Process Engineer
FMCG, Food Manufacturing
Minimum Requirements
- and Training 3 – 5 years minimum experience in FMCG, preferably a foods processing environment.
- Skills/Characteristic Attention to detail Logical Problem Solving Cost Mindset Good written and verbal communication Technical minded Stakeholder management Self - Initiative Rigour for Excellence
- Problem Solving Use of information, data and knowledge to solve complex problems often with unknown variables.
- Customer Relationships Internal: Research and Development team. Brand/ Marketing teams. Supply Chain Teams: Process Engineering team. Quality and Safety teams. Planning & Distribution teams. Production & Unit Managers. Engineering teams.
- Internal: Research and Development team Plant Manager Unit Managers Engineering Manager Team Quality Team Planning team External: Contractors Suppliers
- Decision Making Makes proposals to Plant manager and R&D teams on the effective implementation of projects in the manufacturing environment.
- Leadership / Supervision Leads teams in the execution of projects within the manufacturing environment Self-motivated, driven, action orientated individuals with ability to deliver through team and ensure effective communication with all stakeholders and team members
- Communication Complex written and verbal communication to both internal and external stakeholders
- Factory Support:
- Lead Focused Improvement Projects for reduction of Short stops, and other types of downtime Conduct process studies to ascertain sources of waste and implement countermeasures from make to pack.
- Design specific short interval Controls to help eliminate chronic issues Lead Best Practices implementation (Changeover, waste reduction across the production lines.
- Lead Training of Staff on Lean Tools (5S, Problem solving tools, OEE Framework) Conducts process optimisation by identifying areas of improvement to positively impact productivity, delivery and quality, and to reduce cost, waste, energy and SHE risks through use of Lean tools.
- Leads and/or assists teams in SHEQ risk assessments e.g.
- HAZOP, HACCP, area risk assessment.
- Projects Compiling Project Briefs/proposals for Capital Expenditure Budgeting Initial/preliminary design/scoping Leading detailed engineering (business partnering both internally and externally, as well as leveraging off integration with RCL) Overseeing procurement and equipment pre-assembly Leading FAT’s Leading Installation and Commissioning Completing documentation and training Ensuring comprehensive handover and termination
- Lead and
- conduct trials planning and execution in collaboration with the R n D teams Ensures that plant systems are updated with changes, MoC, DMS, Recipes, etc.
- Ensures that Quality standards (GMP, manufacturing hygiene) are maintained in design, installation and proposed operation.
- Assists with training operators and write up of training material.
- Manages internal and external stakeholders through regular updates on project status.
- Management of Safety Health Environment and Quality (SHEQ) Guides team to ensure that all legislative standards are achieved and in time and action is taken where required to ensure that there are no areas of noncompliance). Responsible for health and safety to ensure a safe environment to operate and work on for all staff. Follows up on Responsibilities Factory Support:
- and Training
- 3 – 5 years minimum experience in FMCG, preferably a foods processing environment.
- Skills/Characteristic
- Attention to detail
- Problem Solving
- Cost Mindset
- Good written and verbal communication
- Technical minded
- Stakeholder management
- Self - Initiative
- Rigour for Excellence
- Use of information, data and knowledge to solve complex problems often with unknown variables.
- Customer Relationships
- Research and Development team.
- Brand/ Marketing teams.
- Supply Chain Teams:
- Process Engineering team.
- Quality and Safety teams.
- Planning & Distribution teams.
- Production & Unit Managers.
- Engineering teams.
- Research and Development team
- Plant Manager
- Unit Managers
- Engineering Manager Team
- Quality Team
- Planning team
- Decision Making
- Makes proposals to Plant manager and R&D teams on the effective implementation of projects in the manufacturing environment.
- Leadership / Supervision
- Leads teams in the execution of projects within the manufacturing environment
- Self-motivated, driven, action orientated individuals with ability to deliver through team and ensure effective communication with all stakeholders and team members
- Communication
- Complex written and verbal communication to both internal and external stakeholders
- and Qualification
- BSc/ B. Tech/ B. Eng. – Chemical / Mechanical Engineering/ Industrial
- Lead Focused Improvement Projects for reduction of Short stops, and other types of downtime
- Conduct process studies to ascertain sources of waste and implement countermeasures from make to pack.
- Design specific short interval Controls to help eliminate chronic issues
- Lead Best Practices implementation (Changeover, waste reduction across the production lines.
- Lead Training of Staff on Lean Tools (5S, Problem solving tools, OEE Framework)
- Conducts process optimisation by identifying areas of improvement to positively impact productivity, delivery and quality, and to reduce cost, waste, energy and SHE risks through use of Lean tools.
- Leads and/or assists teams in SHEQ risk assessments e.g. HAZOP, HACCP, area risk assessment.
- Compiling Project Briefs/proposals for Capital Expenditure Budgeting
- Initial/preliminary design/scoping
- Leading detailed engineering (business partnering both internally and externally, as well as leveraging off integration with RCL)
- Overseeing procurement and equipment pre-assembly
- Leading FAT’s
- Leading Installation and Commissioning
- Completing documentation and training
- Ensuring comprehensive handover and termination
- Lead and conduct trials planning and execution in collaboration with the R n D teams
- Ensures that plant systems are updated with changes, MoC, DMS, Recipes, etc.
- Management of Safety Health Environment and Quality (SHEQ)
- Guides team to ensure that all legislative standards are achieved and in time and action is taken where required to ensure that there are no areas of noncompliance).
- Responsible for health and safety to ensure a safe environment to operate and work on for all staff.
- Follows up on Responsibilities Factory Support:
- Follows up on
Responsibilities
- Factory Support:
- Lead Focused Improvement Projects for reduction of Short stops, and other types of downtime Conduct process studies to ascertain sources of waste and implement countermeasures from make to pack.
- Design specific short interval Controls to help eliminate chronic issues Lead Best Practices implementation (Changeover, waste reduction across the production lines.
- Lead Training of Staff on Lean Tools (5S, Problem solving tools, OEE Framework) Conducts process optimisation by identifying areas of improvement to positively impact productivity, delivery and quality, and to reduce cost, waste, energy and SHE risks through use of Lean tools.
- Leads and/or assists teams in SHEQ risk assessments e.g.
- HAZOP, HACCP, area risk assessment.
- Projects Compiling Project Briefs/proposals for Capital Expenditure Budgeting Initial/preliminary design/scoping Leading detailed engineering (business partnering both internally and externally, as well as leveraging off integration with RCL) Overseeing procurement and equipment pre-assembly Leading FAT’s Leading Installation and Commissioning Completing documentation and training Ensuring comprehensive handover and termination
- Lead and
- conduct trials planning and execution in collaboration with the R n D teams Ensures that plant systems are updated with changes, MoC, DMS, Recipes, etc.
- Ensures that Quality standards (GMP, manufacturing hygiene) are maintained in design, installation and proposed operation.
- Assists with training operators and write up of training material.
- Manages internal and external stakeholders through regular updates on project status.
- Management of Safety Health Environment and Quality (SHEQ) Guides team to ensure that all legislative standards are achieved and in time and action is taken where required to ensure that there are no areas of noncompliance). Responsible for health and safety to ensure a safe environment to operate and work on for all staff. Follows up on Responsibilities Factory Support:
- Lead Focused Improvement Projects for reduction of Short stops, and other types of downtime
- Conduct process studies to ascertain sources of waste and implement countermeasures from make to pack.
- Design specific short interval Controls to help eliminate chronic issues
- Lead Best Practices implementation (Changeover, waste reduction across the production lines.
- Lead Training of Staff on Lean Tools (5S, Problem solving tools, OEE Framework)
- Conducts process optimisation by identifying areas of improvement to positively impact productivity, delivery and quality, and to reduce cost, waste, energy and SHE risks through use of Lean tools.
- Leads and/or assists teams in SHEQ risk assessments e.g. HAZOP, HACCP, area risk assessment.
- Compiling Project Briefs/proposals for Capital Expenditure Budgeting
- Initial/preliminary design/scoping
- Leading detailed engineering (business partnering both internally and externally, as well as leveraging off integration with RCL)
- Overseeing procurement and equipment pre-assembly
- Leading FAT’s
- Leading Installation and Commissioning
- Completing documentation and training
- Ensuring comprehensive handover and termination
- Lead and conduct trials planning and execution in collaboration with the R n D teams
- Ensures that plant systems are updated with changes, MoC, DMS, Recipes, etc.
- Management of Safety Health Environment and Quality (SHEQ)
- Guides team to ensure that all legislative standards are achieved and in time and action is taken where required to ensure that there are no areas of noncompliance).
- Responsible for health and safety to ensure a safe environment to operate and work on for all staff.
- Follows up on Responsibilities Factory Support:
- Follows up on
