Senior Industrial Engineer

Recruiter:

Staff Solutions Recruitment

Job Ref:

E.L002948/BG

Date posted:

Thursday, July 3, 2025

Location:

Durban, South Africa

Salary:

Negotiable Monthly

SUMMARY:
Exciting Opportunity!! Our well known client in the Automotive sector is looking to employ a Senior Industrial Engineer to join their team in Durban.

POSITION INFO:
Job Responsibilities:

The effective management of staff structure, subordinates, motivation and training of staff.
Ensure high quality and standards of Industrial engineering activities.
Ensure adherence to project and timing plans in line with the Product development timing programs.
To manage project implementation and industrialisation of new products and technologies.
Oversee the support of Industrial Engineering to the manufacturing function.
Ensure high standards in the introduction of new facilities, plant improvements and equipment in the manufacturing plant.
Ensure that accurate process inputs, time studies and line optimization activities are implemented.
To ensure the accuracy of Bills of Materials, Process Inputs and the facilities layout.
Capacity and resource planning
Manage special facilities and plant engineering projects
Material handling and methods design and development
Packaging design and development
Logistics engineering activities to develop work methods for material flow and the control of all stock via controlled storage areas throughout supply chain
Prepare and control Capital and Expense Budgets
Oversee the accurate and on-time response of G8Ds and Corrective Action Reports.
Oversee product: BOM Audits, Standardize Work Charts, Time studies & Layouts.
Approval of Project Layouts, Engineering Changes, Process Inputs.
Drive continuous improvement throughout the organisation
Ensure that Quality, Safety, Health and Environmental requirements are met at all stages of process planning and product industrialization.

Job Requirements:

B-Tech Industrial Engineering Preferred: BSC Engineering equivalent qualification
MBA would be advantageous.
5-10 years of management experience in the automotive manufacturing environment.
Lean Systems and TPS, data systems and six sigma knowledge and skills required.
Proficiencies in Excel and data analysis
Project management
Overall, 10 years of seasoned experience in Industrial Engineering in a manufacturing environment is required

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