402 Equipment Engineer jobs in South Africa

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Job Description

Our Engineers are at the forefront of product implementation & improvements.

Your work would include but is not limited to:

• Developing innovative solutions geared towards improving processes

• Identifies, prioritizes and eliminates process losses

• Building the process capability and control

• Defining equipment standards, leading process benchmarking and reapplication

• Building capability to do technical troubleshooting and process improvement

Job Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or related)

• Strong level of English, both written and spoken

• Hands-on experience in a mechanical or electrical process role

• A leadership mentality & ability to prioritize autonomously

About us

We produce globally recognized brands and we grow the best business leaders in the industry. With a portfolio of trusted brands as diverse as ours, it is paramount our leaders are able to lead with courage the vast array of brands, categories and functions. We serve consumers around the world with one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Always, Ariel, Gillette, Head & Shoulders, Herbal Essences, Pampers, Pantene and more. Our community includes operations in approximately 70 countries worldwide.

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Our consumers are diverse and our talents - internally - mirror this diversity to best serve it. That is why we’re committed to building a winning culture based on inclusion and our ideal candidate is passionate about the same principle: you will join our daily effort of being “in touch” so we craft brands and products to improve the lives of the world’s consumers now and in the future. We want you to inspire us with your unrivaled ideas.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment. We do not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, disability, or any other legally protected factor.

Procter & Gamble
Our goal is to use every opportunity we have —no matter how small— to set change in motion. To be a force for good and a force for growth. For you, for the world, and for every generation to come.

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• Develop and refine process flowsheets for magnetite recovery.
• Conduct metallurgical test work and interpret results to improve recovery rates.
• Collaborate with plant design teams to ensure process efficiency and scalability.
• Provide technical support during commissioning and ramp-up phases.
• Monitor plant performance and troubleshoot process deviations.
• Recommend improvements to reduce energy consumption and waste.
• Analyze production data to identify trends and opportunities.
• Prepare technical reports and presentations for stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate documentation of process changes and outcomes.
• Ensure processes meet environmental and safety standards.
• Support initiatives that reduce environmental impact and enhance sustainability.
• Work closely with mining, environmental, and project teams.
• Liaise with external consultants and technology providers.

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, metallurgical engineering, or related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in mineral processing, preferably in iron ore or tailings reprocessing.
• Familiarity with magnetic separation, flotation, and dewatering technologies.
• Experience with process simulation tools (e.g., METSIM, HSC Chemistry).

SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 97,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 2,600 offices and laboratories around the world.

SGS Bateman’s multidiscipline engineering team provides integrated engineering services for processing plants and related operations. Using proven ISO methodologies enhanced by innovative approaches, the team transforms conceptual designs into operational manual processing plants of all sizes and complexities. An extensive suite of enhanced 3-D design tools and modeling software allow our engineering team to visualize all aspects of plant development.

Business Development/Marketing
Provide process engineering input to marketing and proposals by providing technical assistance to support Business Development and Marketing strategies
Produce cost effective, conceptual & timeous proposals
Determine customer’s requirements
Communicate with customer and review customer’s enquiry documents and evaluate requirements and constraints
Define the process/plant scope of work
Produce the conceptual design and generate alternatives
Produce and agree mass and energy balances and conceptual PFD’s
Contribute to basic design criteria document through preliminary equipment & motor list, preliminary control criteria and major equipment & material specification

Project Life Cycle
Provide Process engineering input to project implementation and Project set up
Provide input to generate scope of work, schedules and budgets
Refine scope of work, review contract and design discipline design criteria and engineering deliverables
Define Battery limits and control and report scope variances
Generate detail discipline schedules and review overall discipline requirements
Contribute to procurement and identify long lead items
Determine/prioritize work breakdown structure
Issue data to planner
Review/co-ordinate & adhere to schedule of implementation
Control and report variances
Generate and develop detail discipline budgets and identify indirect/resource costs
Adhere to budget implementation and control and report budget variances
Consolidate documentation for monthly project progress report
Provide input to monthly discipline reports
Provide feedback to functional manager

Design
Generate the following engineering deliverables:
Detailed mass & energy balance
Detailed PFD’s
Detailed equipment/motor list
Equipment specifications
Data Sheets (Develop & Approval)
Operation & Control Philosophy
Detailed functional specifications
Write operating manual
Generate detailed plant process guarantees
Check and review design layouts, including vendor packages
Adhere to schedules and budgets
Issue, review and control final process design documentation
Check and obtain approval of calculations and specifications
Consult with specialists for novel or unusual designs

Client Relations (Internal & External)
Prepare approved vendor list and issue enquiry documents
Perform technical and commercial adjudication
Obtain client approval
Participate in pre-award meetings, review quality plan and contract
Review quality/expediting reports and witness key manufacturing hold points
Provide technical backup for expediting team
Proactively maintain information flow
Attend co-ordination meetings
Advise changes early
Co-ordinate deliveries
Adopt flexible approach
Respond to needs of other disciplines
Ensure awareness of Company vision and departmental goals/objectives

Plant commissioning
Produce and submit commissioning plan/manual
Determine critical path and establish commissioning sequence/schedule
Define and secure resources
Define battery limits of commissioning
Define commissioning systems/procedure
Produce commissioning files, including commissioning documentation
Ensure commissioning meets project requirements
Issue remedial inspection reports during construction
Monitor installation and commissioning checklists
Arrange and co-ordinate commissioning meetings
Conduct on-site commissioning
Provide technical back-up for site QA team
Assist in performance testing in terms of design base
Supervise and train operating personnel
Contribute to close-out report and adhere to close out procedures
Provide post-commissioning process support
Ensure plant optimization and plant operating analysis
Ensure regular visits/communications with client

Legislation, Policies & Procedures
Lead design reviews and Hazops
Ensure legal compliance with design codes and authorities
Contribute to public participation process as per National Environmental Management Act (NEMA)
Enforce process veto rights
Maintain standards
Adhere to and update Company standards
Utilize engineering tools/systems

Continuous Improvement
Consult with specialists for novel or unusual designs
Review industry standards making use of network periodicals, attending shows and conferences
Identify areas of improvement
Review all previous close-out report
Review systems and procedures
Recommend best practices
Continuous professional development
Identify and address training needs

QUALIFICATIONS

• Chemical Engineering or Extractive Metallurgy or Minerals Processing Degree from arecognized tertiary institution

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

A proven experience of 5 to 25 years’ experience executing projects in the EPC/EPCM environment; ideally within the mining and minerals (preferred) or petrochemical sector.

• Construction & Commissioning -Understanding of on-site construction work such as commissioning or customers and suppliers’ interactions
• Risk Analysis - Ability to identify project and activates risk from any point of view including knowledge of hazard and operation HAZOP
• Value Engineering - Ability to optimize a process by adding value either as saving in cost or simplifying the process
• Process Flow Diagrams - Ability to produce, understand and deliver Process Flow diagrams
• Testing -Knowledge of testing techniques and procedures including specifications and interpretations of test works
• Equipment & Components - Knowledge of process, control, quality, electrical etc. equipment specifications, suppliers and features (including equipment installation and components)
• Legislation & Standards - Knowledge of sector specific law (e.g. Engineering, safety reqs, Audit regulations, Insurance laws etc.) and knowledge standard specifications (e.g. Plant layout requirements, etc.) including the ability to integrate these standards.
• Technical Documentation - Ability to create, understand and communicate technical specifications
• Economical Awareness - Knowledge of economic fundamentals and ability to make estimations and proposing alternatives
• Process Simulation -Ability to simulate processes by means of software or other methodologies
• Mass balance - Ability to calculate (using software and spreadsheets) the mass balance of a process
• Process Design Criteria - Knowledge of parameters required to design the process
• Piping & Instrumentation - Diagram Ability to produce, understand and deliver piping and instrumentation diagrams

• Ensure cost-effective and hygienic food manufacturing processes (current production lines and new lines).
• Oversee pasteurisation processes, operating packaging machinery, and ensuring compliance with cleaning and hygiene protocols.
• Ensure safe working environment and processes/equipment comply with legal requirements.
• Proactive approach in the execution of duties and planning.
• Neatness, accuracy and cost awareness within the workplace to the benefit of the company
• Function effectively within a management team.

• Appropriate Tertiary qualification in Engineering
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Excellent planning, organizing and management skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Passion for innovation and risk assessment
• Good communication and negotiation skills

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Overview

Our client in the automotive industry is seeking a Process Engineer to join their team. The successful incumbent will monitor and control process parameters in the production department.

Minimum Requirements

• Grade 12/Matric
• National Diploma in Mechanical, Process or Industrial Engineering
• 2 years’ experience in process engineering in the Automotive Industry.
• Good working knowledge of ISO 9001:2000 and TS16949

Job Responsibilities

Process Control

• Monitor products processed
• Document and issue engineering change reports
• Ensure that all processes are capable of supporting production
• Set up production line standards
• Optimise plant layout to improve material and product flow in plant

Production

• Monitor products processed
• Ensures correct start-up procedures are complied with and that the machinery is running at the start of the shift
• Ensures that all reporting on machinery downtime/production is done
• Monitors rejects and scrap and ensures scrap and reject targets are met
• Assist production controller in ad-hoc projects

Quality

• Develop production systems to ensure product quality is maintained.

Productivity improvements- Value engineering

• Implement and make suggestions on productivity improvements
• Plan and assist production areas regarding productivity improvements

Continuous improvement

• Monitor continuous improvements and makes suggestions to maximize production output.

Maintenance & Safety

• Ensures all planned maintenance schedules are adhered to
• Ensure safe working conditions and the application of safe working practices.

Supplier Relations

• Manage suppliers regarding new process development, monitoring delivery time, costs, and quality

Key Competencies / Skills

• Functional Knowledge
• Business Expertise
• Leadership
• Problem Solving
• Interpersonal Skills
• MS Office
• IATF requirements
• Lean and World Class Manufacturing principals
• Statistical Process Control
• CAD Drawings