Continuous Improvement Engineer

Takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Engineer for Processes & Training to join our team at the JHB Distribution Centre.

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hardworking people to join us. We offer market related benefits, a great work environment and a promise that you won’t get bored, as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.

Your responsibilities will include:

Process Improvement and Optimization

• Have a full understanding of operational process and systematic flows to enable process improvements
• Assist operations with good system practice & change management
• Capture, design, and make recommendations to process flow through risk, security, and productivity gap analysis
• Project manage assigned improvements and initiatives from design to implementation & execution
• Suggest and implement continuous improvement projects relating to process improvements
• Provide auditing and gap analysis on processes and procedures
• Apply lean methodologies to eliminate waste and improve efficiency
• Develop and deliver presentations to communicate complex processes to non-technical audiences
• Conduct regular benchmarking initiatives to stay competitive in the industry

Training and Development

• Develop and maintain work standards and characteristics that promote efficient staff and facility utilisation
• Assist in the coaching of staff towards meeting and exceeding performance expectations for quantity, quality, timeliness, and efficiency
• Demonstrate, train and enforce Operational “Best Practices