Location: Hammarsdale, KZN, South Africa
Language(s) Requirements: English
Seniority Level: Mid - Level
Employment Type: Full-Time



Qualifications:
BSc Chemical Engineering


Experience:
5 to 10 years process safety experience in a high paced chemical manufacturing environment, preferably in a batch processing reaction chemistry environment.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Maintaining and improve process engineering performance.
• Effective management of capex projects.
• Maintaining and improve process safety.
• Developing and driving the implementation of process safety strategies and action plans addressing process safety risk and process safety management system maturity;
• Overall implementation, monitoring, reporting, sustaining and building upon the site’s existing process safety management system (practices, metrics)
• Implementing continuous improvement and project management initiatives.
• Maintaining and improve SHERQ manufacturing performance. (HAZOPs, other PHAs, MOCs);
• Supporting group level process safety initiatives.

Knowledge, skills and abilities required

• Must be conversant with the entire manufacturing plant structure.
• Strong understanding of system safety and hazard identification and risk analysis process (HIRA).
• Risk assessment skills, general problem-solving using data analytics and root cause failure analysis techniques.
• Advanced knowledge of manufacturing processes, process safety, policies, procedures, OHS Act and other relevant legislation.
• Knowledge of DCS configuration.
• Advanced knowledge of related chemistries and chemical manufacturing technologies.
• Advanced knowledge of engineering and engineering design principles.
• Advanced project management skills and portfolio management principles and have the ability to lead projects.
• Strong leadership and management skills and abilities.

Equity Statement
We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace when recruiting internally and externally. It is company policy to promote from within wherever possible. Therefore, please be aware that internal candidates will be considered first before reviewing external applicants, provided that this supports achievement of our Employment Equity goals.
Only candidates who meet the minimum requirements will be short listed. If you have not been contacted within 3 months of the closing date of the advertisement, please consider yourself unsuccessful.


CLOSING DATE: 19 September 2024


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