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Step into a Site Engineer role in Pietermaritzburg and make your mark across KwaZulu-Natal. The team is hiring now and wants to hear from sharp, committed candidates.
Overview
An experienced Site Engineer is needed to support operations in Pietermaritzburg. The role forms part of how the business keeps its engineering jobs portfolio strong in KwaZulu-Natal.
The organisation keeps reporting lines clean and expectations realistic. Performance is measured against a small, agreed set of metrics, and there are no surprise yardsticks for the Site Engineer taking on this position.
Internal documentation, process notes and shared playbooks make it easier for the Site Engineer to step into the engineering jobs workflow quickly. Institutional knowledge is well-organised, so people are not reinventing the wheel from one week to the next.
About Pietermaritzburg
Working in Pietermaritzburg means a place along the lush KZN North Coast, with a steady flow of activity and a strong local economy. The team has built solid relationships across the KwaZulu-Natal region, and the Pietermaritzburg office benefits from those long-standing connections.
Accessibility is taken seriously: where the role allows, the team works toward a balance of in-office presence and flexibility for candidates based in and around Pietermaritzburg.
Candidates should review the listed location, schedule and travel requirements before applying for this role in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal.
About the Team
You will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the engineering jobs side of the business inside out. The Pietermaritzburg group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.
On top of that, the team structure and working relationships for this role in Pietermaritzburg will be explained during the hiring process.
Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.
Daily Duties
- Maintain calibration, asset and plant maintenance records
- Prepare technical reports and project documentation for sign-off
- Conduct site inspections and progress meetings with contractors
- Liaise with regulatory bodies on permits, licences and inspections
- Manage technical procurement and evaluate supplier proposals
- Lead root-cause analyses on production losses and quality defects
- Drive continuous improvement using lean and Six Sigma tools
- Diagnose breakdowns and implement corrective and preventative maintenance
Minimum Requirements
- 3-5 years’ relevant engineering experience in industry
- Sound knowledge of the OHS Act and applicable SANS standards
- Computer literacy in MS Office and relevant engineering software
- Working knowledge of CAD packages (AutoCAD, SolidWorks or similar)
- Familiarity with lean manufacturing and continuous improvement
Each application is reviewed carefully, and strong matches against the criteria above will move forward in the process.