Continuous Improvement officer

Job Facts

Employer Truworths
Location Western Cape Cape Town
Closing Date 28 Aug 2026
Posted 15 August 2026
Minimum Education National Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Industrial Engineering Technology, or Operations Management.
Industry Retail, Apparel / Fashion

Minimum Requirements

  • National Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Industrial Engineering Technology, or Operations Management.
  • Lean / Six Sigma Green Belt (desirable, not required at entry).
  • 3–5 years in a Distribution Centre, warehouse, or logistics operations environment.
  • Demonstrated exposure to Lean tools (5S, standard work, Kaizen, visual management) in a live operational setting.
  • Qualifications and Experience
  • supporting or coaching supervisors in an operations improvement context.
  • Advanced Excel: pivot tables, VLOOKUP-level data manipulation, and basic performance tracking tools.
  • Working familiarity with at least one WMS platform (user-level access; not configuration or development).
  • Worked with reporting tools such as Apex/PowerBI.
  • MS Office proficiency.
  • Able to work alongside and influence warehouse floor staff and supervisors in a high-pressure, shift-based environment.
  • Builds trust through consistency and follow-through, not seniority.
  • Can extract meaning from operational data, identify patterns in KPI trends, and present a clear improvement case to an operations manager without over-engineering the analysis.
  • Translates improvement findings into plain language.
  • Can write a usable SOP, brief a supervisor group, and support floor staff through a process change without causing resistance or confusion.
  • and Experience

Responsibilities

  • Lead and facilitate Kaizen events, 5S programmes, and standard work initiatives across DC functions (receiving, put-away, picking, audit, shipping).