Process Engineer (Lichtenburg) at Afrimat

Minimum Qualifications / Experience / Competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical or metallurgical engineering or equivalent qualification.
• 5-10 years’ experience in a process plant production. Practical experience of cement manufacturing (plant and process) will be an added advantage.
• People leadership skills.
• Expertise in process design of mass and energy balances.
• Good data analytical skills.

Duties and Responsibilities (Not limited to):

• Process Optimisation: perform metallurgical and chemical process reviews, simulations and analyses to ensure process efficiency.
• Production review and equipment condition monitoring: ensure that the plant maintains design capacity at minimum operating cost.
• Internal stakeholder support: manage and lead process engineering activities for cement manufacturing process and projects. Work with multidisciplinary teams to align process engineering with overall production objectives.
• Understanding of process plant control elements i.e. control and operating philosophy, control logics, and functional specifications.
• Quality Management: ensure that quality targets are achieved and maintained.
• Risk Management: ensure adherence to industry standards and safety regulations.
• Minimise operational risk to production personnel through technical initiatives.
• Governance: Ensure adherence to operating procedures and compliance to licences

Closing Date: 5 September 2025