Industrial Engineer

ZealHR; City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality; On-site; ZAR 250 000 - 350 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company in Johannesburg is seeking an Industrial Engineer to optimize operations through innovative solutions. The role involves project management, data analytics, and continuous improvement principles. Ideal candidates are recent graduates with a BSc/BEng in Industrial Engineering and skills in data analysis tools. This position offers hands-on experience in a dynamic environment and opportunities for growth in operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Recent graduate or up to 1 year of relevant experience.
• Exposure to data analysis tools is advantageous.
• Participation in projects or process initiatives is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects using agile and waterfall methodologies.
• Implement kaizen principles for process improvement.
• Build and maintain company scorecards with Power BI.
• Facilitate workshops to promote innovation and research.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

BSc/BEng in Industrial Engineering

Tools

Excel

Power BI

SQL

Python

Job description

Overview

Industrial Engineer

Introduction

Our client is a leading pharmaceutical company committed to innovation, digital transformation, and global expansion. As they enter the next phase of growth, they seek an Industrial Engineer to ensure that the business is operating as efficiently as possible with the most innovative and modern solutions.

Purpose

The Industrial Engineer will be developed into a Business Process Engineer, working closely with cross-functional teams to drive efficiency, continuous improvement, and innovation. The role focuses on four core pillars: Project Management, Kaizen (continuous improvement), Data Analytics, and Innovation. The position is designed to provide hands-on experience and exposure to business-critical processes, enabling the graduate to build a strong foundation in operational excellence and process engineering.

Requirements

• Qualifications
• Mandatory: BSc/BEng in Industrial Engineering (or equivalent).
• Preferred: Certifications, or exposure to Lean Six Sigma, Project Management, or Data Analytics.

• Experience
• Recent graduate or up to 1 year of relevant internship/graduate program experience.
• Exposure to data analysis tools (Excel, Power BI, SQL, Python, or similar) is an advantage.
• Participation in projects or process improvement initiatives during studies will be beneficial.

Technical & Professional Competencies

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and process-mapping skills.
• Knowledge of Lean/Kaizen and continuous improvement principles.
• Basic understanding of project management methodologies.
• Proficiency in MS Office; exposure to BI tools preferred.

Behavioural Competencies

• Proactive, curious, and eager to learn.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams and functions.
• High level of accountability and ownership of tasks.
• Adaptable with a mindset for speed, excellence, and innovation.

Key Performance Areas, Weights and Objectives

• Project Management
  • Manage projects across the business
  • Implementing agile and waterfall project methodologies
  • Conduct project impact meetings with scorecards
  • Diagnose and solve bottlenecks in the projects
• Business Process Improvement (KAIZEN)
  • Implement kaizen principles to improve business processes
  • Act as an internal consultant/process expert for the various departments
  • Identify business issues and conduct workshops around problem definition
  • Investigate and measure the extent of the problem in each of the departments
  • Solve the problem using the most efficient method
  • Maintain and control the systems, where solutions have been implemented
  • Redesigning business processes to work as optimal as possible to save time and resources
• Data Analytics
  • Building and maintaining the company scorecards that track company and departmental goals with Power BI
  • Conduct analysis, scenario planning and simulation through mathematical/management accounting models
  • Promote a culture of data driven decision making
• Innovation/research
  • Facilitating the workshop to provide the platform for engineers and data analysts to innovate and share ideas
  • Automating business processes through RPA (Power Automate, Power Bi, Smartsheet Automation, chat bots)
  • Data science through ML and AI
  • Researching what ideas related to technology and 4IR and be brought into the business

This job description is not a definitive or exhaustive list of responsibilities and is subject to change depending on changing business requirements. Employees will be consulted on any changes. Employee’s performance will be reviewed based on the agreed upon objectives. If you do not hear from us within 30 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.