Mabaso Jabulani

Experience

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  ASSA ABLOY Group

  Mar 2007 - Sept 2019

  Customer Service• Manufacture product according to customer expectations• Manage Overdue orders daily• Deliver product according to Lead times communicatedProduction output, effective operations and Risk Management• Ensure all Production, Quality, Environmental, Health and Safety Systems are followed by all• Ensure Production Plan/Schedules are delivered by effective planning of resources and communication• Manage and control Raw Materials and Work in Process according to kanban requirements• Act daily/hourly on deviations from standard/requirement/plan• Communicate targets per operations and measure accordingly• Plan and implement corrective actions as and when required in order to meet objectives• Ensure all quality defects are within set targets and objectives• Ensure all operations take place according to work instructions and procedures• Maintain excellent housekeeping• Apply disciplinary code consistent• Manage Absentee in conjunction with HR• Ensure that all Industrial Relations are conducive to the optimum working climateContinuous Improvement• Drive “Lean” in your area of responsibility• Drive a continuous improvement culture within your team• Support Lean or improvement activities within the teamPeople and Partnerships• Direct subordinates to achieve individual and team objectives• Setting individual team goals to support Company Objectives• Identify training and development needs of subordinates and implement• Drive a high performance culture within your area by setting standards and hold people accountable• Value each person’s contribution, mutual respect and understanding• Consistently work on creating a culture of inclusiveness that nature diversity• Contribute positively to the effective functionality of the Management team• Communicate effectively to the workforce• Maintains safe and clean working environment by enforcing procedures, rules, and regulations. Show less Product Gateway • Managing the entire product line life cycle from strategic planning to tactical activities.• Specifying market requirements for current and future products by conducting market research with sales managers, supported by on-going visits to customers and non-customers.• Approve prototype samples for style details and construction.• Initiate and prepare design specification packages to give to Technical Design.• Driving a solution set across development teams (primarily Development/Engineering, and Marketing Communications) through market requirements, product contract, and positioning.• Developing and implementing a company-wide go-to-market plan, working with all departments to execute.• Analyzing potential partner relationships for the product.Product Costing• Ensure the ERP system is loaded with correct information: - Bill of materials - Routers - Standard manufacturing hours - Cost prices• Costings of special designed products. Show less System Engineering:The objective is to ensure that the information on the factory reflects what is on the ERP system.• Ensure that ERPLX contain correct Bill of Material• Ensure that ERPLX contain correct Routers• Ensure that ERPLX contain correct Standard Times• Ensure that ERPLX contain correct costingProduct Costing:• Estimating manufacturing costs of a new product• Estimating manufacturing costs of a new process• Estimating manufacturing costs of a new product based on the customer spec/design.Special Orders• Costing of new products considering it's router, standard times, Bill of Materials and work center rates. New Product Innovation (NPI)• Research and development of new products• Project management of the (NPI)• Technical involvement in product design, manufacturing and Tooling needed.• Cost of new product. Mentoring of Industrial Engineering StudentsLean manufacturing• Value stream mapping of internal processes and tier 1 - tier 2 external suppliers.• Eliminate waste and non value added activities in order to maximize value added activities and a rise in customer service. (Shortened customer lead time)Automation• Identify opportunities where manual operations can be improved into automated processes.• System support for automation business unit (APS) Show less • Mentoring of Industrial engineering Student,• Factory Layout design,• Process design (Product & Information),• Inventory improvement projects, • Champion in Lean manufacturing projects,• Cost reduction project,• Utility management - Analyse daily expense done by the company in relation with different suppliers, generate breakdown report and develop an action plan against the findings. • Value Stream Mapping Champion - Shorten the manufacturing leadtime between the manufacture and the customer by identifying & eliminating waste and non-value added activities.• APS & other factory operation• Automation - Improving current manual operations into automation.• Production leader in cylinder manufacturing business unit, Show less

  • Production Manager

    Dec 2016 - Sept 2019

  • Product Development Manager

    Oct 2013 - Nov 2016

  • Project Engineer

    Jan 2012 - Dec 2013

  • Project Engineer

    Jan 2010 - Jan 2012

  • Product Development Engineer

    Mar 2009 - Mar 2010

  • Process Engineer

    Mar 2008 - Mar 2009

  • Mechanical Engineering Technician

    Mar 2007 - Mar 2008
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  ASSA ABLOY in South Africa

  Dec 2016 - Dec 2019

  Production Manager
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  ASSA ABLOY in South Africa

  Feb 2020 - Jan 2025

  • New Product Introduction Manager

    Nov 2021 - Jan 2025

  • Business Development Manager

    Feb 2020 - Nov 2021
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  ASSA ABLOY Group

  Nov 2024 - now

  NPI & Mechanical core Manager Africa ASSA ABLOY