Manager: Operations Job Johannesburg area,South Africa,Manufacturing / Production

Job Title:

Operations Manager, Machine Shop

Weir Minerals

Isando

Onsite

Purpose of Role:

To manage Machine shop in order to achieve the budget targets and meet customer requirements.

Why choose Weir:

Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future:
At Weir, the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing, quickly adapting and continually finding better, faster, more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. It’s a big challenge – but it is exciting.

An opportunity to g
row your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must take. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.

Feel empowered to be y
ou
rself
and b
elong
:
Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where each individual’s contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest, transparent and authentic in everything we do.

Key Responsibilities:

Safety First: Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviors in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.

Maintain the safety of all systems and processes in the Isando Machine Shop and implement world class safety practices as guided by the Health and Safety department and senior management

Compliance:

Ensure that the Machine shop complies to the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act 85: 1993)

Maintain the integrity of the ISO 9001: 2008 quality assurance system within the Machine shop, including product traceability

Technical

Implement and improve on world class error proofing and quality control systems to prevent defects from reaching the customer

Maintain the Machine shop expense budget, including manning calculations, shift control, over-time control and raw material costs

Maintain the Machine shop output through machine utilisation management, production routing and Bill of material control, management of down time, implementation of quick changeover processes etc.

Work with the planning department to effectively schedule and manage the capacity of the Machine shop

Implement and maintain Make to Stock (MTS) and Make to Order (MTO) pull systems

Develop and grow the Machine shop management team to effectively change the plant into a world class operation

Manage the technical development of the Machine shop including yield improvements, new parts and material industrialisation

Ensure that all material movements are fully posted before the count, system data such as BOMs, routings, and WIP are accurate, and clear cut‑off rules are communicated to prevent uncontrolled transactions, Well‑prepared count sheets, disciplined physical counting of raw materials, consumables, and WIP by stage, followed by immediate reconciliation of variances through root‑cause analysis of issues like incorrect postings, BOM errors, or mismanaged stock, and concludes with accurate variance reporting and corrective actions that strengthen master data, stock controls, and future stocktake processes.

Leadership
Ensure effective leadership across multi-shift teams, maintaining a focus on internal customer delivery

Manage the technical development of the Machine Shop including yield improvements, new parts and material industrialisation Adherence to all statutory SHE and housekeeping requirements

Adhere to Duty of Care Policy at all times

Job Knowledge/Education and

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree (Mechanical/Industrial Engineering)

Advantageous Masters in Business Administration (MBA)

5 years managing production processes

2 years Lean production exposure

Practical experience working with modernised machine tooling

Founded in 1871, Weir is a world leading engineering business with a purpose to make mining operations smarter, more efficient and sustainable. Thanks to Weir’s technology, our customers can produce essential metals and minerals using less energy, water and waste at lower cost. With the increasing need for metals and minerals for climate change solutions, Weir colleagues are playing their part in powering a low carbon future.

We are a global family of 11,000 uniquely talented people in over 60 counties, inspiring each other to do the best work of our lives.

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