Production Engineer

Matric (Grade 12) with BTech / BSc in Chemical Engineering

3 - 5 Years in a Chemical / Manufacturing Environment (Polymer)

Main Responsibilities

• Understand the process technologies, equipment, and control technologies. Work in the plant to optimise operations and achieve production, cost, and quality targets.
• Coach plant personnel in solving technical operational problems; support or manage process-based fault analyses.
• Introduce best practices into plant operations to optimise performance and ensure that the Most Effective Technology (MET) is applied.
• Collaborate with other Production Engineers within the business to enhance plant knowledge and performance.
• Support Improvement Teams and work with Expertise Centres to solve problems (e.g., collaborate with Reliability Engineers on reliability issues).
• Work with Production Data Analysts to identify permanent process changes and update standar...