Process Engineer

Recruiter:

Network Recruitment

Job Ref:

NES022437/EV

Date posted:

Friday, August 1, 2025

Location:

Durban, South Africa

SUMMARY:
The Process Engineer is responsible for investigating and identifying opportunities to improve quality, efficiencies and plant output. To support and collaborate with the Production team members and technical teams, to provide technical support to key customers. Effective communication and collaboration skills are as critical as the requisite technical skills for this role.

POSITION INFO:
Requirements:

Develop, design, and modify processes to improve efficiency, quality, and safety.
Create and maintain process flow diagrams (PFDs) and piping & instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs).
Projects identified at weekly production meeting / quality meeting
Participate in and lead HAZOP and HACCP studies
Use Modprop to document projects
Ensure that all documentation is provided / updated at completion of the project
Ensure that all relevant plant personnel are trained in new processes, following project change
Analyse current processes and identify opportunities to reduce cost, increase yield, minimize waste, or improve cycle time.
Apply Lean, Six Sigma, or statistical methods to drive continuous improvement.
Use data from control systems (e.g., SCADA and DCS) to improve performance hooting & technical support
Conduct mass and energy balances around water, steam, electrical, molasses, yeast and others, on request streams through the plant
Analyse information to identify opportunities to improve efficiencies benchmark against group’s plants
BSc Chemical Engineering Degree or equivalent
2-8 years process experience in analytical and problem-solving fields or disciplines – chemical / manufacturing
Good understanding of process in related fermentation / distilling / baking industry LEAN Manufacturing, TPM or 6 Sigma
Expert knowledge of all plant processes (fermentation, drying, BCY, dry yeast packing, anaerobic digestion plant, and utilities)

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