Main job purpose:Responsible for monitoring and improving manufacturing and Engineering processes by detecting and reducing waste in the manufacturing area in order to optimize production through continuous process improvement.Main ObjectiveTo reduce waste and optimize production through continuous investigation, analysis and problem solving relevant to applicable processes and machines within in the area in order to minimize downtime.Responsible for developing and up skilling Production personnel in line with process requirements to ensure that production is enabled to conduct their tasks efficiently and effectively and waste is kept to a minimum.Responsible for establishing fault identification and problem solving in order to take timeous and effective corrective actions and to keep downtime to a minimum.Responsible for ensuring that Work Instructions, procedures and processes are standardized across all shifts in line with legal, production and environmental standards, so as to ensure zero findings during audits.To support R&D and process requirements for each new product according to project plan and specifications whilst ensuring that waste are maintained or improved upon.To effectively communicate with stakeholders to ensure that changes, concerns and learnings are effectively communicated to facilitate process understanding and minimize risk.To Manage Production staff to achieve targetsMaintaining staff safety/training documentsCritical job requirementsQualification(s) Grade 12National Diploma in Engineering (Chemical, Industrial, Mechanical or Analytical Chemistry) or Plastic Injection/Extrusion experienceKnowledge Working knowledge in analytical fault detectionPlastic Extruder/Injection or similarSound working knowledge of SPC, FMEA, SOP’s,Skills Communication Skills (Verbal and written)Interpersonal SkillsMS OfficeProblem Solving TechniquesAnalytical SkillsExperience 3 years production and/ or engineering experience3 years Manufacturing