VACANCY: PROCESS TECHNICIAN - Hulamin Rolled Products

Hulamin has an organizational culture that places great value on its shareholders, employees, communities, and key stakeholders with a clear understanding of the close connection between the value created for the health of these key stakeholders to that of the business. As such, Hulamin has committed to contributing to a new, sustainable economic order of South Africa that reflects the demographic reality of our country that addresses poverty, inequality, social injustice, and racism, and promotes broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE).

An exciting career opportunity exists for an accomplished Process Technician based at the Hulamin Rolled Products in
Pietermaritzburg.

The core responsibilities of the position include:

• Implementation, monitoring and improvement of the IMA Process Control Pillar.
• Conduct safety planned job observations and drive the focus of safety through the IMA VM.
• Leading the technical process to define and ensure adequate control of cut to lengths, leveling, heat treatment, stretching, annealing, and packing operations.
• Assuming responsibility for the process and product performance within the entire department.
• Develop SOP and train relevant resources within the department.
• Facilitate the implementation of IATF standards within the relevant areas of the department.
• Contribute to the setting up and generation of the process control tools (FMEA's, Control plans, SPC charts and VPA).
• Support technical team with new product trials.
• Improve Process capability to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Initiate improvement projects as a result of process monitoring analysis and problem solving.
• Support the production team to ensure that production targets are achieved on time.
• Participate in regular meetings with internal and external suppliers.
• Conduct internal and external audits on quality systems (ISO, IATF, etc.).
• Facilitate problem solving around process challenges (L1 & L2).
• Continuously measure, monitor, and reduce the variability spread of critical variables (CIV's, COV's and PCV's).

Required competencies and abilities:

• Minimum requirement is a National Diploma in Engineering.
• B-tech or Degree in Engineering will be an advantage.
• General understanding of the core processes in Plate Plant.
• Knowledge of manufacturing principles.
• Be willing to work shifts when necessary.
• Equipment capability and maintenance knowledge and experience.
• Excellent computer, report writing and presentation skills.
• Experience in ISO Quality Systems.
• The ability to work independently as well as in a team.
• Ability to handle pressure.
• Excellent people and leadership skills.
• Ability to initiate strategies to improve area's key process related KPI's.

Interested applicants are encouraged to apply for this exciting opportunity by submitting their CV HRRecruitment1@hulamin.co.za

Closing Date: Monday, 20 March 2023

"Candidates who do not receive any correspondence within 1 month after the closing date may assume that their applications were unsuccessful and are hereby thanked for applying."