Vacancies & CV Portal

“Within our dreams and aspirations we found our opportunities”
Sugar Ray Leonard

CV Portal

Your information is completely confidential, and only available to all our Abantu Staffing Solutions Consultants.  Our Talent Acquisition Agents search the portal using key words and phrases to source candidates who meet the minimum requirements as specified by the Client.   Please ensure your profile created is completed in full and in detail, in order for us to shortlist accurately against Job Specifications

Vacancies

We invite you to apply for our current vacancies advertised below.  Should your CV be shortlisted, the relevant Consultant will contact you to discuss the position in more detail and book an appointment for an interview and screening process.

 If you have not heard back from an Abantu Staffing Solutions Consultant within 2 weeks of applying, please consider your application as unsuccessful. 

Job Title
Project Specialist (2 Year Contract)
Employment Type
Contract
Experience
3 to 5 years
Salary
Negotiable
Job Published
03 October 2024
Job Reference No.
2015809478

Job Description

Overview:

Our client in the automotive industry is looking to employ a Project Specialist to manage projects and the implementation continuous improvement initiatives to plant, equipment and processes to optimise utilisation of organisational resources.

Minimum Requirements: 

  • Grade 12 / Matric
  • Bachelor’s Bachelor’s Degree / National Diploma: Business and Project Management or Engineering
  • Must have a recognized qualification from a registered institution (such as PMI) in the field of Project Management
  • Minimum 3 years in a Project Management role in the Automotive Industry

 

Key Performance Areas: 

Project Initiation

  • Identify opportunities for improvements with internal and external customers and propose alternative solutions
  • Conduct project feasibility studies to establish the viability of proposed projects
  • Contribute to project initiation, scope definition and scope change control
  • Participate in the estimation and preparation of cost budgets for projects or sub projects and monitor and control actual cost against budget

Project Planning

  • Schedule project activities to facilitate effective project execution
  • Monitor, evaluate and communicate project schedules
  • Collate all project information (Drawings, specifications, data, special instructions, etc.)

Design and Drawing

  • Plan and determine drawing requirements to produce engineering drawings
  • Use CAD computer programmes as a design tool to produce drawings to specifications

Project Management

  • Supervise a project team of a developmental, technical or small project to deliver project objectives
  • Identify, suggest and implement corrective actions to improve quality of project work
  • Raise requests for samples and update the sample request register
  • Oversee/produce initial product samples
  • Commission machines and equipment or pilot and test new/existing products

Project Administration

  • Plan, organise and support project meetings and workshops
  • Provide procurement administration support to projects

Policies and Procedures

  • Initiate and approve Project Policies, Procedures, Protocols, Work Instructions, Codes of Practice, etc.

Continuous Improvement

  • Conduct Research & Development of new/existing technologies/plant/products
  • Implement Continuous Improvement initiatives:
  • Kaizen
  • Six Sigma
  • Standardised Work
  • VA/VE (Value Added/Value Engineered)

Reporting

Compile Project Reports and Presentations 

Skills

Industries