Plant Engineer

Step into a Plant Engineer role in Hartswater and make your mark across Northern Cape. The team is hiring now and wants to hear from sharp, committed candidates.

Overview

The Plant Engineer vacancy forms part of how the Hartswater branch keeps performing. It pairs day-to-day delivery with longer-running priorities that keep the engineering jobs side of the business moving forward.

Day-to-day, the role balances focused delivery with the kind of collaboration that keeps things moving. The successful candidate is trusted to make sensible decisions inside the agreed scope, with line-management support whenever a sounding board is useful.

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 Hartswater much easier.

Tools, systems and information are there to support the role rather than slow it down. The company continues to invest in the technology that backs its Hartswater teams, and the new Plant Engineer will feel that from the first week.

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 Hartswater.

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.

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

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

Your Team

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

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

On top of that, the team mix in Hartswater reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.

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.

Based in Hartswater

Beyond that, the role is based in Hartswater, in the Kathu iron ore belt. Public transport links and parking are within easy reach, making the daily commute manageable for candidates living across Hartswater and the broader Northern Cape region.

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 Hartswater.

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

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

Why Join Us

On top of that, you will join a team that values respectful collaboration, honest feedback and shared wins. The Hartswater colleagues take pride in supporting one another and in doing the engineering jobs side of the business properly, day in and day out.

Equally, 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 Hartswater keep progressing.

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 Northern Cape.

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

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain calibration, asset and plant maintenance records
• Prepare technical drawings, BOMs and specifications for production
• Liaise with regulatory bodies on permits, licences and inspections
• Support commissioning of new plant, equipment and process changes
• Conduct risk assessments and HAZOP studies on critical processes
• Diagnose breakdowns and implement corrective and preventative maintenance
• Conduct site inspections and progress meetings with contractors
• Mentor apprentices, learners and junior engineers on site

What You’ll Need

• Hands-on commissioning and maintenance experience
• Registered or working toward registration with a recognised engineering body
• Experience leading site teams or contractors is an advantage
• Commitment to safe, ethical and sustainable engineering practice
• 3-5 years’ relevant engineering experience in industry
• Valid driver’s licence and willingness to travel between sites
• Sound knowledge of the OHS Act and applicable SANS standards

Each application is reviewed carefully, and strong matches against the criteria above will move forward in the process.