Senior Chemical Process Engineer - Scale-Up & Innovation

Placements24; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Private health insurance

Retirement savings plan

Professional development

Cape Town facilities

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Lead Chemical Process Engineer in Cape Town to drive scale-up from lab to pilot to full production. The role demands strategic thinking, safety and quality leadership, and a track record of delivering robust, commercially viable processes.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team, collaborate with R&D, Production and QA, and shape continuous improvement programs across the manufacturing portfolio.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in chemical process engineering, focus on specialty or fine chemicals.
• Strong track record in scale-up from pilot to full-scale.
• Experience leading engineering teams and projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of new chemical processes and scale-up strategies.
• Optimize manufacturing processes for yield, throughput and quality.
• Conduct feasibility studies and techno-economic assessments.
• Develop and maintain PFDs and P&IDs.
• Ensure safety, GMP compliance and environmental regulations.
• Provide technical leadership to process and chemical engineers.
• Collaborate with R&D, Production and QA for seamless integration.
• Troubleshoot operations and drive long-term solutions.
• Manage CAPEX projects for process improvements and equipment upgrades.
• Stay updated on emerging technologies and best practices.

Skills

Leadership

Process scale-up

PFD/P&ID

GMP/Safety

Data-driven

Stakeholder comms

Project mgmt

HAZOP/LOPA

Education

Master's or Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering

Tools

ChemCAD

SuperPro Designer

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Lead Chemical Process Engineer in Cape Town to drive scale-up from lab to pilot to full production. The role demands strategic thinking, safety and quality leadership, and a track record of delivering robust, commercially viable processes.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team, collaborate with R&D, Production and QA, and shape continuous improvement programs across the manufacturing portfolio.