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This is a current vacancy. Role: Industrial Engineer. Location: Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. The team is hiring and seeks a candidate who can step in and deliver from week one.
About the Opportunity
Practically speaking, this Industrial Engineer role sits within the engineering jobs function in Pietermaritzburg. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across KwaZulu-Natal.
Expect a structured first ninety days, with onboarding milestones, regular check-ins, and an early focus on getting comfortable with the systems and processes that underpin the Pietermaritzburg team.
The role has been written to be sustainable, not just busy. Strong output is expected, and managers in Pietermaritzburg also pay attention to recovery, learning and the kind of breathing room that keeps people doing good work over time.
Growing With Us
Practically speaking, this role can grow with you. Strong performers in the engineering jobs team in Pietermaritzburg have moved into senior, supervisory and specialist positions, and that journey is supported through coaching, training and exposure to bigger projects.
Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.
Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Pietermaritzburg have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across KwaZulu-Natal.
What Your Day Looks Like
Mornings often begin on site, walking through plant or project areas with the team and picking up where yesterday’s work ended. You move between technical reviews, contractor discussions and hands-on troubleshooting, balancing safety, cost and quality at every decision point. The afternoon might involve drawings, reports or a planning session for an upcoming shutdown. By the time you knock off, you have kept production running, advanced the project plan and helped the team go home safely.
Notably, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when KwaZulu-Natal operations throw up the unexpected.
Equally, the Pietermaritzburg office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.
Key Outputs
- Prepare technical reports and project documentation for sign-off
- Manage technical procurement and evaluate supplier proposals
- Diagnose breakdowns and implement corrective and preventative maintenance
- Prepare technical drawings, BOMs and specifications for production
- Plan, execute and close out engineering projects within scope, time and budget
- Conduct site inspections and progress meetings with contractors
- Lead root-cause analyses on production losses and quality defects
- Maintain calibration, asset and plant maintenance records
Who We’re Looking For
- 3-5 years’ relevant engineering experience in industry
- Excellent written and verbal communication, including technical reporting
- Familiarity with lean manufacturing and continuous improvement
- Valid driver’s licence and willingness to travel between sites
- Computer literacy in MS Office and relevant engineering software
- Working knowledge of CAD packages (AutoCAD, SolidWorks or similar)
If most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.