Junior Value Engineer

Details

Closing Date 2026/10/05

Reference Number SHO260928-19

Job Title Junior Value Engineer

Job Type Full Time

Location - Country South Africa

Location - Province Western Cape

Location - Town or City Brackenfell, Cape Town

Job Category Insurance

About the role The Junior Value Engineer provides entry-level analytical, research, and project support to value engineering initiatives across the Shoprite Group. The role assists with gathering and organising operational information, documenting current processes, supporting basic analysis, and contributing to improvement activities that enhance the function-to-cost ratio of products, processes, systems, and technologies. Working under guidance, the Junior Value Engineer supports the team in identifying cost drivers, inefficiencies, and opportunities to improve operational performance, reduce waste, and support cost-efficient solutions.

What you'll do* Assist with collecting, organising, and validating operational, cost, and process information to support value engineering activities.

• Document current-state processes, data inputs, observations, and findings to support analysis and improvement recommendations.
• Support basic process mapping, time studies, layout observations, and data analysis under the guidance of Value Engineers and Senior Value Engineers.
• Assist with identifying inefficiencies, cost drivers, risks, and opportunities for improvement within allocated work areas.
• Prepare data summaries, meeting notes, basic reports, and supporting documentation for review by more senior team members.
• Support the tracking of project actions, milestones, and deliverables to enable timely execution of value engineering initiatives.
• Engage with internal stakeholders to request information, confirm requirements, and clarify operational details as required.
• Maintain accurate records, templates, and project documentation in line with team standards and governance requirements.
• Stay informed about basic value engineering, industrial engineering, and continuous improvement methods and apply learnings to assigned tasks.

What you bring* Degree in Industrial Engineering, Engineering, Operations Management, Business Analytics, or a related field or Diploma and 1-3 years’ relevant experience in industrial engineering, process improvement, operations, logistics, analytics, or project support (essential).

• Exposure to data gathering, process documentation, reporting, and basic analysis methods (essential).
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365, including Excel and PowerPoint (essential).
• Exposure to Lean, continuous improvement, value engineering, or process optimisation concepts (advantageous).

Policy Our Group is committed to creating, embracing, and preserving a diverse workplace that values the unique talents, perspectives, backgrounds, and abilities that enrich our organisation. A place where everyone matters and feels included.

We are committed to Employment Equity when recruiting internally and externally.

Please take note that by responding to this application and providing your personal information, you confirm your express and informed consent for Shoprite Checkers (Pty) Ltd and all its subsidiaries and affiliates companies to process your personal information for the Company to consider your application for this position. All Personal Information which you provide to the Company will be used and/or retained only for the purposes for which it is collected, whereafter it will be permanently destroyed. Your information is only retained if it is required by law or where you have given consent to us to retain such information for an extended period.

If you don’t hear from us within 14 days, please consider your application unsuccessful. Any personal information collected as part of your application will be destroyed, securely, in accordance with South African legislation.