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Process Engineer

Unilever Gauteng 20 days ago
Full-time
Engineering

JOB PURPOSE

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do - creating a better business and a better world. The Process Engineer role is critical to the development of our factories to World Class Manufacturing, which means zero defects, zero waste and zero losses. You will lead Quality Improvement methods and tools to counter losses identified in the areas of Safety, Quality, Cost Deployment, Customer Service and Logistics. The Cost Deployment pillar will be populated with data built up through application of the Managing Manufacturing Performance Code, which is key to ensuring focus on key losses.

Working directly with the line crews on a daily basis, act as the technical trainer for line teams and provide coaching in phenomena identification, root cause analysis and the establishment of counter-measures. You will be responsible for the validation of all process improvements and the establishment of revised basic conditions on the line. A core deliverable is eliminating losses and wastes and increasing the stability of the line to support the transition of traditional line teams to semi-autonomous teams.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

Eliminate Waste and Loss according to the WCM prioritization process using AM, PM, FI and QC pillar tools and methodologies.

Create Technical and Quality Standards to ensure process stability on the line.

Identify and extend good practice to other lines: Application and accuracy of MMP Code data

Consumer and Customer Focus: Building world class factories will eliminate losses and ensure that we do not pass on the cost of inefficiencies to our customers and consumers

Bias for Action: By providing consistent and near real time information, decisions can be taken quickly which leverage our resources

Building Talent and Teams: Our vision is to move to semi-autonomous teams, passion for achieving results, transferring knowledge and skills across the team and leverage team strengths

Accountability and Responsibility: Drive continuous improvements.

Growth Mindset: Building world class factories essential to set the standards.

WCM: Apply the full set of WCM methods and tools.

Process and Organisational Design: Ensure factory lines and processes are optimally resourced (e.g. manpower ratios are efficient and sustainable)

Analytical capability: Collect and analyse and interpret complex data, understanding and implementation of process safety requirements for combustible dusts.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

Degree/ BTech Mechanical/ Chemical/ Industrial Engineering/ National Diploma Chemical Engineering

Experience from a Continuous Processing background within FMCG or Manufacturing environment will be advantageous

Experience in AM, PM, Quality and FI tools and processes

HAZOPs and Safety Approval Systems working knowledge and experience is essential

Able to visualize clearly what the ideal production system should be.

Clearly understand operating principles and establish correct operating standards

Experience in statistics and process control tools. Drive decision making based on data

Skills

Process Engineering

Design & Automation

Process Safety & Control

Innovation & improvement