Junior Engineer Philippi
Kickstart your engineering career with a hands-on role in plastics manufacturing.
Manufacturing & packaging (plastics)
About Our Client
Bowler Plastics is a leader in the design and manufacture of high-quality plastic packaging solutions. With a strong focus on innovation quality and compliance the company supports a wide range of industries. Operating from state-of-the-art facilities Bowler Plastics fosters a culture of continuous improvement teamwork and career development offering engineers the opportunity to build expertise in a highly technical production environment.
The Role : Junior Engineer
You will provide technical support to production operations while assisting with engineering projects and process optimisation. This role involves monitoring and improving manufacturing processes troubleshooting training teams and ensuring quality and compliance with safety standards.
Key Responsibilities
Industrialise and maintain product processes to support smooth startups and process sustainability.
Gather data perform analysis and identify trends to support process improvements.
Ensure machine reliability monitor operations and take corrective action to maintain product quality.
Control scrap and waste ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations.
Train technical teams on tools processes and best practices.
Support implementation of new systems or software to boost productivity.
Manage technical inventory ordering equipment and materials as required.
Uphold Health & Safety GMP and FSSC standards reporting hazards and incidents.
Maintain detailed records of processes changes and outcomes.
Act as a role model for teamwork self-management and company standards.
About You
Grade 12 plus a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
2 - 5 years of relevant experience in an engineering / production environment.
Strong technical knowledge of processes equipment raw materials and moulds.
Skilled in fault finding equipment testing and installation of parts.
Knowledge of Health & Safety GMP and quality systems.
Strong communication project management and administration skills.
Decisive proactive and detail-oriented with high emotional intelligence.
Passionate about packaging innovation and sustainability.
Key Skills
Splunk,System Design,C / C++,FIPS,Go,LabView,PKI,AWS,SolidWorks,Linux,Natural Language Processing,Siem
Employment Type : Full Time
Experience : years
Vacancy : 1
Yearly Salary Salary : 400000 - 400000
Junior Engineer • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa