Chemical Engineer | Projects & Process Improvement
Listed on 2026-09-18
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Engineering
Process Engineer, Quality Engineering, Manufacturing Engineer, Chemical Engineering -
Manufacturing / Production
Quality Engineering, Manufacturing Engineer
Are you a Chemical Engineer who thrives on solving complex plant problems, improving performance and turning ideas into real-world results?
Join our clients Projects team and play a key role in
optimising plant performance, increasing capacity, improving efficiency and reliability, enhancing safety and delivering better product quality
.
Working closely with Production, Maintenance, SHEQ, Procurement and other teams, you’ll take projects from
concept through execution, commissioning and benefit realisation
— while gaining hands-on exposure to both
project engineering and plant operations
.
- Identify and deliver
process optimisation, debottlenecking and capital projects - Develop scopes, technical solutions, business cases, budgets and implementation plans
- Lead equipment sizing, process design, specifications, costing and technical reviews
- Troubleshoot production, quality and reliability challenges and drive
root-cause solutions - Plan and oversee
laboratory and plant trials, commissioning and process changes - Analyse plant data to uncover
losses, constraints and improvement opportunities - Drive improvements in
production, yield, energy efficiency, cost, reliability and quality - Support HAZOPs, risk assessments, MOC and incident investigations
- Embed sustainable improvements through
SOPs, training, standards and monitoring
- BSc in Chemical Engineering
- 5+ years’ relevant experience
in a chemical, manufacturing or industrial plant environment - Proven experience in
process engineering, plant projects, production support or process improvement - A practical, hands-on approach with the ability to turn engineering insight into measurable plant results
This is more than a projects role. It’s an opportunity to build
deep technical and operational expertise
, work on high-impact engineering challenges and position yourself for future
technical or operational leadership
.
And the location?
Durban — where your career can come with sun, sea and sand.
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