Continuous Improvement Co-Ordinator

revloncorporate; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Revlon is seeking an Industrial Engineer to provide an onsite, full-time leadership role at the Isando site. You will drive the Lean Manufacturing program, optimize resource use, and develop capacity plans for future growth.

Responsibilities include improving yields, reducing costs, and guiding equipment upgrades while ensuring safety and compliance. Strong collaboration with engineering and production teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Industrial Engineering degree or related degree required.
• Minimum Green Belt Certification.
• 3–5 years continuous improvement experience in any industry.
• Knowledge of TPM, LEAN, 20 Keys or related systems.
• Knowledge of Standard and Activity Based Costing and Operations Financial Systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide Industrial Engineering services to optimize manpower, materials and machine resources.
• Lead Lean Manufacturing teams to improve yields, reduce defects and costs.
• Identify capacity deficiencies and develop strategic capacity plans with Capex considerations.
• Monitor plant efficiencies and production statistics to meet benchmarks and budgets.
• Collaborate with Packaging Engineer to facilitate new product introductions and standards on production lines.

Skills

MS Office

Interpersonal skills

Creativity

Financial acumen

Analytical ability

Education

Industrial Engineering degree

Green Belt Certification

Job description

At Revlon, we create beauty innovations for everyone that inspire confidence and ignite joy every day.

Breaking beauty boundaries is in our company's DNA. Since its game-changing launch of the first opaque nail enamel in 1932 (and later, the first long-wear foundation), Revlon has provided consumers with high-quality product innovation, performance, and sophisticated glamour. Elizabeth Arden made waves as a woman-led beauty company in the 1920s. In 1931, Almay became the original hypoallergenic, fragrance-free beauty brand.

Today, Revlon resiliently continues its legacy as a leading global beauty company. Our diverse portfolio-which consists of some of the world's most iconic brands and product offerings in color cosmetics, skincare, hair color & care, personal care, and fragrances-is sold around the world through prestige, professional, mass, and direct-to-consumer retail channels. These brands include Revlon, Revlon Professional, Elizabeth Arden, Almay, American Crew, CND, Cutex, Mitchum, Sinful Colors, Creme of Nature, Christina Aguilera, John Varvatos, Juicy Couture, Ed Hardy and more.

We honor our heritage, embrace change, and applaud diversity. We champion our employees and celebrate our consumers.

We are Revlon, together, transforming beauty.

This role is an Onsite Role: This role requires full-time presence at our Isando Site.

This Role will Serve to Provide to key services to the Departments in Supply Chain:

Industrial Engineering service: to ensure the most effective use is made of resources.

Heads up the Lean Manufacture Program and developments for any new systems in respective are well as Manage and Provide training to employees.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide an Industrial Engineering Service to make the most effective use of available Manpower, Material and Machine Resources.

Head up, Manage, provide Guidance and Drive the Lean Manufacturing Teams to improve yields, illuminate defects and waste, reduce costs, and improve logistics.

Participate in the Integrated Business Plan and identify any areas for Cost Reduction, identify Plant Capacity Deficiencies and logistical problems.

Provide a Strategic Capacity Plan based on 2 years forecast to identify any shortfall in Capacity. From this motivate a strategic plan and identify and generate any Capex Requirements to provide needed Manufacturing and Logistical Capacities needed for future growth.

From the Strategic Capacity Plan identify upgrades or replacements needed to existing equipment to drive down costs to be globally competitive.

Participate in Global Sourcing Exercises so as to identify and generate additional manufacturing Business and ensure we are globally competitive. Use this in viability exercises for additional Capex Projects and Global Manufacturing opportunities.; Where necessary costing of Global Manufacturing possibilities to attract additional business for RSA plant.

Monitor Plant Efficiencies and Yields to make sure they are tracking the required benchmarks, Costs and budgets. This includes providing Monthly and historical Production Statistics to monitor plant efficiencies.

Work with the Packaging Engineer to facilitate any new product introduction to Manufacturing.

Introduce new standards on production lines and improve working methods by improving ergonomics and introduce labour savings devices on production lines.

Draw and develop any necessary equipment in conjunction with the Engineering Department. Make sure that any new equipment complies with the relevant safety regulations. And optimized OEE.

Update labour standards on relevant systems and maintain Data Base Standard Operation Sheets for Existing Products Labour and Overhead Costing's for use on existing products and for estimating purposes on new products.

Run the Learnership Training Program for Engineering Interns so that they have the relevant Practical Training to obtain their Qualifications and use their skills to further Company Objectives and Projects. Make sure that the content enables us to recover their cost from the Skills Development Fund.

Education & Experience:

Industrial Engineering Degree and or related degree

Minimum Green Belt Certification

Minimum of 3-5 years Continuous Improvement experience in any industry using systems like TPM, LEAN,20 Keys or related operational excellence system

Some knowledge and experience of Standard and Activity based Costing systems.

Knowledge of Operations Financial Systems.

Extensive knowledge in Operations Financial Reporting and drivers

Skills:

Highly computer literate in MS Office suite.

Strong interpersonal skills both at higher levels and lower levels.

High levels of creativity and innovation and ability to see the bigger picture.

Strong financial acumen and understanding of business systems and drivers.

Strong Analytical Ability to problem solve and make and influence decisions.

Strong financial and analytical skills including key drivers of budgets and expenses.

Excellent peo