Knauf stands for opportunity. We know that opportunity looks different to each person and we are proud that we see opportunity in everyone. This exciting role within the Technical / Production team could be the perfect next opportunity for you to build a unique career, in a values-led culture with a clear purpose of making tomorrow a home for all of us. We are a global manufacturer of construction materials and within our Group, our 42,000 team members in 90 countries across 300 sites provide a huge opportunity for anyone with ambition and energy. We value everyone's contribution equally and we ask that you bring your whole self to work, to enrich the business further, as together we achieve more in a safe and inclusive environment. Knauf Rak FZE is proud to be part of the Knauf Group. We have a 15 years heritage in Plaster board, Profile and jointing compound manufacturing and have big plans for the future. Our GCC reach continues to grow and we are looking for passionate, ambitious people to help us achieve our goals. We are all led by the same core values and believe in the powerful potential of large companies to have a positive impact on the world. We are now looking for another team member to join us in Production department as Process Engineer. Can you say yes? Do you treat your colleagues with respect? Do you always have the customer in mind? Do you act with future generations in mind? Do you like to seek out opportunities to grow and develop? Do you have a proven track record of delivering results? What youll be doing:

• Identify and facilitate process improvement projects
• Carry out advanced data collection and analysis for process mapping, develop budgets and cost analysis to determine project feasibility
• Facilitate training/ workshops to drive cultural change
• Identify process bottlenecks through time studies and other methods
• Perform technical analyses of manufacturing and process data
• Apply analysis results to improve processes and meet customer expectations
  
• Identify recommendations to enhance manufacturing capabilities through new ideas and/or methods
• Participate in projects and/or assist project sub-teams involved in process and product optimization, innovation, cost reduction, or other related business activities
• Under the supervision of the Plant Manager execute projects to fulfil department goals and objectives in the areas of cost reduction, productivity gains, process flow, capacity increases, scrap reduction and process and product enhancements
• Maintain process set points and control for production process
• Participate in activities with other Process Engineers and Corporate functions
• Review all new product requests and approve them based on plant capabilities
• Plan and execute new trials in efficient manner to enhance cost reduction, productivity gains, process flow, capacity increases, scrap reduction and process and product enhancements

What wed love for you to have:

• • Minimum 2 Years Experience as Process Engineer or similar role
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering
  • Manufacturing background (full awareness of the plant processes)
  • Good understanding in Process Improvement Methodologies
  • Excellent Communication and Interpersonal Skills
  • Strong Analytical and Problem Solving Skills

We are interested in you as a person; your attitude, behaviors and values. As long as you have the willingness to learn anything you need for the role that you don\'t already have, we\'d love to speak to you. If you have experience in the following areas - this is an added advantage:

• Fully aware of Health and Safety policies and procedures, Local laws, regulations to ensure the safety of yourself and others
• Awareness of different ISO Standards