VACANCY: PROCESS ENGINEER
TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT: PERMANENT
GRADE: C-UPPER
DIVISION: SMELTER
CLOSING DATE: 13 JUNE 2024
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION
- The incumbent is expected to offer support to the Smelter Senior Process Engineer and Process Leader in terms of developing production plans, departmental strategies and operational directives.
- Responsible for daily troubleshooting, and optimisation of the blending, BBOC and induction furnaces.
DIVERSITY OF WORK
- Deliverance of capital projects assigned to him/her within specified time and costs. Ensure all engineering and governance requirements are met.
DECISION MAKING
- Decisions made must add value to the delivery of projects with respect to quality compliance, customer satisfaction, time and costs.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maximise throughputs across the Smelter Business Complex, in order to achieve its financial year targets.
- Maximise plant utilization, resulting in minimal metal losses by assisting the Smelter Process Leader and Senior Process Engineer with improvements and recommendations.
- Conduct technical investigation of processes.
- Perform process improvement studies at the beginning of projects.
- Prepare and assist with audit duties for the Primary and Secondary Processes sections.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- A completed Matric qualification.
- Preference will be given to candidates in possession of a tertiary qualification in Chemical or Metallurgical Engineering.
- Must have at least acquired 5 years of working experience within a Metallurgical or Smelter environment, whereby at least 2 years was acquired from having served within a middle management position.
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
- Computer skills proficiency – SAP and MS Office package.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Risk management skills – able to identify and eradicate risk.
- Training skills – able to train others.
- Have a clear understanding of the production processes.
- Knowledge of equipment coupled with fault detection abilities.
- SHEQ and radiation knowledge – able to diagnose faults.
- Hydro and Pyro-metallurgy knowledge – thorough understanding of equipment and chemical thermodynamics.
- Process knowledge – thorough understanding of material chemistry.
- Scheduling knowledge – able to effectively schedule work for other colleagues.
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