Operations Analyst

ESCO Group LLC

Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Onsite
Daily r/kg dashboards
Variance analysis vs. standards
Power bi models and excel tools
The Operations Analyst is responsible for controlling and analyzing cost opportunities on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis to improve operational efficiency across HBF

Job Summary

  • The Operations Analyst is responsible for controlling and analyzing cost opportunities on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis to improve operational efficiency across HBF.
  • The role’s primary mission is to continuously reduce production cost (R/kg) by turning plant data into actionable insights, partnering with Production, Maintenance, Supply Chain and Finance to eliminate waste, improve yield, optimize BoM mix, and stabilize process performance.
  • Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future, with numerous opportunities to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress, and excel.

Matching Summary

The Operations Analyst is responsible for controlling and analyzing cost opportunities on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis to improve operational efficiency across HBF.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Daily R/kg dashboards
  • Variance analysis vs. standards
  • Power BI models and Excel tools
  • SAP/MRP, BoM/Routings
  • Cost accounting concepts
  • Cross-functional partnering

Nice-to-have

  • Continuous improvement projects
  • Sustainability integration
  • Global organization
  • Inclusive and diverse workplace
  • Empowered to be yourself

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, Operations Research, Manufacturing/Mechanical Engineering, Finance, or related field
  • Two to three years in heavy manufacturing/foundry
  • Data tooling (Power BI, SQL basics) and SAP
  • Experience driving Lean/CI

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Not specified

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