Lean Engineer

Job Title: Lean Engineer
Division: Weir Minerals
Location: Johannesburg Alrode
Onsite

Purpose of Role: To enhance value creation across the value chain by optimizing endtoend flows reducing waste and improving quality within all business structures through standardized work problemsolving and digital enablement.

Why choose Weir:

Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future: At Weir the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing quickly adapting and continually finding better faster more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. Its a big challenge but it is exciting.

An opportunity to grow your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges explore new areas learn progress and excel. Best of all there is no set path that our people must take. Instead everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.

Feel empowered to be yourself and belong: Weir is a welcoming inclusive place where each individuals contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate collaborate and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest transparent and authentic in everything we do.

Key Responsibilities:

• Execution of continuous improvement programs in the business value chain network.
• Execution of the continuous improvement programs with a high focus on supporting organizational strategic goals.
• Management and improvement of WINS (Weir Integrated Network System) framework adoption in the EMEA region.
• Use of data analysis techniques to identify organizational trends patterns and areas of improvement.
• Demonstrate high quality of work in the form of report writing Oral and written presentations.
• Safety First: Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviors in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.

Job Knowledge/Education and Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in industrial engineering or a related field with proven experience in the application of Lean tools and methodologies.
• 35 years experience in a similar role within an enterprise environment leading continuous improvement programmes including Value Stream Mapping RCA Cost Management TPM Problem Solving and Six Sigma projects.
• Strong capability to create dashboards and visually interactive reports using the Microsoft Power Platform.
• Proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite & ERP systems with SAP knowledge considered an added advantage.

Founded in 1871 Weir is a world leading engineering business with a purpose to make mining operations smarter more efficient and sustainable. Thanks to Weirs technology our customers can produce essential metals and minerals using less energy water and waste at lower cost. With the increasing need for metals and minerals for climate change solutions Weir colleagues are playing their part in powering a low carbon future. We are a global family of 11000 uniquely talented people in over 60 counties inspiring each other to do the best work of our lives.

For additional information about what it is like to work at Weir please visit our Career Page and LinkedIn Life Page.

Weir is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race national origin gender gender identity sexual orientation veteran status disability age or any other legally protected status.

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