Lead Process Engineer - Gauteng, Johannesburg, South Africa - Minopex

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    Minopex Gauteng, Johannesburg, South Africa

    2 weeks ago

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    Minopex's job vacancy, Career and Recruitment

    Job title : Lead Process Engineer – Johannesburg jobs in Gauteng

    Job Location : Gauteng, Johannesburg

    Deadline : May 05, 2024

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    Duties and Responsibilities

  • Ensure compliance with the Company's Health and Safety responsibilities
  • Responsible for the planning, controlling and co-ordination of process engineering activities, to ensure optimal utilisation of resources
  • Evaluates process feasibility and economic studies and assists other disciplines as far as process design is concerned
  • Coordinates with operations and maintenance personnel in order to ensure that plant performance is optimized with regard to throughput, recoveries and product quality
  • Monitors, investigates and analyses plant performance to ensure continuous improvement and maximum operational efficiencies
  • Conducts research and development with the aim to improve process efficiencies, methods, and deliver a quality product
  • Provides process engineering and technical expertise on the plant
  • Conducts process evaluations and develops process concepts
  • Oversee the drafting of P&IDs and PFDs
  • Helps with the technical adjudication of process plant equipment
  • Understands technical issues and challenges, able to write proposals / scopes of work, process design criteria including PFD's and P&IDs, scheduling and managing test work, analysing data, and compiling metallurgical reports
  • Manage and / or mentor process engineers and metallurgists
  • Project Management
  • Analyzes the project technical documents to validate consistency between the budget, resources, and means allocated for the work completed and the targets to be met.
  • Identify project hot spots, criticalities, and activity priorities.
  • Identify and executes cost reduction and production optimisation initiatives

    Qualification Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree in Chemical or Metallurgical Engineering

    Experience and Skills Requirements
  • 10 years' hands on experience in process engineering from a design and operating perspective
  • Management experience
  • Project Management
  • Experience maximising plant performance and reducing bottlenecks in the production process
  • Research and Development experience
  • Base metal processing experience will be an advantage
  • Strong problem solving skills
  • English language proficiency
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Time management skills
  • Computer Literate in MS Office
  • Valid driver's licence code B, EB or C1

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