Operations Specialist

Yara International

Operations Engineer designing and monitoring production processes at Yara in Tanzania. Focus on continuous improvement initiatives and technical support for packaging operations.

Posted 5/4/2026full-timeDar es Salaam • 🇹🇿 TanzaniaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Operations Process Engineer is responsible for designing, optimizing, and monitoring production processes to improve efficiency, quality, and safety.
Key focus is analysing operations, troubleshooting issues and implementing continuous improvement initiatives to ensure optimal plant performance.
Implement safe by choice initiative across operations people and processes by ensuring all processes within the terminal adhere to HESQ guidelines as well as Implementation of lean tools; 5S, KAIZEN and single point lesson.
Design and develop efficient packaging processes for new and existing products while optimizing packaging lines to improve OEE, yield throughout changeover times.
Provide daily technical support to packaging operations such as troubleshoot packaging line issues, root cause analysis and corrective actions.
Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives such as identification of opportunities to reduce waste, downtime and packaging defects.
Drive cost reduction initiatives for packaging materials and processes, implement best practices and standardized processes across lines or sites.
Build and maintain strong relationships with key internal functions and external stakeholders.

Requirements

What you’ll need

University degree in Agronomy, Agriculture, Business Administration, or related field.
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
A minimum of 5 years work experience running terminal operations in a multinational company.
Good communication skills with fluency in written and spoken English and Swahili languages.
Competent in Microsoft office applications; word, excel, powerpoint.
Strong analytical skills.
Ability to work independently and in collaboration with other teams and stakeholders.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Knowledge grows through differences
Yara is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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Hard Skills & Tools

operations process designprocess optimizationproduction monitoringroot cause analysiscontinuous improvementpackaging process designOEE optimizationlean tools5SKAIZEN

Soft Skills

communication skillsanalytical skillscollaborationrelationship buildingindependent work