Overview
Process Engineer Jobs in Gauteng, South Africa at Corruseal Group
Title: Process Engineer
Company: Corruseal Group
Location: Gauteng, South Africa
SITE : ENSTRA MILL
DIVISION : ENSTRA (SPRINGS)
REPORTING TO : OPERATIONS MANAGER
PURPOSE OF THE JOB
To provide chemical and process engineering expertise to the Paper Machine 6 team by encompassing all aspects of plant modifications, process changes, design improvements, optimisations, control philosophy updates, trials, and major troubleshooting initiatives.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
PROCESS STANDARDS AND DOCUMENTATION
- Adheres to all the standards and documentation of the process engineering discipline. The following documents are combined in the work procedures for process engineers:
- Project execution procedures.
- Drawing standards for blockdiagrams and P&ID's.
- Standards for investigation, design and evaluation reports.
- Hazop study checklists.
- Plant modification procedure.
- Process descriptions standard.
- Conceptual design reviews.
- Hot and live commissioning procedures.
- Isolation, installation, de-isolation and commissioning sequence procedures.
PROJECT EXECUTION
- Performs initial technical investigation and problem solving
- Consults with production, maintenance personnel
- Completes process audits.
- Compiles feasibility studies.
- Runs design review meetings.
- Completes process design
- Compiles Mass and energy balances.
- Responsible for blockdiagrams, P&ID's, piperuns and layout drawings.
- Checks technical correctness of proposed modifications.
- Checks and compares process with environmental standards/regulations.
- Performs hazop studies (only process engineers qualified for doing hazop studies are allowed to do this)
- Consults with other engineering disciplines.
- Provides process engineering input to project engineer during the implementation phase of a project.
- Commissions installed equipment.
- Evaluates the impact of implemented projects to ensure objectives were met
COST SAVING
- Implements trials on machine to achieve variable and fixed costs savings as outlined in the budget
- Optimises plant utilities i.e. water consumption / electricity consumption through modifications
- Optimises automated control systems in the plant to achieve cost saving objectives and reduce waste.
SHEQ
- Participates actively in Departmental Safety Program
- Ensures environmental policies and procedures are enforced in area of responsibility
- Contributes and supports all mill wide initiatives
- Implements short interval control measurements to identify possible plant rejects as well as optimize production quality.
SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
- Adaptability
- Good communication skills (verbal and written)
- Analytical skills
- Decision making
- Business Acumen
- Technical/ Professional knowledge
- Quality Orientation
- Problem solving skills
REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor of Engineering – (Chemical) or equivalent at NQF 7
- Minimum five (5) years’ experience as a Process Engineer in manufacturing industry
- Project Management experience is advantageous.
- Pulp and Paper experience is advantageous.