Thembelani Nkosi
Management And Project Specialist
Ladysmith,KZN
Summary
Dynamic management professional with a Post Graduate Diploma in Management and 14 years of extensive experience in the manufacturing sector, contributing to leading companies such as Defy Appliances, Beko Appliances, Masonite Africa, and Apollo Tyres International. Proven expertise in overseeing large teams, managed a workforce of 150 employees while effectively utilizing ERP systems like SAP to streamline operations and enhance productivity. Immediate availability for new opportunities with a competitive salary expectation plus relevant allowances, along with provident fund and medical aid contributions. Committed to driving operational excellence and fostering team collaboration in fast-paced environments.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
4
4
Languages
Work History
Senior Production Specialist
Defy Appliances (Pty) Ltd
Ladysmith, South Africa
02.2017 - 12.2022
- Direct Line Manager: Mr Sifiso Ngcongo
- Team Size: 150 employees (this includes 8 x supervisors)
- Department(s): Offline machines, Raw materials to final assembly
- Leads a team with a span of control of one hundred and forty workers operating steel bending, thermo-forming machinery, and door section.
- Organises and plans daily production activities for my department.
- Signs off requisition documents from supervisors, monitors waste levels and overtime to be in line with budget.
- Mentors and coaches, helping operators with technical problem solving for any process and production issues as and when necessary.
- Performs all relevant paperwork relating to operational requirements.
- Ensures that the department’s OEE is as per the set KPI, this is achieved by ensuring that the PER4MA system is utilized and fed with proper downtime details for accurate data analysis.
- Https://defy.co.za/
- Collaborated with R&D teams to transition new products from development phase into full-scale commercial production seamlessly.
- REASON FOR LEAVING: seeking better work-life balance
Project Specialist
Imex / Beko Appliances
Luanda, Angola
10.2021 - 10.2021
- Direct Line Manager: Mr Doğan Yavuz
- Defined layouts for production lines.
- Defined required and relevant installations.
- Product definition.
- Developed SOPs for product assembly.
- Human Resource Training plans.
- Consultant for Defy https://www.beko.com/za-en
- Presented regular status updates to stakeholders, keeping them informed of progress toward established milestones.
- REASON FOR LEAVING: End of deployment period
General Manager
Al-Sam Beko Appliances
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
10.2018 - 12.2019
- Direct Line Manager: Mr Sabir Agaw
- Team Size: 48 in total
- Department(s): Cooker line, Cooling line and Television line assemblies, Quality and Maintenance, Raw materials, and finished goods storage warehouses.
- Oversaw an operation of three production lines consisting of Cooker line, Television line (late addition) and Cooling line. These lines assembling cooker (stove), built in ovens, chest freezer, refrigerator, and television products.
- Managed a span of control to the total of forty-eight employees consisting of a Production / Technical Manager, a Quality Manager, a HR Head, a Finance Head, a Work Study Officer, three Line Supervisors, a Stores and Warehouse Head, an Inventory Clerk, Security Head, and a receptionist. The rest was thirty-six floor workers who range from technicians, general line workers and cleaners (in production process and facility).
- Assisted and mentored the Production Manager and Line Supervision with all disciplinary matters and training them.
- As part of the Country deployment, was responsible for following up on raw material purchasing, be familiar with Local Customs’ regulations for clearance of imports. Liaising with all SKD Product Suppliers (Turkey, Romania, Thailand, China, and South African factories) regarding imported products from R&D to internal purchasing departments, Logistics and giving feedback reports regarding state of shipments, issues with documents and quality of product, missing parts.
- Assisted After sales service centre with field related matters and ensuring that spare parts were available for customer satisfaction thus reducing customer complaints’ rate.
- Reviewed performance reports through weekly and monthly reports to be in line with the goals of the organization and as feedback to Executives.
- Ensured that all personnel adhered to SHEQ standards and preservation of the environment during any waste disposal.
- Assisted local distributor with matters related to marketing and brand promotion to maximize sales potential and market share.
- Monitored financial performance, set budgets and controlled expenses to provide financial stability and long-term organizational growth.
Production Specialist
Beko Appliances
02.2018 - 05.2018
- Direct Line Manager: Mr Dogan Yavuz
- Team Size: 58 production line assemblers (this includes 13 technicians)
- Trained workforce on 5S principle, One Piece Flow and Kaizen basics.
- Implemented 5S and demarcated the factory floors by using trained teams to practically apply gained knowledge and take ownership.
- Implemented One Piece Flow in all production lines to optimize production efficiency.
- Trained operators on new methods to optimize activities.
- Put up all necessary factory signs and SOP’s related to all operations.
- Implemented factory KPI’s and put them up on shop floor work challenge boards and in production office for daily tracking and continuous improvement. Also, put-up production efficiency tracking boards.
- Implemented daily production meetings, daily line pre-start ten minutes meetings for operators and daily 5S housekeeping.
- Introduced a new organizational structure (organogram) with relevant hierarchy of authority and responsibilities to properly support the operation. This was done by appointing supervisors for each line and identifying a work study officer.
- Mentored supervisors with their roles and trained Quality Supervisor on his roles and report populating.
- Designed working trolleys, line platforms and training /boardroom for the factory with installed projector.
- Prepared and presented detailed Power Point Presentations to the Beko plant Executives and Defy Management to keep them informed on the assignment activities and progress monthly.
- Factory KPI’s started showing positive trends and moral improved in the workplace.
- Held final event where operators also got a chance to present to Beko executives regarding their Learnings and achievements.
- Operators were also awarded with certificates of participation as means of further motivation.
- Consultant for Defy https://www.beko.com/za-en
Warehouse Team Leader
Masonite Africa Ltd.
04.2014 - 01.2017
- Direct Line Manager: Mr Richard Tarr
- Team Size: 32 (includes two supervisors)
- Led and mentored warehouse team to meet customer expectations.
- Organised and planned daily loads as per priority and demand.
- Ensured all required product for dispatch was available and in good condition for the customer.
- Ensured that all paperwork was done accordingly and received by customer, ensuring that the customer was properly invoiced.
- Ensured that the warehouse was in good condition, by empowering my subordinates in housekeeping, stacking and storage standards, health and safety standards and quality standards.
- Timber processing plant that makes hard and soft board
- REASON FOR LEAVING: Company financially strained – secured a career opportunity at Defy.
Senior Process Technician
Apollo Tyres International (Previously known as Dunlop Tyres)
09.2009 - 05.2012
- Direct Line Manager: Mr Kishaun Singh
- Team Size: Three junior technicians
- Department(s): Component manufacturing and Finished tyre testing review.
- Process development (introduction of new products).
- Process control and monitoring.
- Process problem solving and error proofing.
- Process optimization and waste control and process review.
- Selected machine part designing and modification.
- Https://www.apollotyres.com/en-za/about-us/
Production Team Leader
Apollo Tyres International (Previously known as Dunlop Tyres)
03.2008 - 08.2009
- Organised, planned, monitored, and controlled a shift with a scope of twenty subordinates.
- Conducted quality circles, quarterly company performance briefings.
- Ensured that hourly targets and waste budgets were met.
- Ensured that costs budgets were controlled as per plan.
- Ensured that Health and Safety standards were met, leading to desired zero IODs in the department by policing proper use of PPEs, safety talks during quality circles, planned maintenance to improve machinery condition using points of concern observed during shift work, by either operator or Team Leader.
- Kept up good Housekeeping in all departmental sections using 5S principles daily.
- Ensured that KANBAN and VPM (Visual Performance Management) boards were updated accordingly for proper flow of information in shop floor.
- Ensured proper use of Colour Coding identification as per procedure, making sure FIFO principle effective in department.
- Ensured that components were produced as per JIT (Just in Time) principle, to have proper control of inventory, proper use of input materials and minimized waste that could be generated from expired shelf life.
- Https://www.apollotyres.com/en-za/about-us/
- REASON FOR LEAVING: Career opportunity at Masonite Africa.
Sales Consultant
Ok Furniture
01.2001 - 12.2001
- REASON FOR LEAVING: Part-time role – secured permanent employment.
Education
Post Graduate Diploma - Management
Regent Business School
Durban, South Africa12-2022
National Diploma - Business Management
Emnambithi TVET College
Ladysmith, South Africa09-2018
NQF 6 Project Management Short Course -
DUT - Business Studies Unit
Durban, South Africa 04.2001 -
N3 Mechanotechnology -
Technisa College
Ladysmith, South Africa 04.2001 -
Matric -
Windsor Secondary School
Ladysmith, South Africa12-1999
Skills
Microsoft Office
SAP
Kronos
Material requirements planning
Health and safety compliance
CAD software proficiency
Waste reduction
Performance metrics analysis
Workflow design
Production reporting
Project management
Teamwork
Additional Information
- Mr. Wayne Van Hamersveld from Defy Appliances
wayne_vanhamersveld@defy.co.za / +27 71 624 3859
- Mr. Dogan Yavuz from Defy Appliances / Arcelik group
dogan.yavuz@arcelik.com / +254 740 282 828
- Mr. Sifiso Ngcongo from HR - Defy Appliances
sifiso.ngcongo@defy.co.za / +27 82 803 1470
- Mr. Zakhele Myende from Transnet
zakhelemyende@gmail.com / +27 71 121 5823
Certification
Technisa - N3 Mechanotechnology (2012)
Timeline
Project Specialist
Imex / Beko Appliances
10.2021 - 10.2021
General Manager
Al-Sam Beko Appliances
10.2018 - 12.2019
Production Specialist
Beko Appliances
02.2018 - 05.2018
Senior Production Specialist
Defy Appliances (Pty) Ltd
02.2017 - 12.2022
Warehouse Team Leader
Masonite Africa Ltd.
04.2014 - 01.2017
Senior Process Technician
Apollo Tyres International (Previously known as Dunlop Tyres)
09.2009 - 05.2012
Production Team Leader
Apollo Tyres International (Previously known as Dunlop Tyres)
03.2008 - 08.2009
NQF 6 Project Management Short Course -
DUT - Business Studies Unit
04.2001 -
N3 Mechanotechnology -
Technisa College
04.2001 -
Sales Consultant
Ok Furniture
01.2001 - 12.2001
Post Graduate Diploma - Management
Regent Business School
National Diploma - Business Management
Emnambithi TVET College
Matric -
Windsor Secondary School
References
- Dogan, Yavuz, dogan.yavuz@arcelik.com, +254 740 282 828, Defy Appliances/Arcelik
- Shamritha, Chetty, Shamritha.Chetty@defy.co.za, +27 81 794 6199, Defy Appliances
- Zakhele, Myende, zakhelemyende@gmail.com, +27 71 121 5823, Transnet
PROFILE
- SURNAME: Nkosi
- FIRST NAMES: Thembelani
- POSITION APPLYING FOR: Leadership and Project Specialist Roles
- NOTICE PERIOD: Immediate availability
- DATE OF BIRTH: 18th October 1981
- DRIVERS LICENSE & TRANSPORT: Yes
- RESIDING LOCATION: Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal Willing to relocate anywhere within South African borders, and flexible to work abroad depending on circumstances.