Location: Boksburg, Gauteng | Type: Full-time, Permanent | Closing Date: Applications accepted until filled

About This Opportunity

Join Unilever, where 3.4 billion people across 190 countries use our products daily. As a Process Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in driving our factories toward World Class Manufacturing standards, optimizing processes to achieve peak efficiency while making sustainable living commonplace.

This is more than an engineering role—it’s an opportunity to create tangible impact on global brands that improve lives while building your career in an inclusive, purpose-driven environment.

What You’ll Do

As our Process Engineer, you’ll be at the forefront of operational excellence, working hands-on with production teams to eliminate waste, reduce losses, and enhance process stability. Your mission: achieve zero defects, zero waste, and zero losses through continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead quality improvement initiatives using World Class Manufacturing (WCM) methodologies, focusing on Safety, Quality, Cost Deployment, and Customer Service
• Collaborate directly with line crews as their technical trainer and coach, guiding them in root cause analysis and implementing effective countermeasures
• Validate process improvements and establish optimized operating standards that support the transition to semi-autonomous teams
• Apply WCM pillar tools (Autonomous Maintenance, Professional Maintenance, Focused Improvement, Quality Control) to systematically eliminate losses
• Develop Technical and Quality Standards ensuring consistent process stability across production lines
• Manage engineering projects—from new equipment installations to process optimizations—that deliver measurable cost savings and efficiency gains
• Lead innovation implementation in the factory, introducing improvements that strengthen our competitive position
• Ensure compliance with process safety requirements, including combustible dust management and HAZOP protocols

What We’re Looking For

Essential Qualifications:

• Degree or BTech in Mechanical, Chemical, or Industrial Engineering
• Experience with HAZOPs and Safety Approval Systems
• Proven ability to collect, analyze, and interpret complex manufacturing data
• Strong understanding of process design principles and statistical process control

Ideal Experience:

• Background in continuous processing within FMCG or manufacturing environments
• Hands-on experience with AM, PM, Quality, and Focused Improvement tools
• Track record of successfully delivering engineering projects
• Experience applying Managing Manufacturing Performance methodologies

Essential Skills:

You’re someone who combines technical excellence with collaborative leadership. You’re energized by delivering results, constantly seeking better solutions while engaging others. You take personal accountability, use data to drive decisions, and maintain high standards for yourself and your work. Your consumer-focused mindset, coupled with your agility and humility, makes you an inspiring team member.

Why Unilever?

At Unilever, we don’t believe in one-size-fits-all careers. We’ll equip you with tools to shape your unique professional journey while working on brands that genuinely matter. You’ll contribute to our purpose of making sustainable living commonplace, knowing that doing business the right way drives superior performance.

Our Commitment to You:

• Inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment
• Continuous learning and development opportunities
• Chance to work on global brands making real-world impact
• Culture that values diversity, equity, and inclusion

This factory-based role in Boksburg requires full-time on-site attendance, placing you at the heart of manufacturing transformation.

Ready to Make Your Mark?

If you’re passionate about engineering excellence, driven by continuous improvement, and excited to lead teams toward World Class Manufacturing standards, we want to hear from you.

Apply now and bring your whole self to Unilever.

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Unilever is an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and inclusivity. We comply with South African Employment Equity and BBBEE legislation. Foreign nationals must provide work authorization documentation. If you require accessibility support during recruitment, please inform us when applying.

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