Technologist
Durban, ZA
Your mission:
- Identify, evaluate and propose and bench opportunities to improve operational efficiencies and customer value proposition
- Research ideas for process optimization and co- ordinate resources to design and develop value added solutions
- Facilitate the implementation of continuous improvement projects
- Support effective implementation and commissioning of solutions aimed at optimizing performance capacity
- Plan, co-ordination and report on process trials
- Manage projects from inception to implementation
- Facilitate Capex development, implementation and the procurement of required resources
- Participates in root cause or other analyses and proposes appropriate corrective measures
- Record lessons learned and develop best practices for knowledge management purposes
- Ensure compliance to the OHS Act and other legal requirements and maintain ISO system requirements as needed
- Assist with technical solutions to Safety and Environment issues
- Conducts HAZOPs/Risk Assessments as required to highlight risks associated with certain operations
- Recommends and audits control measures for permit and legal compliance related to process plant and environment
- Assist in Mill and Plant shutdowns as requested
- Assists with general management duties as requested
- Custodian of the Quality System including investigate internal and external quality complaints
- Benchmarking and aligning with best practices
- Budget, fixed and Variable cost control
Your profile:
- BTech / BSc / BEng Mechanical Engineering or equivalent Tertiary education in the industry specific discipline
- Project Management and relevant Problem-Solving training advantageous
- Experience in high-speed processing
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in manufacturing operation
- Project management and optimisation work advantageous
We offer:
- Location: Merebank Mill, Travancore Drive, 4052
- Duration: Permanent
- Benefits: Health benefits; Learning & Development
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