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RCL FOODS is a leading African food producer in South Africa with a market capitalisation of R13 billion and employing more than 20 000 people in operations across South and Southern Africa. We manufacture a wide range of branded and private label food products which we distribute through our own route-to-market supply chain specialist, Vector Logistics. ...
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Purpose of the role:
The R&D Process Development Department is critical in the development, design, and deployment of optimal, efficient and best in class processing design conditions including new pioneering / cutting-edge technologies for all innovation, renovation and Value Improvement Projects (VIP) / fuel for growth projects from pilot plant development phase to upscaling at factory scale across the different project gate phases: Concept, feasibility, capability, launch and post launch.
Key to this, is the development and adoption of processing design specifications and parameters that enable our factory to adhere to World Class Manufacturing Design and Operational Principles in supporting the growth ambitions of the business, beyond the current and future innovation funnel horizons.
This means zero defects, zero waste, zero safety incidents and zero losses from product, process, technology design conceptualization to execution and post-launch monitoring and evaluation. Adherence and adoption of World Class Manufacturing methodologies such as Continuous Improvement/ Deming Wheel (PDCA), Focused improvement (FI) and Manufacturing Lean Six Sigma fundamentals is a key prerequisite to this role. At the core of a R&D process engineer’s job is providing process expertise to the business from a R&D lens focusing on product, process and manufacturing design; identifying and implementing process cost optimisation initiatives that impact on product, packing or manufacturing operations/ operability.
A key deliverable for the R&D Process Engineering role is driving the business Innovation Agenda through partnering with internal stakeholders such as Marketing/Brand Teams and Supply Chain Teams as well as external stakeholders such as growth partners /suppliers to deliver disruptive Innovation to the marketplace, Value Improvement Initiatives to drive accretive Gross Margin enhancement and new business opportunities that maximises our brand reach, presence and appeal.
Minimum Requirements
Education and Qualification
Experience and Training
Skills/Characteristic
Problem Solving
Customer Relationships
Internal:
External:
Decision Making
Leadership / Supervision
Competencies
Communication
Duties & Responsibilities
Key to the role is project management, risk management, Health, safety & ergonomics management, stakeholder management, budget management, project quality management and Project Change Management (Management of Change) to ensure that projects are delivered on time in full, within budget, quality & scope.
She/he/they/them informs and manages CAPEX for projects related to innovations, renovations, VIP, Brand Lead Growth Projects, Cost Saving Initiatives, Process/ Quality/ Safety Enhancements leveraging pioneering technological design innovations.
In addition, the R&D Process Engineering role also works in tandem with Supply Chain Process Engineers in the areas of process engineering expertise, communities of practice and excellence in providing troubleshooting support and problem solving. She/he/they/them provides knowledge and expertise in problem stratification, phenomena identification and problem statement outline/definition (5W+1H, 5W+2H), root cause analysis (4M/6M analysis, Cause and Effect Diagrams, Why-Why Analysis/ 5 – why analysis) and corrective measures/ preventative measures establishment.
Activities and responsibilities include:
The R&D Process Engineer is responsible for validations and verifications pertaining to all process improvement initiatives proposed and implemented from innovation projects / new design considerations and or new technological improvements implemented at factory.
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