Design/Product Development Manager

Minimum requirements: MatricRelevant tertiary qualification Minimum 8-10 years of work experience in the field.Previous experience in OEMsExperience in PPAP, TAS, SPTT (Supplier part tract team)ectPreferably experience in the Rubber / Automotive Industry.Knowledge of Rubber and Plastic products.Knowledge of AutoCAD.Well versed with New Product Development.Technically guide and support all the new product developments.The candidate should have experience of preparing / reviewing drawings using AutoCAD etc.To ensure completeness of NPD e.g. product design, trials, quotations and execution as per the customer required specifications.Support production department with regards to design & development related activities.Successful hand over all the NPD to production department for smooth operation runs.Be involved on new machinery layouts, trials, time studies and other product related activities.Running trial production on new machinery until handover and SOP implementation.Safe keeping of all the technical data records related to customer confidentialities.Lead activity of new production file creation, existing parts file corrections, including drafting and verification of process parameters with process improvement where needed.Regularly submit and support customer with reports needed by OEMs / Tier-1 / Tier-2 customers.Consultant: Vonne Scholtz - Dante Personnel Pretoria Silver Lakes