Process and Capability Building Engineer (Food Science) at Tiger Brands

Job Description
THE JOB AT A GLANCE:

• Responsible for the application of technical engineering and operational excellence through the development and embedment of strategies, standards and frameworks across multiple Bakeries. Ensures the plant operations and process design are optimized to enable safe, efficient and effective operation of facilities and infrastructure throughout its lifecycle. Identifies training needs and develops interventions aligned to optimization opportunities.

Responsibilities
WHAT YOU WILL DO:

Process efficiencies​

• Identify, develop and execute OEE improvements plans.​
• Work closely with operational teams to evaluate key plant KPI’s (Finance, Operational, Engineering), utilizing the principles of loss and waste to identify key high impact actions. Execution of these opportunities must be reflected in weekly and monthly reporting on KPI improvements.​
• Perform data and financial analyses, including cost loss matrix to identify the highest impact process/operational opportunities, and drive the implementation of these opportunities.​

Process standards and governance​

• Review and develop technical baking process standards, and implement new criteria across bakeries.​
• Responsible for technical audit and governance on baking process equipment (conduct process audits, and develop resolution plan with bakery)​

Project Management​

• Lead category projects encompassing URS development, conceptual design development/approval, process HAZOP studies, process layout, critical measurement control points (incl HACCP), hygiene factors and sustainable development considerations.​
• Lead specific CAPEX projects in terms of energy reduction, plant optimization, and cost savings.​
• Interact with Marketing to conceptualize projects and link them to factory capability.​
• Work with NPD on the development, introduction and integration of new products and projects, and own the efficiency improvement from the projects.

​MECP​

• Deploy MECP, of which the success is measured in terms of MECP measurements. Deliver the roll out of the MECP pillars across bakeries.​
• Deliver Operational Excellence through strategies deployed at all levels of the production facilities.​

People Development ​

• Identify Bakery specific training needs.​
• Develop / manage baking training content development, curricula delivery and costing thereof. ​
• Provide baking process on-the-job training and mentoring​
• Conduct baking process competence assessments for key personnel.​
• Co-ordinate and assess candidates for Chamber of Baking training.​
• Ensure that baking process training is compliant with the relevant Skills Development legislation and Tiger Brands Learning approach.​

Quality and Yield Optimization ​

• Provide expertise and problem-solving support in terms of knowledge and understanding of flour (characteristics, recipes, enzymes, cocktails, blending, challenges associated with)​
• Trouble shoot and support teams to resolve challenges related to the above. ​
• Understand the milling process, gristing and optimization thereof, its impact upon product quality, and liaise with the relevant Mills where required.​
• Understand and trouble-shoot the process of recipe optimization, specifically in terms of the function of different components in the cocktail recipe. ​
• Understand the unique requirements of the Tinkies recipe and production thereof. ​

Qualifications

ESSENTIAL SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification within Engineering: Industrial/Mechanical/Chemical ​
• Qualification in Food science/technology preferred ​
• Minimum 5 years Technical Bakery Experience/Master Baker Experience ​
• Technical Proficiency and Capex Management Track Record​
• Commercial / Financial Experience (Cost Management and Financial Accounting, .e.g. Finance for Finance Managers)​

Experience

• Supply Chain collaboration, process optimization, loss & waste analysis (TPM/WCM/MECP)​
• 5+ years technical experience in Process Optimization, Engineering, Project Management, ​
• 3-5 years experience in Factory Operations Management.​
• 3+ years leading cross-functional teams​
• FMCG experience is essential​
• Commercial Bakery Management experience an advantage​
• Stakeholder Management and Coordination ​
• Basic understanding of Skills Development Act and the application thereof​
• Basic understanding of Change Management principles/process