Junior Process Engineer Chemical Manufacturing

Recruiter:

Network Recruitment

Job Ref:

NES028415/EV

Date posted:

Friday, October 9, 2026

Location:

Durban, South Africa

SUMMARY:
Process Engineer position available with a Chemical Manufacturing Company. Candidate will provide technical support to optimize plant efficiency, ensure safety compliance, and assist with day-to-day operations under senior guidance.
Track daily plant operations, collect performance data, and identify process deviations or inefficiencies.
Supporting Safety, Health, Environment and Process Safety Management programmes.
Participating in Management of Change (MOC), Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA) and incident investigation activities.
Maintaining engineering documentation including P&IDs, SOPs, BOPs, work instructions and Process Safety Information.
Monitoring manufacturing performance and identifying opportunities for process optimisation and improved plant reliability.
Providing technical support during routine production, start-ups, shutdowns and process trials.
Supporting engineering projects from concept through implementation and commissioning.
Assisting with automation, process control and Distributed Control System (DCS) improvement initiatives.

POSITION INFO:
BSc in Chemical Engineering or BEng in Chemical Engineering. 2-3 years' experience in a manufacturing, process engineering or chemical processing environment. Exposure to process safety management systems, engineering projects, process optimisation or manufacturing support activities will be advantageous.

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