Team Leader (Automotive Production Line)

Work on the line where every station counts, at the automotive component manufacturer in Newcastle. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

Home base is an automotive component manufacturer on the Newcastle side of KwaZulu-Natal.

• Take part in kaizen ideas to improve your station
• Check parts for defects before they go into the vehicle
• Pull the andon cord when a defect or safety issue appears
• Assemble components at your station within the line cycle time
• Rotate between stations as the team leader plans

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

• Basic computer skills
• Previous experience in an automotive plant

• Learnership opportunities toward an artisan trade
• Transport from nearby townships on some routes
• Staff canteen with subsidised meals
• Shift allowance and paid overtime

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