Team Leader (Automotive Production Line)

You'll build parts or whole vehicles on a moving line at the automotive component manufacturer in Durban Central. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

Location: Durban Central, KwaZulu-Natal. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Follow standard work sheets and quality checkpoints at every step
• Wear the correct PPE, including gloves, glasses and ear protection
• Take part in kaizen ideas to improve your station
• Load and unload robotic welding cells safely
• Check parts for defects before they go into the vehicle
• Rotate between stations as the team leader plans

• Grade 12 certificate
• Can follow written and visual work instructions
• Able to stand for a full shift and do repeat tasks without losing focus
• Willing to work rotating shifts, including nights
• Able to pass a basic literacy and numeracy test
• Lives close enough to reach the plant on time for every shift

• Forklift licence for material handling
• Previous experience in an automotive plant
• NQF 2 in Automotive Manufacturing and Assembly through merSETA

• Transport from nearby townships on some routes
• Staff canteen with subsidised meals
• Learnership opportunities toward an artisan trade

• Many plants recruit through learnerships first. Watch for merSETA learnership adverts and apply early.
• Include any factory or line work you have done, even outside the car industry. It shows you can handle shift work.