Mechatronics Technician

A Mechatronics Technician position is being filled in Mdantsane. Suitable candidates from across Eastern Cape are invited to submit their applications for review.

What This Role Involves

An experienced Mechatronics Technician is needed to support operations in Mdantsane. The role forms part of how the business keeps its engineering jobs portfolio strong in Eastern Cape.

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 Mdantsane team.

Reasonable working hours and respectful planning are part of how the role runs. The team values strong delivery, and load is balanced fairly across the engineering jobs group in Mdantsane.

Stakeholders for this position include line managers, peers across the engineering jobs team and trusted external partners. Building those relationships early makes the next twelve months in Mdantsane much easier.

Why Join Us

Few roles let you see the impact of your work as quickly as this one. Every shift, project and decision in Mdantsane contributes to real outcomes for clients and colleagues across the engineering jobs space in Eastern Cape.

Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Mdantsane teams.

Benefits are clear and consistent. Beyond the package on offer, the role includes the supports you would expect from an established South African employer in Eastern Cape.

The company reinvests in its people: paid training, internal moves and the chance to take on bigger projects are all part of how careers in Mdantsane keep progressing.

Your Team

You will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the engineering jobs side of the business inside out. The Mdantsane group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.

Collaboration is the default working mode. Whether picking up a quick query or working through a complex project, you will find colleagues willing to lean in and help.

Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.

Crucially, the team mix in Mdantsane reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.

About Mdantsane

Working in Mdantsane means a place along the Sunshine Coast tourism belt, with a steady flow of activity and a strong local economy. The team has built solid relationships across the Eastern Cape region, and the Mdantsane office benefits from those long-standing connections.

If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape.

Many candidates already living within reach of Mdantsane cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local Eastern Cape economy.

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 Mdantsane.

Our Commitment to Transformation

Inclusion is a core part of how the team operates. This is an equal-opportunity employer, and candidates from all communities — including women, youth and persons living with disabilities — are encouraged to apply for this role in Mdantsane.

B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.

Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across Eastern Cape.

Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Mdantsane.

Key Outputs

• Develop and maintain maintenance schedules for plant and equipment
• Support commissioning of new plant, equipment and process changes
• Manage technical procurement and evaluate supplier proposals
• Liaise with regulatory bodies on permits, licences and inspections
• Mentor apprentices, learners and junior engineers on site
• Lead root-cause analyses on production losses and quality defects
• Diagnose breakdowns and implement corrective and preventative maintenance
• Drive continuous improvement using lean and Six Sigma tools

Candidate Profile

• Awareness of B-BBEE and skills development obligations
• Registered or working toward registration with a recognised engineering body
• Commitment to safe, ethical and sustainable engineering practice
• Valid driver’s licence and willingness to travel between sites
• BEng, BTech or National Diploma in Engineering
• Experience with project management tools and methodologies
• Sound knowledge of the OHS Act and applicable SANS standards

Notably, if your CV speaks to the points above, this role is worth a closer look.