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Specialist: Technology Steering Job Vacancy at BMW South Africa – Rosslyn | November 2025
Full Time
Rosslyn, South Africa
Posted: 7 November 2025
Closing Date: 17 November 2025
About the Role
BMW Group South Africa is hiring a Specialist: Technology Steering to oversee, coordinate, and optimize technology-driven processes within the assembly environment. The position focuses on steering resources, productivity, automation, and ergonomics while driving efficiency and innovation in production systems.
Key Functional Responsibilities
- Resources Steering and Productivity Steering.
- Ergonomic assessment and analysis steering to ensure optimal work conditions.
- Project Technology Steering and Control, including low-cost intelligent automation (LCIA).
- Optimization of material flow directly affecting the assembly environment.
- T4 contractor management and service provider optimization.
- Planning, coordination, and reporting of VPS (Value Production System) activities.
- Assembly process optimization with the PSP team, including lineside presentation.
- System maintenance and IT interface regarding NAS, BVIS, DIVA, WARENET, and printers.
- Coordination of time administration for hourly direct labor, including shift management.
Key Tasks
- Secure short-, medium-, and long-term fulfillment of the production program.
- Steer and monitor budget, headcount, and annual investment requirements.
- Develop operational concepts and assess feasibility of plant projects.
- Implement improvement measures for serial production efficiency.
- Drive ergonomics assessments and ensure technical availability.
- Ensure method competencies within VPS and continuous improvement.
Main Duties
- Initiate, manage, and enforce headcount and cost requirements for direct labor and manufacturing overheads.
- Monitor and manage departmental budgets for operations and projects.
- Develop personal development plans for departmental staff.
- Ensure compliance with IMS and business process requirements.
- Establish long-term budgets (LUP, LIP) and strategic targets for costs and productivity.
- Oversee line balancing, manpower planning, and ergonomic analysis.
- Drive cost and labor productivity improvements.
- Maintain time administration and general administrative functions.
- Support on-time delivery, quality, volume, and budget targets within the assembly plant.
- Control internal and external supplier performance.
- Initiate and manage special projects to improve delivery, throughput, and efficiency.
- Introduce new systems and ensure compliance with international norms for productivity and visualization.
- Manage strategic projects to optimize assembly work organization and methods.
- Oversee new product launches involving line balancing, productivity, and headcount planning.
- Support FK Prop and direct headcount planning with central planning teams (TP and TI).
- Implement and maintain SHEQ standards (ISO TS 16949, ISO 14000, 45001, ISO 18000).
Supplementary and Auxiliary Activities
- Support company and departmental objectives.
- Promote teamwork and internal/external relationships.
- Ensure adherence to safety standards.
- Coach, coordinate, and supervise staff.
- Support HRC and operational teams in plant ill-health processes.
- Plan and optimize new production methods.
- Benchmark flexibility targets and LCIA solutions with local and international plants.
- Increase transparency in budget and cost management.
- Manage damage-related costs impacting assembly processes.
- Oversee the DS&R process in plant.
Innovation and Change
- Actively participate, steer, and mentor the Innovation and Digitalization Center of Competence (CoC) locally and internationally within the BMW Group.
Education
- Degree in Engineering, Business Economics, or equivalent.
Experience
- 4–5 years’ experience in Engineering, Business Planning, and Project Management.
- 4–5 years’ experience in Management or Production Information Systems.
Additional Skills
- Strong knowledge of motor vehicles and modern mechanical, electrical, and electronic technologies.
- Expertise in quality techniques, engineering methods, and production processes.
- Advanced communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
Job Details
Position: Specialist: Technology Steering
Legal Entity: BMW (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd.
Location: Rosslyn
Job Field: Assembly
Job ID: 173081
Publication Date: 7 November 2025
Closing Date: 17 November 2025
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