implement actions to ensure output not affected due to absenteeism.

        Support the roll-out of initiatives as required.

        Implement and maintain an efficient Work Organisation meeting structure.

Productivity:

        Monitors and records absenteeism of his team

        Support the team in ensuring equipment availability.

        Track key performance indices as identified from time to time

Environment:

        Assist management in achieving the Environmental (ISO 14000) targets and conform to all local legislation

        Identify hazards and take action accordingly.

        Liaise with Health & Safety representative about issues of concern.

        Ensure adherence to PPE in team area.

        Ensure a clean environment by controlling housekeeping and hygiene.

        Identify and eliminate wasteful practices.

        Ensure adherence to the OHS Act of 1993.

What you should bring along?

. •       National diploma (Technical)

•         Qualified artisan would be an advantage

4.2      Experience

•         Minimum 2 years in Body shop environment

•         Minimum 1 year Technical /Trade experience.

•         Minimum 1 year leadership experience would be an advantage

Closing Date: 29 April 2024

MACHINE OPERATOR

Key Responsibilities

Quality:

• Identifies production and quality problems.
• Evaluates and realizes measures to improve production and quality with his superior according to specifications and considering volume and cost implications
• Member of quality projects and quality related task teams as required from all internal departments and levels (including superior)
• Stand-in for the Artisan when required.
• Compliance with ISO and SHE requirements
• Support the team in achieving the Production volume, by quick response to breakdowns.
• Eliminating equipment failures by commissioning equipment prior to start-up.
• Fault finding on the integrated SCADA AND HMI control systems

Productivity:

• Collects, documents and analyses data required for problem-solving.
• Always monitors and controls machine operation to the highest level.
• Maintenance of production line equipment as required to ensure production stability.
• Resolves problems at own level with appropriate escalation of unresolved or higher-level problems, including.
• Implements planned corrective actions
• Monitoring problems after resolution to ensure that no recurrence takes place.
• Ensuring accurate documentation of all production and quality problems
• Feedback to superior and responsible staff
• Ensures all displays are updated and relevant.
• Attends/supports/takes relevant measures on all internal audits.
• Effectively controls and adhere to process to eliminate scrap.
• Participates in CIP working groups and ensure they run effectively.
• Participates in partnership agreements with all process partners.
• Supports production with the use of quality systems in order to meet ISO requirements.
• Ensures standards to maintain a safe and healthy work environment are met.
• Eliminating electrical equipment failure by means of preventative maintenance.
• Familiarizing himself with the plant and equipment to ensure that first-hand information is always available.
• Optimize and improve equipment and systems to optimize product quality plant availability and reliability.
• Cleaning of all Durr-Robotic equipment and ISRA Cameras during Production and weekend activities
• To inform his supervisor of all equipment breakdowns
• Provide training to operators/ trainees on Safety and use of equipment.
• AOI marking cell observation.

Environment:

• Assist management in achieving the Environmental (ISO 14001) targets and conform to all local legislative.
• To ensure that all work is performed competently and in accordance with BMW specifications, the OHS Act no 85 of 1993 and OHSAS 18001, ISO 45001and ISO 14001. To ensure that all equipment and work areas are always safe to prevent accidents or injury to personnel. Ensure that equipment is maintained in accordance with safety regulations.

Decision responsibility related to:

• The execution of effective preventative maintenance on equipment.
• The introduction of equipment in as far as compatibility is concerned.
• Enhance of safety standards.
• Resolution of technical problems.

Description of Auxiliary Activities:

• List the activities that are required by the Incumbent but are not necessarily part of the job requirements.
• Supplementary tasks/projects as allocated by Process Leader
• Adhere to start up Procedures for the different areas.

Qualifications

• Minimum N3 Certificate (Technical) and Trade test.
• Qualified Trade (Electrical, Mechanical or Millwright)
• Fluent verbal/written in English
• Three years’ experience in an Automotive Painted Body Production Plant
• Painted Body Technology Experience as an added advantage

Closing date: 29 April 2024

ARTISAN

The body in white technical team is responsible for the maintenance and running of all technical equipment required to produce the body in white.

What awaits you?

Quality:      

• To support the team in achieving all Product, Process and System Quality targets (as per the Target Commitment Process)
• Ensure all required records and documentation are retained and updated
• Ensure adherence to ISO 14001
• Responsible for ensuring all equipment is maintained and repaired to the required quality standards (without supervision)
• Instigating changes to ensure quality improvements in the maintenance work done
• Together with support staff, set the required quality standards for maintenance work

Flexibility:

• Support the production team in achieving the Production volume, by quick response to breakdowns
• Commissioning equipment to ensure smooth production
• Adhere to the required shift pattern to ensure optimal support to production
• Needs to develop to ensure good support in all fields of the BIW environment (i.e. electrical and mechanical)
• Needs to develop skills in such a way that specialist tasks can be performed in more than one of the specialist technology groups
• Perform maintenance actions after hours as required to support production
• Ensure all breakdowns are resolved before handing over equipment to the following shift (extra work time)
• Needs to stand in for Team leader when required
• Responsible to perform plant testing and commissioning on weekends

Productivity:

• Support his manager and implement measures to achieve Budget, Headcount and Equipment Productivity targets
• Eliminating equipment failure by means of preventative maintenance.
• Gaining all required knowledge of the plant and equipment to ensure that first hand information is available at all times.
• Optimize and continuously improve equipment and systems to optimize product quality, plant availability and reliability.
• Scope of equipment responsibility, all BIW specific equipment
• Fault finding on integrated systems
• Needs to sustain specialized skills in assigned technology group and advanced skills in all other technologies
• Needs to develop contact to the other BMW manufacturing plants to ensure technology specific synergies are optimally utilized
• Needs to plan optimum usage of available spares / equipment during breakdowns and preventative maintenance actions to the advantage of the plant
• Adherence to maintenance/production rules of conduct

Human Resources:

• Support the team in achieving the Human Resource targets
• Share knowledge freely with all colleagues to ensure growth in team skills
• Develop training sessions and give the training on the specialized technology
• Take ownership for personal / soft skills development

Environment:

• Assist management in achieving the Environmental (ISO 14001) targets and conform to all BMW standards and procedures
• To ensure that all work is performed competently and in accordance with BMW specifications, the OHS Act and ISO 14001.
• To ensure that all equipment and work areas are safe at all times to prevent accidents or injury to personnel.
• Ensure that equipment is maintained in accordance with safety regulations.

What you should bring along?

• National diploma or Trade Test
• Min 3 years related experience in electrical & mechanical maintenance, in an automated production environment
• Problem Solving skills
• High level technical and analytical skills
• Specialized knowledge and experience on automated systems

Closing Date: 29 April 2024

G45 ASSOCIATE X 7

The body in white production team is responsible for the manufacturing and assembling of the body in white at Plant Rosslyn.

Summary of duties

•           To be able to perform all tasks in his section requested by his Superior

•           To adhere to the ISO 9000/ ISO 14000 and BS8800 standards, procedures, policies and working instructions at all time, which are applicable to him.

•           To effectively apply self inspection in his work station, his immediate environment and on his own Health & Safety.

•           Operate all fixtures, jigs and load parts, as per Operating Instructions.

•           Ensure that correct tools, abrasives are used.

•           Ensure housekeeping at work station and good time keeping.

•           To participate and communicate problems effectively to Team Leader.

•           To achieve and maintain product quality (QZ) targets, productivity and volume requirements.

•           Ensure a high quality of workmanship and to adhere to all safety rules and requirements

•           Participate actively in PIP, CIP, communication and problem solving sessions

•           Identify Safety, Health and Environment related hazards within his area and report the hazards to either his Team Leader or Health & Safety rep.

•           Adhere to the wearing of the required PPE (personal protective equipment).

•           Maintain a clean and pollution free environment.

•           Report all incidents to the Emergency number x3003 or Team leader

•           Adhere to the South African legal requirements in terms of Environment and Health & Safety, as communicated by the Team Leader

•           Adhere to the CHI (Chemical handling instructions) when using chemicals.

•           Operate all equipment safely

•           Responsible for separating waste.

Job Requirements

•           Education:    Gr 12

•           Experience:    1yr (possibly in BMW)

•           Knowledge and Skills:    Through knowledge and skills of Body shop line techniques

•           Language:  Read, write and understanding of English and Afrikaans

•           Work content:    –

•           Guidelines to adhere to:    ISO 9000/ISO 14000/BS8800, Company policies and procedures, Quality Targets, Volume targets, Team leader instructions

•           Number of subordinates:    –

•           How does the superior control the work?:    Measure against targets and product audits
 

Closing Date: 29 April 2024

SPECIALIST: FIRE PROTECTION, EMERGENCY AND MEDICAL RESPONSE

Purpose of the Job

Responsible for designing processes, policies, and procedures to identify and manage threats to with relevance to Fire. Main focus is identifying external and internal risks that the organization face, evaluating the likely effect of these risks, introducing a range of control measures and monitoring and evaluating the successes of these measures.

Responsibility is specific towards the industrial and production environment, in particular the impact fire loss may have on the business, processes and people, integrating risk data from multiple systems and processes in determining profile.

Key Responsibilities:

• Planning, designing and implementing fire risk management processes for the organization by developing operating models.
• Risk assessment which involves managing the process of analyzing risks as well as identifying, describing and estimating the quantitative and qualitative risks affecting the business.
• Risk reporting in an appropriate way for different audiences, e.g. to the board of directors so they understand the most significant risks, to business heads to ensure they are aware of risks relevant to their parts of the business and to individuals to understand their accountability for individual risks.
• Monitoring and reviewing processes to ensure risk and compliance arrangements are in place.
• Conducting audits of policy and compliance to standards, including liaison with internal and external auditors.
• Providing support, education and training.

Policies and Procedures:

• Design and implementation of policies, processes and procedures, in line with BMW Group Risk Management, local legislation and insurance standards/guidelines.

Operations Management:

• Ensuring that services rendered by an external service provider is conducted in accordance with agreed service level agreements and in accordance with Technical Purchasing terms and conditions.

Fire Protection:

Fire Loss & Business Interruption Prevention Management:

• Implement and maintain Fire Loss and BI prevention program, guided and approved by the BMW Group Insurer;
• Reduce threats that BMW SA’s activities contain towards its staff, investors, the environment and the public exposed to its business.
• Increase emergency awareness and preparedness amongst BMW SA employees, contractors and visitors.
• Optimise protective and preventative measures implemented at BMW SA installations.
• Provide direct fiscal benefits through reduction of risks and losses due to incidents.

Fire Protection Planning and Risk Analysis:

• Situations, sites, departments or functions are risk-analyzed and evaluated. The outcome of these analyses provides the basic justification for all fire protection projects and tasks within BMW-ZA, including HPR needs.
• EMS Operations(Fire, Hazardous Chemical Substance and Emergency Medical Response / Trauma).
• To serve and protect human life, property, and reduce loss of revenue and/or goodwill through rapid emergency response, delivering a service in:
  • Fire suppression.
  • Fire loss prevention/loss control.
  • Fire safety processes.
  • Hazardous chemical substance spillage control.
  • Trauma/pre-hospital care – emergency medical response.

Fire Safety Legal Compliance Assurance (Internal & External Audits):

• Through regular internal and external audits, reduce risks towards human life, production business, property and contents.
• Liaise with the local government on fire safety legislative changes that could impact on the production environment.
• Internal liaison/cooperation with relevant Safety, Health, Environment (SHE) staff, and external liaison/cooperation with local authorities (especially fire department), regarding the following:
  • Networking/liaison with fire department to ensure active partnership and plant knowledge.
  • Conduct pre-incident planning with the Local Emergency Services.

Change Management – HPR and Fire Safety Guidelines Consultation:

• Ensuring that all changes- structural, process and chemical related-in the production and administrative environment satisfy the requirements of the national legislator and insurer.
• Plant Chemical Approval and Releases (ZEUS System).
• Responsible for ensuring that the use, storage and decanting of chemicals used in the production environment is in accordance with the requirements of the national legislator and insurer.
• BMW Critical Supplier Audit: Fire Loss and BI Prevention Consultation.
• Auditing critical production suppliers, and in consultation with production critical suppliers and the BMW Procurement Department, reduce risks impacting on production.

Fire Safety Legislative Advisor to ZA-J:

• Consult with BMW Legal Department on the fire safety requirements where BMW enter into lease agreements.
• Review of lease agreements and consultation with BMW representatives to reduce legal liability.
• Manage Integrated Management System ZA-P in support of ISO 9000, ISO 14000, ISO 45001 and  OSHAS  1800 and legal requirements.
• Manage and control IMS representative activities/processes for ZA -P in support of ISO 9000, ISO 14000, OSHAS  1800 and legal requirements.

Engineering and Technology Management for Fire Protection:

• Evaluation of Fire Protection Systems & Concepts.
• Evaluate the fire protection concepts, organization & systems.
• Consult to the Facility and Energy Department with regards to Building Protection system technology, HPR and loss prevention.
• Initiate further corrective actions and/or improvement projects albeit in terms of training, upgrading, servicing of systems etc.

Qualifications:

• B-Tech Fire Technology.
• National Diploma in Fire Technology.
• National Diploma in Safety Management is advantageous.
• Certification in Fire Investigations, Hazmat – Awareness Responder.
• Nebosh International General Safety Certificate essential.
• National Diploma  in Business  / Personnel Administration will be advantageous.
• Certifications in or demonstrable working knowledge in ISO 9001, 14000 and 450001 is advantageous.
• Suitable exposure/qualification in Fire Engineering.

Skills and Experience:

• 10 to 15 years of experience in the Production and Manufacturing Industry (Automotive Sector would be advantageous).
• 8 to 10 years of experience managing teams; effective contractor management experience is essential.
• 8 to 10 years of demonstrable conflict resolution and problem-solving.
• Suitable experience in risk management and loss prevention.
• Proven experience in a managerial role.

Closing Date: 25 April

LAUNCH TRAINER

Responsible towards the function Tx-45 the area of Launch and special vehicles Assembly within the agreed objectives (quality, cost, quantity, on-time delivery).

Responsible towards the function Tx-45 for the required operations and for operating equipment.

Responsible towards the function Tx-45 for the F2-responsibility for the Launch and special vehicles Assembly.

Responsible towards the function Tx-45 for all activities regarding Launch and special vehicle projects from F0 to F2 including reaching the project targets, and implements measures for ensuring the production targets based on the escalation principles.

Responsible towards Tx-45 and the product line (Lx) for the technical integration of the car derivatives run-ups (x) by further advancing the targets of the production concept and the product design in the plant network.

Ensures an uninterrupted production of launch and series special vehicles (Authority vehicles) in adherence with all relevant Key Performance Indicators (quality, cost, quantity, on-time delivery).

Ensures the continuous improvement of the relevant process KPIs based on WPS.

Coordinates and stipulates the relevant KPIs in terms of quality, cost, quantity, on-time delivery, and employee orientation in regards to the Target Management Process (ZMP), together with the next higher function level, while taking into account the overall objectives of the Group, the factory and the technology assembly.

Act as a production partner for quality fulfilment and on-time delivery for the next production partner.

Plans and manages all activities from F0 to F2 in pre-series and series vehicle production and vehicle launch.

Supports the build of the vehicles during the construction phases of vehicle projects.

Ensures coherent production concepts, products, and their integration within the production of the derivative.

Ensures the appropriate measures for vehicle projects in order to achieve all project objectives.

Ensures time and risk management to achieve all project objectives.

Ensures the increase of production run-up maturity through feedback from OtD.

Qualifications

National Diploma in Engineering or N6 equivalent.

Trade Test.

3 years practical Rework experience on automotive vehicles.

Production experience.

Quality management experience.

Knowledge of BMW systems, processes and requirements.

Project leadership skills.

Closing date: 29 April 2024

SPECIALIST: QMP DIRECT PURCHA

Role Description

As a Parts Quality Specialist (Quality Management Parts) for Interior Trim, you will be responsible to:

• Develop and approve Suppliers processes and Quality systems to ensure parts conform to relevant BMW standards – confirm launch capability for all new parts and processes.
• Approve delivered parts quality from suppliers – parts delivered to the defined BMW quality level and associated ISIR’s (Initial Sample Inspection Report)are released accordingly.
• Manage supplier performance with regards to supplier process quality – suppliers and sub-suppliers are producing parts to meet all relevant BMW standards. Positively impact on KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators) which are Supplier Responsible, supplier performance and competence assessment.
• Deliver QMP activities for all components within a module – all components within the agreed scope are delivered in line with BMW processes and timing to meet project milestones and targets.
• Series QMP escalation – Group network escalation route and supplier selection input
• Problem Quality Management (PQM) – solves non-conformances to ensure timely and sustainable resolution to supplier caused quality defects.
• Purchasing structure communication – integrate into the BMW QMP network to ensure open communication between commodities for a stronger face to suppliers

Qualifications and experience

• BSc Industrial / Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent) with more than 5 years experience in a relevant technical field
• Further education in the field of Quality Management would be an advantage
• 2 to 3 years in the engineering and quality projects – preferably in the automotive industry

Knowledge and skills

• Technical Product knowledge
• Problem solving
• Computer and Presentation skills
• Project Management
• Internationalism

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