Process Engineer

Uyandiswa Project Management Services; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Uyandiswa Project Management Services seeks a Process Engineer to drive Lean Six Sigma-backed organisational development. You will map, analyse, and redesign processes to improve efficiency and performance for clients, developing documentation and control plans.

Ideal candidates hold a relevant degree, Green/Black Belt, and at least four years in process engineering or improvement roles, with proficiency in Visio or Bizagi. This role emphasizes change management and stakeholder collaboration.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills.
• Sound project management and change facilitation capability.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills across operational and management levels.
• Data-driven approach to identifying and validating improvement opportunities.
• Strong documentation and process design skills.
• Ability to drive sustainable change and embed new ways of working.

Responsibilities

• Map and analyse current-state business processes to identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and improvement opportunities.
• Design and implement optimised, future-state process solutions aligned to client objectives.
• Apply Lean Six Sigma tools and techniques to drive measurable process improvements.
• Develop process documentation, standard operating procedures, and control plans.
• Facilitate process improvement workshops and change initiatives with client teams.
• Track and report on process performance metrics to demonstrate improvement outcomes.
• Exposure to Manufacturing, Energy, Financial Services, or Consumer Goods operating environments advantageous.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Data-driven decision making

Documentation & design

Change facilitation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or Process Engineering

Tools

Visio

Bizagi

Job description

Uyandiswa is seeking a Process Engineer to drive systems change and sustainable organisational development within our Organisational Effectiveness practice. You will analyse, redesign, and optimise business processes using Lean Six Sigma and related methodologies to improve efficiency and performance for our clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Map and analyse current-state business processes to identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and improvement opportunities.
• Design and implement optimised, future-state process solutions aligned to client objectives.
• Apply Lean Six Sigma tools and techniques to drive measurable process improvements.
• Develop process documentation, standard operating procedures, and control plans.
• Facilitate process improvement workshops and change initiatives with client teams.
• Track and report on process performance metrics to demonstrate improvement outcomes.
• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Process Engineering, or a related field.
• Lean Six Sigma certification (Green Belt or Black Belt) required.
• Minimum 4 years' experience in process engineering, improvement, or optimisation roles.
• Experience conducting process mapping and root cause analysis.
• Exposure to Manufacturing, Energy, Financial Services, or Consumer Goods operating environments advantageous.
• Proficiency with process mapping tools (e.g. Visio, Bizagi).

Skills and Competencies

• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills.
• Sound project management and change facilitation capability.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills across operational and management levels.
• Data-driven approach to identifying and validating improvement opportunities.
• Strong documentation and process design skills.
• Ability to drive sustainable change and embed new ways of working.

Future opportunities

No suitable role currently available?