Project Specialist (Industrial Engineering)-6 month Project

SUMMARY:
Project Specialist (Industrial Engineering) - 6 month Project

POSITION INFO:

Duties / Responsibilities:

SHE:

• Conduct continuous Risk Assessments in the workplace
• Conduct Planned Task Observations in the workplace
• Identify potential hazards and critical safety issues in the workplace
• Address workplace hazards and risks
• Apply safety, health and environment practices and legal requirements when working on machines and equipment

Quality Management System:

• Comply with the requirements of the Projects Quality Assurance system

Policies and Procedures:

• Develop and update Project Policies, Procedures, Protocols, Work Instructions, Codes of Practice, etc.
• Operate according to standard operating procedures and within the parameters of applicable legislation

Financial Control:

• Monitor performance against budget (expense controls, variances, etc.)
• Initiate requests for CAPEX/Disposal/Transfers
• Participate in the Audit process
• Adhere to Financial Policies and Procedures
• Protect company assets (working capital & fixed assets)
• Detect and prevent fraud
• Promote good Corporate Governance

Customer Relations:

• Maintain and improve relationships with internal and external customers
• Conduct Customer visits to establish project status and identify outstanding issues/problems

Supplier Relations:

• Maintain and improve relationships with key suppliers
• Identify opportunities for improvements with key suppliers

Project Initiation:

• Identify opportunities for improvements with internal and external customers and propose alternative solutions
• Conduct project feasibility studies to establish the viability of proposed projects
• Contribute to project initiation, scope definition and scope change control
• Participate in the estimation and preparation of cost budgets for projects or sub projects and monitor and control actual cost against budget

Project Planning:

• Schedule project activities to facilitate effective project execution
• Monitor, evaluate and communicate project schedules
• Collate all project information (Drawings, specifications, data, special instructions, etc.)

Design & Drawing:

• Plan and determine drawing requirements to produce engineering drawings
• Use CAD computer programmes as a design tool to produce drawings to specifications

Project Management:

• Supervise a project team of a developmental, technical or small project to deliver project objectives
• Identify, suggest and implement corrective actions to improve quality of project work
• Raise requests for samples and update the sample request register
• Oversee/produce initial product samples
• Commission machines and equipment or pilot and test new/existing products

Project Administration:

• Plan, organise and support project meetings and workshops
• Provide procurement administration support to projects

Continuous Improvement:

• Conduct Research & Development of new/existing technologies/plant/products
• Implement Continuous Improvement initiatives:
  • Kaizen
  • Six Sigma
  • Standardised Work
  • VA/VE (Value Added/Value Engineered)

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