Senior Process Engineer

Network Engineering; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic manufacturing company in Gauteng is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to lead Policy Deployment actions and improve product quality. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering and at least 5 years of experience in chemical or process engineering. Strong analytical and project management skills are required. This role offers the opportunity to make significant contributions to product formulations and quality management.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in chemical/process/quality engineering.
• Past quality management experience required.
• Past project management or WCM/Lean Six Sigma experience advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and develop Policy Deployment actions.
• Create cost-effective product formulations.
• Ensure compliance to quality management systems.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Troubleshooting

Quality management

Project management

Education

Bachelors Degree in Chemical Engineering

Quality control / management qualification

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Visio

Python

Job description

Reference : NES

Nthat-1Dynamic manufacturing company is looking for a Senior Process Engineer to join their team.

Duties & Responsibilities

Company and Job Description : The primary purpose of the role is to provide leadership and develop / deploy the Policy Deployment actions across the site, achieving optimum team and production performance.

Reporting through the Plant Manager, the Senior Process Engineer will understand the strategic objectives for the plant (through the Policy Deployment process), and translate this into a clearly defined Department action plan.

The role will be accountable for the delivery of that action plan on a short-medium term time line.

Key Responsibilities

• Create and manage cost effective product formulations that positively contribute to our raw material and packaging (RMP) costs.
• Continuously evaluate various raw materials that can be incorporated into the product formulations, with the aim to achieve a cost-benefit for the organisation.
• Improve product performance based on market feedback, ensuring that customers' expressed needs are met.
• Ensure consistent product performance in order to maintain good levels of customer satisfaction and trust when purchasing the Alrode products.
• Ensure compliance to WCM TPQC Step Zero and related QMS systems.
• Ensure that the quality management system conforms to the requirements of ISO.
• Ensure processes are delivering their intended outputs as defined in the QMS.
• Reporting on the performance of the QMS and on opportunities for improvement.
• Ensuring the promotion on customer focus throughout the organization.
• Ensuring that the integrity of the QMS is maintained when changes to the QMS are planned and implemented.
• Sustain and improve on plant Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) systems whilst promoting adherence to control and specification adherence.
• Ensure product conformance towards national standards (SANS).
• Work closely with the marketing and sales functions to contribute to effective new product development that anticipates and satisfies the needs of the market.
• Lead projects to reduce RMP, align formulations and systems and support their implementation in cooperation with the purchasing and industrial teams.
• Ensure high quality, safety, environment and health standards are met, all while keeping costs to a minimum.

Job Experience & Skills Required (Ideal Candidate Profile)

• Bachelors Degree (BEng or equivalent) Chemical Engineering (Essential)
• Quality control / management qualification (advantageous)
• At least minimum 5 years' experience in chemical / process / quality engineering position within a relevant industry
• Past quality management experience or exposure is required
• Past project management experience will be beneficial
• Past WCM / Lean six sigma experience will be beneficial

The candidate must be able to apply his / her technical knowledge and analytical thinking abilities to the projects he / she is involved in, to analyse and interpret the results obtained to solve problems and implement solutions to technical problems.

The candidate must be efficient in brainstorming and troubleshooting and work well in a team.

The candidate should be able to self-manage in order to take initiative and run projects to completion.

Good oral communication skills in order to work effectively with colleagues from all parts of the organization and to explain complex techniques to interested parties.

Computer literate in Word; Excel and PowerPoint. (Visio and Python experience advantageous).

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply directly.

For more information contact : Nthato Gumede