Candidate Info

Process Engineer (Senior / Lead / Principal / Chief)

Available for exploratory interviews.
Ref: EP16217613

Company classification: Manufacturing / OEM ( Tier 1 & 2) (products, equipment and/or machinery) Industry in: Chemicals Speciality Chemicals - Corrosion Protection | Paints and Coatings | Explosives Highest formal qualification and other: Degree Discipline: Chemical Engineering Years of experience range: e. 11 to 15 years (d. 6 to 10 years management) Annual package range: South African Rand - ZAR Annual package range: 1.15 mil - 1.3 mil, per annum Nationality: South African Home and other languages: Afrikaans, English Gender: Male Ethnicity: Caucasian/White Candidate location: South Africa Location preference: I am open to positions nationally (in my country).


Contribution Compass Profile: Catalyst

Activating: 29.06 % Inspiring: 22.64 % Sustaining: 22.26 % Refining: 26.04 %

The Catalyst is one of the eight natural energy profiles identified by the online profiling tool Contribution Compass that Enshrine Placements have incorporated into their recruitment process to help improve employee engagement. Putting the right profiles together means deliberately structuring your team to function at its optimum.
In this video we address some questions to demonstrate how a Catalyst can leverage the most value for your team.


Online Interview Questionnaire

Primary purpose of current/most recent position:

Identification of process optimisation and improvements, keeping up to date with new process technologies in the market. To continuously improve. Manage initiatives and projects to promote continuous improvement throughout the business.

Core elements or functions that must operate effectively in order to achieve primary purpose:

Process engineering, plant monitoring, quality performance

Description of self, along with greater purpose and passions:

I think I missed the mark already here. I love visualising new things and see it fulfilled.

Ideal business title:

Senior Technologist/Research Chemist

Key responsibilities and accountabilities of ideal position:

Conduct research and development activities to ensure new or blue sky product implementation
Technical report writing

Skill area of competence:

Drafting of drawings for practical implementation
Technical problem solving

Career summary:

15 years and 8 months in explosives:
10.5 years in initiating systems and polymers
5 years and 3 months in ammonium nitrate

What do you absolutely love doing:

I love "making things look good" as my colleagues always say. I apply my artistic talent to drawings, tables and figures, and technical diagrams such as P&ID's. Complex mathematical calculations using data

Ideal company (culture and values):

A smaller company that understands that employees may have families. One that looks after its employees and where management does not create a toxic environment where fighting fires constitute the majority of the time.


If you are looking for a Process Engineer (Senior / Lead / Principal / Chief), then do get in touch.

Call the Head Office – Gauteng, SA. + 27 10 597 0862.



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