Industrial Engineer (Fruit / Agritech) at Helderberg Personnel

Job Description

• Lead and support R&D initiatives aimed at improving operational efficiency and product/process performance.
• Manage a team of two junior industrial engineers in the team.
• Run special projects across multiple departments (operations, packhouse, logistics, exports, admin, IT).
• Improve data flow and data integrity: map processes, identify bottlenecks, streamline information handovers.
• Support AI integration and automation opportunities (e.g., dashboards, forecasting, workflow automation, reporting).
• Research and evaluate new technologies (AgriTech, IoT, sensors, traceability systems, ERP/WMS improvements).
• Work with internal teams and external partners to implement improvements and measure outcomes.
• Build practical business cases: cost/benefit, ROI, risk, change management and implementation plans.
• Create and maintain clear documentation, SOPs, and project reporting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Industrial Engineering preferred).
• Fully bilingual: Afrikaans & English (spoken and written).
• Strong analytical mindset and ability to translate problems into structured solutions.
• Confident communicator — able to work cross-functionally and get buy-in from stakeholders.
• Comfortable working with data (Excel/Power BI or similar) and process improvement frameworks.
• Advantage: experience with systems in agriculture (traceability, packhouse systems, ERP/WMS, AgriTech platforms) or similar industries.