Industrial Engineer

JUNIOR INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER KZN

A growing FMCG / food manufacturing business is looking for a Junior Industrial Engineer to join its Supply Chain team.
This role is ideal for an analytical detail-oriented Industrial Engineer who enjoys working with data manufacturing processes systems and continuous improvement

The key focus will be creating end-to-end visibility across the supply chain from raw material receiving and production through WIP finished goods and dispatch while improving the accuracy and efficiency of the processes behind the data.

- Build and maintain visibility of material and product movements across the supply chain
- Own the daily mass balance investigating and resolving variances
- Analyse production yields WIP stock movements and inventory variances
- Develop dashboards and reports using Excel ERP/MES and BI tools
- Identify root causes of discrepancies and drive corrective action
- Map simplify and improve data capture and reporting processes
- Reduce manual work duplicate capturing and rework through process improvement and automation
- Support stock counts reconciliations and inventory accuracy across multiple sites
- Identify bottlenecks waste and process breakdowns
- Standardise data-capture processes and SOPs across sites
- Work closely with Production Procurement Finance Food Safety Maintenance Warehouse and Dispatch
BEng / BTech / BSc in Industrial Engineering or related field
Minimum 3 years experience in manufacturing FMCG or food production
Strong Excel skills pivot tables lookups and data cleaning
Experience with ERP/MES systems and production or stock reporting
Understanding of manufacturing processes WIP warehousing and dispatch
Knowledge of mass balance / yield reconciliation
Power BI or similar BI experience advantageous
Lean / Six Sigma exposure advantageous
Valid drivers licence and own transport
Willingness to travel between multiple KZN sites

We are looking for someone who is analytical inquisitive process-driven and hands-on with a strong focus on data accuracy and practical problem solving.

KZN Multi-site role
Full-time Permanent
Confidential employer

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