Process Engineer

Process Engineer

Our client, a leading Chemical Manufacturing company based in KwaZulu Natal, is looking to fill the position of Process Engineer. Purpose of the Role: To define, maintain and develop new processes, new capital projects and optimisation of plant and processes to improve:

• Health, Safety and Environmental considerations
• Productivity
• Energy efficiency
• Lean manufacturing processes (5S, 8W etc.)

To support the Engineering Manager in the development of the site growth strategy with particular emphasis on process and engineering improvements necessary. Key Responsibilities:

• Evaluate, review and audit plant performance, processes, and operating procedures, reveal inefficiencies and plan and deliver a programme of improvements to continually improve site operational standards, ensuring compliance with Group policies at all times.
• Collect and collate data from manual operations and automated systems to provide insights into reasons for deviations and enable improved decision making to improve in particular site quality performance.
• Facilitate the introduction of new processes to plant scale and ensure ongoing, successful, and robust manufacturing.
• Develop, configure, and optimise manufacturing processes from inception through to start up and certification.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with manufacturing colleagues to ensure effective data management, implementation of improvement programmes and knowledge transfer.
• Assess processes, take measurements, and interpret data through statistical analysis.
• Present proposals for improvements to manufacturing colleagues, persuading, and influencing colleagues of the associated benefits and methodology through coaching and mentoring.
• Devise and deliver specific training programmes to improve the process knowledge and understanding by developing best practices, routines, and innovative solutions to improve production rates and quality of outputs.
• Liaise effectively with contractors and colleagues to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of projects.
• Be available after normal working hours to assist with troubleshooting and resolving any possible issues that may arise on-site.
• Lead site sustainability initiatives.
• Engineer and project manage all stages of Capital Investment Projects from initiation to beneficial operation, taking an active consultative role in site HSE matters and provide a technical advisory service to operations.
• Be involved and manage various CI projects.
• Manage, update, and maintain any documentation related to various processes across the site including but not limited to PLC panel drawings, control philosophies and P&ID’s.
• Manage and oversee electrical contractors and automation contractors on-site.
• Participation in equipment selection, preparation of positional drawings and training.
• Perform any other tasks reasonably requested to meet business objectives.
• Behave in a manner in line with the Company values, to participate fully in the consultative and democratic process within the community and support the decisions of the community bodies.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Grade 12 Senior Certificate
• Degree in Chemical Engineering
• 1 – 3 years’ experience of improvement projects within a manufacturing environment
• Experience of operating effectively within a matrix environment in a manufacturing site.
• Experience of operating on a MHI site and familiar with OHSACT (advantageous)
• 2 – 5 years’ experience of improvement projects within a manufacturing environment (advantageous)
• LEAN and/or Six Sigma training and/or certification (advantageous)

If you have not been contacted within two (2) weeks, please consider your application as unsuccessful. #J-18808-Ljbffr