Business Improvement Engineer (Port Elizabeth)
Aspen Pharma Group · Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape
Posted 31 October 2026
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- Lead and support Business Improvement and Operational Excellence initiatives that deliver measurable improvements in safety, quality, service, cost and productivity, while keeping processes and equipment safe, standardised and compliant.
Requirements
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
- Set, publish and communicate departmental targets, measures and deadlines, and review technical plans to improve production and facility equipment.
- Manage continuous improvement, site loss elimination and lean improvement projects, and provide technical support and specifications to operations.
- Troubleshoot, diagnose and resolve equipment, manufacturing process and facility issues, engaging operators to surface production problems.
- Standardise and improve processes to increase robustness and compliance, and reduce cost, lead time, inventory, downtime and waste.
- Evaluate, justify and qualify process and equipment changes through change control, ensuring risk assessments are completed before implementation.
- Develop and update process documentation, SOPs and training material covering processes, equipment operation and operator safety.
- Implement and monitor corrective and preventive actions within target dates and design controls to minimise production issues.
- Prepare technical reports and present process data, project progress and issues for review and decision-making.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Qualification
- BSc / BEng in Engineering.
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt advantageous.
Experience
- Over 5 years' relevant manufacturing experience (pharmaceutical / GMP environment advantageous).
- Project management experience.
- Lean Manufacturing experience.
- Business process optimization.