Quality Engineer

Bring your skills as a Quality Engineer to Mdantsane and join a team that moves fast. This Eastern Cape role is one to watch.

What This Role Involves

The Quality Engineer position is part of an ongoing recruitment drive across Eastern Cape. The brief has been shaped carefully, with a focus on delivery in Mdantsane and across the engineering jobs space.

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.

Our Commitment to Transformation

Diverse teams build stronger workplaces. Applications are welcome from candidates of every background, language and community across Eastern Cape, and recruitment is fair, transparent and aligned with the EE Act.

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.

Working in Mdantsane

Mdantsane 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.

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.

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

Core Functions

• Develop and maintain maintenance schedules for plant and equipment
• Prepare technical drawings, BOMs and specifications for production
• Drive continuous improvement using lean and Six Sigma tools
• Ensure full compliance with the OHS Act and applicable SANS standards
• Diagnose breakdowns and implement corrective and preventative maintenance
• Conduct risk assessments and HAZOP studies on critical processes
• Liaise with regulatory bodies on permits, licences and inspections
• Manage technical procurement and evaluate supplier proposals

Essential Criteria

• Valid driver’s licence and willingness to travel between sites
• Awareness of B-BBEE and skills development obligations
• 3-5 years’ relevant engineering experience in industry
• Hands-on commissioning and maintenance experience
• Working knowledge of CAD packages (AutoCAD, SolidWorks or similar)
• Commitment to safe, ethical and sustainable engineering practice
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including technical reporting

Candidates who meet most of these criteria are welcome to be considered for the role.