Work-Force
Applications are warmly invited for a Production Engineer role based in Queenstown. We welcome candidates from every background across Eastern Cape who are ready to grow with us.
What This Role Involves
This Production Engineer role has been briefed against a clear set of outcomes for Queenstown. The successful candidate will work alongside an established team and will be expected to contribute meaningfully to the engineering jobs pipeline across Eastern Cape.
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.
Quality is everyone’s job. Whether the Production Engineer is processing a transaction, supporting a colleague or handling a customer query, the standard expected in Eastern Cape is consistently high and consistently fair.
The Environment
The environment combines office-based design and planning with site-based execution. Safety, quality and continuous improvement sit at the heart of how the team works.
Practically speaking, the working environment is set up to give the team the focus needed for deeper work, while keeping collaboration and quick problem-solving close at hand.
A respectful, professional environment is the standard in Eastern Cape. Bullying, harassment and unfair conduct have no place here, and managers are trained to act decisively when concerns are raised.
Based in Queenstown
Queenstown continues to grow as an employment hub in Eastern Cape, with in the growing Buffalo City Metro. This role gives you a foothold in one of its busier business communities, with access to the local services, suppliers and partners that keep the work moving.
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 Queenstown.
Many candidates already living within reach of Queenstown 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.
Diversity and Inclusion
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 Queenstown.
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.
Key Outputs
- Prepare technical drawings, BOMs and specifications for production
- Manage technical procurement and evaluate supplier proposals
- Mentor apprentices, learners and junior engineers on site
- Conduct site inspections and progress meetings with contractors
- Develop and maintain maintenance schedules for plant and equipment
- Maintain calibration, asset and plant maintenance records
Essential Criteria
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills
- Experience leading site teams or contractors is an advantage
- Hands-on commissioning and maintenance experience
- Working knowledge of CAD packages (AutoCAD, SolidWorks or similar)
- Excellent written and verbal communication, including technical reporting
- 3-5 years’ relevant engineering experience in industry
- BEng, BTech or National Diploma in Engineering
If most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.