Production Engineer

Proxa Water; eMalahleni; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

PROXA Water is seeking a Production Engineer to support operations in the EMALAHLENI area, Mpumalanga. Reporting to the Plant Manager, you will provide technical support to ensure optimum plant productivity and lead continuous improvement initiatives.

The role requires experience in water treatment, membrane filtration, and strong teamwork. You will manage reports, client meetings, and safety compliance while implementing process changes and SOPs.

Qualifications

• Chemical Engineering degree (B.Eng Chemical) preferred.
• 3–5 years in water treatment with improvement initiatives.
• Experience with Mine Impacted water and membrane filtration.
• Own transport, valid license, no criminal record.
• Good interpersonal skills and team player.

Responsibilities

• Continuous improvement and optimisation of processes.
• Maintain admin and control procedures to meet performance objectives.
• Detailed monitoring, record keeping and reporting on processes and projects.
• Attend and manage client feedback meetings and reporting, and ensure client satisfaction by delivering a professional and high-quality service.
• Compile Monthly Plant Reports and attend client meetings.
• Monitor plant health and proactively intervene to ensure plant availability is optimised.
• Effective reporting to the production manager.
• Take plant operational responsibility for plant operational performance and wellbeing, whilst ensuring safe and efficient operations of the plant(s).
• Providing Process, Operational and Maintenance expertise.
• Communicate plant health and performance and take required action, as and when required, to ensure plant functioning at optimum performance.
• Identify and drive optimisation and cost-saving initiatives and efforts.
• Track chemical consumption and manage chemical stock levels.
• Monitor cost of treatment and optimise where possible.
• Identify and implement Continuous Improvement Initiatives.
• Lead on-site implementation of process changes.
• Deliver on process-related inputs required on projects in accordance with sound established engineering principles and standards to satisfy business requirements, including commissioning of new installations.
• Management of risks relating to protection of plant equipment.
• Compiling Standard Operating Procedures where required.
• Perform training and development of Process Controllers and Supervisors.
• General client management and attendance of meetings.
• Client communication, interaction and management.
• Compliance with contractual quality and quantity KPI’s.
• Perform standby duties as required.

Skills

Water treatment processes

Mine impacted water treatment

Membrane filtration processes

Fast learner

Teamwork

Time management

Problem solving / initiative

Computer literacy

Education

B.Eng Chemical Engineering

Job description

A vacancy exists for a Production Engineer at one of PROXA’s operations in the EMALAHLENI area, Mpumalanga. Reporting to the Plant Manager, this position is required to provide effective support to the operations team, giving the operations team the necessary technical support to ensure optimum plant productivity.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:

• Continuous improvement and optimisation of processes
• Maintain effective administration and control procedures to meet performance objectives.
• Detailed monitoring, record keeping and reporting on all aspects of the processes, and ongoing projects/improvement initiatives.
• Attend and manage client feedback meetings and reporting, and ensure client satisfaction by delivering a professional and high-quality service
• Compile Monthly Plant Reports and attend client meetings
• Monitor plant health and proactively intervene to ensure plant availability is optimised
• Effective reporting to the production manager
• Take plant operational responsibility for plant operational performance and wellbeing, whilst ensuring safe and efficient operations of the plant(s)
• Providing Process, Operational and Maintenance expertise
• Communicate plant health and performance and take required action, as and when required, to ensure plant functioning at optimum performance
• Identify and drive optimisation and cost-saving initiatives and efforts
• Track chemical consumption and manage chemical stock levels
• Monitor cost of treatment and optimise where possible
• Identify and implement Continuous Improvement Initiatives
• Lead on-site implementation of process changes
• Deliver on process-related inputs required on projects in accordance with sound established engineering principles and standards to satisfy business requirements, including commissioning of new installations
• Management of risks relating to protection of plant equipment
• Compiling Standard Operating Procedures where required
• Perform training and development of Process Controllers and Supervisors
• General client management and attendance of meetings
• Client communication, interaction and management
• Compliance with contractual quality and quantity KPI’s
• Perform standby duties as required

Competency Profile:

• Chemical Engineering degree (B.Eng Chemical) is preferred
• Minimum of 3-5 years of working experience in water treatment processes with proven track record of improvement initiatives
• Experienced in Mine Impacted Water treatment processes
• Experienced with operating and monitoring membrane filtration processes
• The successful candidate must be a fast learner and able to work with little supervision
• Own transport & valid driver’s license, medically fit and no criminal record
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work as an integral part of a team
• Be solution and improvement-focused (initiative and motivation)
• Have effective time management skills with a sense of urgency
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work
• Have the ability to multitask and work under pressure
• Proactively work within a team, be a decisive leader and have the ability to work unsupervised
• Computer literacy

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