SENIOR MANAGER ENGINEERING: OPERATIONS & INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Listing reference: hesto_000373
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 6 February 2026
Position summary
Industry: Manufacturing
Job category: Engineering, Technical, Production and Manufacturing
Location: Stanger
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: No
About our company
Hesto
Introduction
Hesto is looking for a dynamic individual to join the Engineering Department.
Job description
- Lead, manage, direct and motivate the engineering operations team in support of manufacturing to ensure that manufacturing operations runs smoothly and efficiently, meeting quality standards and production targets.
- Structure the deployment of engineering resources to support manufacturing.
- Ensure team have clear performance objectives and development plans in place.
- Motivate, delegate and empower appropriately, enabling the development of a high performing engineering team.
- Enhance development through providing coaching and/or other development opportunities
- Manage and monitor departmental budget.
- Drive a performance culture within the department through OKRs and KPIs.
- Ensure compliance with safety, quality and environmental standards as well as Yazaki, Hesto and customer specific requirements.
- Ensure production lines and material flow are proactively aligned to meet customer production requirements via flow and pull.
- Ensure capacity studies and continuously updated and reviewed.
- Execute smooth production mix changeovers via Yamazumis and line balancing in support of changing customer demands while maintaining and improving plant efficiency.
- Analyse production performance data and trends (efficiency, OPR, OEE, etc.) against targets and proactively identify opportunities for structured problem solving and continuous improvement.
- Drive problem solving and optimisation activities through collaboration with cross-functional teams, including production, quality control, supply chain, and maintenance.
- Drive a continuous improvement culture within the department to enhance production efficiency, reduce waste and improve quality through methodologies such as Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma etc.
- Support the effective industrialisation of new models and engineering changes into production.
- Ensure site layout is kept up to date.
Minimum requirements
- Grade 12 (Required)
- B-Tech or BSc. in Engineering, Industrial (Essential)
- A relevant Post Graduate Qualification would be an added advantage
- 8 to 10 years’ experience in Industrial engineering within a Manufacturing environment (Essential)
- 5 years’ experience in a management role
- Computer Literacy – Strong MS Office (Essential), ERP (e.g. SAP or Syspro) (Advantageous)
- Certifications in project management, six sigma and lean tools (Advantageous)