Senior Industrial Engineer — Lean Manufacturing Excellence

Placements24; Mtubatuba Local Municipality; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement contributions

Annual leave

Professional development

Bonuses

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Industrial Engineer with a focus on Manufacturing Excellence to join their Richards Bay team in KwaZulu-Natal. You will drive continuous improvement across manufacturing operations, implementing Lean manufacturing principles and waste reduction, and collaborate with production and quality control to raise efficiency and quality.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering and at least six years’ experience in industrial engineering with a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or related field.
• 6+ years in industrial engineering with focus on manufacturing processes.
• Experience with Lean (5S, VSM, JIT, Poka-Yoke) and Six Sigma (Green Belt or Black Belt preferred).
• Proven ability to lead and execute improvement projects with measurable results.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data interpretation skills.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and training abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead continuous improvement projects using Lean and Six Sigma.
• Analyze processes to identify inefficiencies and bottlenecks.
• Develop and implement process improvements to boost productivity and quality.
• Facilitate Kaizen events and workshops.
• Develop SOPs and standardized work procedures.
• Monitor KPIs for manufacturing operations.
• Train production staff on CI tools and techniques.
• Collaborate with engineering and production for new processes.
• Conduct regular process audits.
• Contribute to long-term manufacturing strategies.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Data analysis

Project management

Cross-functional teamwork

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering

Tools

MS Excel

Statistical software

Data visualization tools

ERP systems

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Industrial Engineer with a focus on Manufacturing Excellence to join their Richards Bay team in KwaZulu-Natal. You will drive continuous improvement across manufacturing operations, implementing Lean manufacturing principles and waste reduction, and collaborate with production and quality control to raise efficiency and quality.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering and at least six years’ experience in industrial engineering with a