Process Engineer: Tooling & Process Optimization

Faurecia South Africa; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

Faurecia South Africa is seeking a Process Engineer to support process development, standardization, and tooling management at its Port Elizabeth facility. The role emphasizes continuous improvement, problem-solving, and collaboration with production, suppliers, and design teams.

You will validate innovations, deploy process guidelines, and help ensure manufacturability while maintaining a robust database of tooling and equipment.

Qualifications

• Education requirements include a National Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical engineering or Tool maker trade.
• Experience of 3–5 years in an industrial environment is preferred, automotive experience is a plus.
• Proven technical skills in process and product engineering and strong problem-solving ability.

Responsibilities

• Support process development and improvement efforts across projects.
• Validate product innovations and ensure deployment of process standards and guidelines.
• Maintain tooling and equipment databases and support capacity management.
• Analyse and implement process modifications and engineering changes.
• Assist with supplier and plant issues related to process engineering.
• Contribute to tooling/equipment follow-up, validation, and start-up activities.
• Promote best practices and ensure product design checklists are applied.
• Participate in simultaneous engineering and ensure manufacturability of designs.
• Support capacity planning and procurement activities for tooling and equipment.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication skills

Technical process/product skills

Computer literacy

Education

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

Job description

Faurecia South Africa is seeking a Process Engineer to support process development, standardization, and tooling management at its Port Elizabeth facility. The role emphasizes continuous improvement, problem-solving, and collaboration with production, suppliers, and design teams.

You will validate innovations, deploy process guidelines, and help ensure manufacturability while maintaining a robust database of tooling and equipment.