Process Engineer - Continuous Improvement & Tooling

Faurecia South Africa; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Faurecia South Africa in Port Elizabeth is seeking a Process Engineer to support process development, innovations, and the deployment of process standards across tooling and equipment. The role involves maintaining checklists and guidelines, driving best practices, and ensuring manufacturability.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years in an industrial environment (automotive preferred) with a National Diploma or Bachelor’s in Mechanical engineering or Tool maker trade, and strong problem‑solving and

Qualifications

• Education: National Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical engineering or Tool maker trade.
• Knowledge of full assembly lines.
• 3–5 years’ industrial experience ( automotive preferred ).
• Strong problem solving and communication skills; technical skills in process and product.
• Computer literate.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to continuous improvement of processes, tooling and equipment.
• Support production or parts suppliers to solve problems related to his/her field of expertise.
• Maintain series production: engineering change management; analyse, validate and implement process modifications.
• Maintain a local database of tooling and equipment to support capacity management.
• Feedback status and plant recommendations for process issues; support tooling follow-up and validations.
• Ensure application of process standards; identify best practices for the network.
• Ensure product manufacturability; validate technology choices; support tool and equipment start-up.
• Define process solutions; follow prototypes; release tooling specs; manage capacity.
• Support purchasing during tooling/equipment supplier selections and negotiations; follow-up at suppliers.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication skills

Process & product technical skills

Computer literacy

Assembly lines knowledge

Education

National Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical engineering or Tool maker trade

Job description

Faurecia South Africa in Port Elizabeth is seeking a Process Engineer to support process development, innovations, and the deployment of process standards across tooling and equipment. The role involves maintaining checklists and guidelines, driving best practices, and ensuring manufacturability.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years in an industrial environment (automotive preferred) with a National Diploma or Bachelor’s in Mechanical engineering or Tool maker trade, and strong problem‑solving and