# Operations Manager - Manufacturing

Pretoria | Permanent Are you an experienced automotive manufacturing leader with proven operational management capability and a track record of driving high-performance production environments? SCallaghan is recruiting a hands-on Operations Manager for an established manufacturing concern. This role will suit a technically strong operational leader who can manage Press Part Manufacturing in all its facets, drive performance, oversee multi-tier teams, and ensure customer requirements are met in a fast-paced production environment. Requirements Min. National Diploma in relevant field Min. 8 years' Press Shop experience (high-tonnage mechanical presses, and structural components) Min. 8 years' supervisory experience in a Tier 1 automotive environment Min. 5 years' quality experience Min. 10 years' supervisory experience in a Tier 1 automotive environment Min. 2 years' experience in tool and jig manufacturing or maintenance Min. 5 years' experience managing demanding OEM customers Knowledge of new project management, including tool approval and commissioning Experience across core operational functions: Planning, Logistics, Quality, Production, Maintenance, Process Engineering Lean min

- **Id**: 3704341
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/scallaghan-operations-manager-manufacturing>
- **Role**: Management
- **Role family**: Management
- **Seniority**: staff
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Pretoria, South Africa
- **Countries**: ZA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 10
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-03T20:32:03Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-03
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-05T22:42:25Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 2
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 1598
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Equity
- **Relocation offered**: no

## Company

- **Id**: 4505543
- **Name**: SCallaghan Recruitment & HR Advisory
- **Domain**: scallaghan.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/scallaghan>
- **Is staffing agency**: yes
- **Employer type**: agency
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Manatal

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 2

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 10
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-03T20:32:03Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 52
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.516
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 1
- **Expected fill days**: 32
- **Reasons**: conf:3, agency, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-05T05:54:30Z

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