
Process Support Engineer
- Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
- Permanent
- Full-time
Process Design & Development
- 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 and lead HAZOP and HACCP studies
- Use Modprop to document projects
- Ensure all documentation provided / updated at completion of project
- Ensure all relevant plant personnel trained in new process 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 to improve performance & technical support
- Investigate process issues (e.g., bottlenecks, product quality deviations, equipment failures).
- Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and implement corrective/preventive actions.
- Identify recurring troublesome production problems. Propose and implement process changes where agreed.
- Supervise daily biogas plant operations to ensure production targets are met.
- Monitor equipment, process and workflow for efficiency, environment and safety.
- BSc Chemical Engineering degree or equivalent
- 4-8 years process experience in analytical and problem-solving field or disciplines – chemical / manufacturing
- Good understanding of process in related fermentation / distilling / baking industry LEAN Manufacturing, TPM or 6 Sigma