MOKGWAHLI BEN MAMABOLO
Industrial Engineer
Pretoria
Summary
Industrial Engineer with 5+ years of experience across FMCG manufacturing, logistics, and research, specialising in labour modelling, time & attendance (T&A) systems, and operational improvement. Skilled in Bestime, SAP, Shopware, and MS Excel (Advanced), with proven achievements in absenteeism tracking, resource forecasting, and compliance reporting. Strong background in continuous improvement (5S, SMED, Lean Six Sigma), data governance, and productivity reporting. Experienced in leading teams, implementing systems, and coaching managers to improve efficiency, productivity, and cost control.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
15
15
Certifications
Work History
Junior Industrial Engineer / Data Analyst
01.2024 - Current
- Created performance dashboards in Excel and Power BI to support real-time shift reviews.
- Sourced data manually from SAP, Shopware, and Bestime to populate dashboards and reports.
- Automated performance reports for team leaders, engineers, and executives.
- Built tools to track absenteeism, return-to-work trends, and labour gaps.
- Ensured data governance on Shopware by maintaining accuracy, consistency, and compliance of inputs.
- Delivered daily productivity reports for site leadership and executives.
- Implemented an equipment cleaning programme, transferring ownership of cleaning to production staff and improving compliance.
- Currently leading a SMED (Single-Minute Exchange of Die) project to optimise product changeovers, reduce downtime, and improve flexibility.
- Trained Team Leaders and Managers on dashboards, Bestime, and Shopware for resource management.
- Led a Material Handling Project that reduced material usage variances, improved housekeeping, and supported higher MPS attainment.
- Participated in downtime and root cause investigations.
- Supported site-wide Shopware usage and capability building.
Production Team Leader (Acting)
National Brands Limited
03.2025 - 06.2025
- Led a team of 32 employees, managing shift planning, attendance, and labour deployment.
- Improved line OEE by 10% and maintained average overproduction of 4.3 tons to support stock build.
- Reinstated Green Area meetings, improving morale, communication, and accountability.
- Used SAP for order closure, variance reporting, and manufacturing management
- Use BESTime for labour compliance monitoring.
- Coached teams in structured problem-solving, 5S, and quality assurance.
Industrial Engineering Graduate
01.2022 - 12.2023
- Developed demand-based labour models aligned with run strategies and production planning.
- Implemented visual management systems and KPI boards for performance tracking.
- Conducted data integrity reviews and provided improvement reports.
- Improved production availability by 10% and throughput by 33%.
- Rolled out 5S methodology across the factory.
Research Assistant
01.2021 - 12.2021
- Collected and analysed data for academic research projects.
- Assisted with statistical validation and research report writing.
P1/P2 Intern – Heavy Industry
02.2019 - 01.2020
- Appointed as SHE Rep, supporting labour and safety compliance.
- Conducted time studies and created SOPs.
- Supported Lean Six Sigma projects for wagon and coach assembly.
P1/P2 Intern – Electronics Manufacturing
08.2018 - 09.2018
- Supported inventory management and layout optimisation.
- Assisted in process improvement initiatives.
Education
Master in Engineering - Industrial Engineering
Tshwane University of Technology
12-2026
BTech - Industrial Engineering
Tshwane University of Technology
Pretoria, South Africa01.2021
National Diploma - Industrial Engineering
Tshwane University of Technology
Pretoria, South Africa01.2020
Skills
- Time & Attendance Systems: Bestime, SAP (MRP, Order Closure, Variance Tracking), Shopware
- Workforce Modelling & Forecasting
- Labour Cost Management (Absenteeism, Overtime, Variance Tracking)
- Resource Deployment & Shift Planning
- Data Analytics: Power BI, Excel (Advanced), SQL Basics
- Compliance: BCEA Principles, Labour & Safety Standards
- Continuous Improvement: 5S, SMED, Root Cause Analysis, Lean Six Sigma (White & Yellow Belt)
- Training & Change Management (Operators, Team Leaders, Managers)
- Report Writing, KPI Tracking, Dashboard Automation
- Strong Problem-Solving & Strategic Thinking
Certification
Yellow Belt – MFTreinamentos – 2025
References
- Nokuthula, Msimango, Continuous Improvement Manager, Nokuthula.Msimango@transnet.net, 060 583 5199, Transnet Engineering
- Dhesi, Chinsamy, Manufacturing Manager, DhesiC@nbl.co.za, 071 491 2012, National Brands Limited
Timeline
Production Team Leader (Acting)
National Brands Limited
03.2025 - 06.2025
Junior Industrial Engineer / Data Analyst
01.2024 - Current
Industrial Engineering Graduate
01.2022 - 12.2023
Research Assistant
01.2021 - 12.2021
P1/P2 Intern – Heavy Industry
02.2019 - 01.2020
P1/P2 Intern – Electronics Manufacturing
08.2018 - 09.2018
Master in Engineering - Industrial Engineering
Tshwane University of Technology
BTech - Industrial Engineering
Tshwane University of Technology
National Diploma - Industrial Engineering
Tshwane University of Technology
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