Team Leader (Automotive Production Line)

Quality and speed go together at this vehicle assembly plant in Gqeberha. You'll be part of that. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

This post is in Gqeberha (Eastern Cape). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Check parts for defects before they go into the vehicle
• Record production counts and scrap on the shift board
• Assemble components at your station within the line cycle time
• Pull the andon cord when a defect or safety issue appears
• Keep your station clean using 5S rules
• Rotate between stations as the team leader plans
• Take part in kaizen ideas to improve your station

• Good eyesight and hand coordination
• Lives close enough to reach the plant on time for every shift
• Able to pass a basic literacy and numeracy test
• Grade 12 certificate

• Basic computer skills
• Forklift licence for material handling
• NQF 2 in Automotive Manufacturing and Assembly through merSETA

• Shift allowance and paid overtime
• Learnership opportunities toward an artisan trade
• Transport from nearby townships on some routes

• 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.