Industrial Engineer – Ottery, Cape Town
Our client based in Ottery, Cape Town is searching for an experienced Industrial Engineer to join their team. The Industrial Engineer will primarily be responsible for the identification, planning and implementation of initiatives that deliver measurable value to the business unit. Requirements: • Tertiary qualification in industrial engineering. • At least 3 years of working experience in a manufacturing environment. • Ability to manage small details without losing sight of the big picture. • Ability to work in a team and influence others to achieve positive outcomes. • Excellent communication: ability to communicate complex ideas in simple, clear, and concise terms, both upward to senior management and downward to frontline workers. • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. • Strong Excel analytical skills (adding a coding language such as Python would be a plus). • Decisive and assertive in working with and leading others to achieve successful outcomes to projects. • Uncompromising in delivering a high standard of work Responsibilities: • Develop systems (in conjunction with systems engineer) to enable live tracking and reporting of production data, providing timely, accurate, and meaningful insight for decision-making. • Measure production processes and present insights from data analysis to the team. • Quantify improvement opportunities and calculate return on investment. • Plan, prioritise, and execute improvement projects relating to process, layout or systems. improvements, delivering predicted value on time and in full. • Track and demonstrate the productivity, quality, and/ or financial benefit of completed projects. • Be able to stand in as second-in-charge for your manager. • Develop effective training to engage employees in changes implemented by helping them to • Understand why the change is required, what success looks like, and what their role is in delivering a successful outcome.