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This is a current vacancy. Role: Quality Engineer. Location: Knysna, Western Cape. The team is hiring and seeks a candidate who can step in and deliver from week one.
What This Role Involves
The organisation is investing in its Knysna operation, and this Quality Engineer position reflects that commitment. The successful candidate will work across the engineering jobs function and contribute to the wider Western Cape business.
Importantly, the successful applicant is given the room to plan, deliver and review their work without unnecessary noise. The organisation has built its Knysna team on trust, and the Quality Engineer role will feel that from week one.
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 Knysna much easier.
On top of that, the role has been written to be sustainable, not just busy. Strong output is expected, and managers in Knysna also pay attention to recovery, learning and the kind of breathing room that keeps people doing good work over time.
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 Knysna.
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 Western Cape.
Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Knysna.
Where You’ll Work
On top of that, 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.
Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Knysna site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.
A respectful, professional environment is the standard in Western Cape. Bullying, harassment and unfair conduct have no place here, and managers are trained to act decisively when concerns are raised.
Beyond that, 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.
What We Offer
Practically speaking, the company invests in the people who join it. From structured onboarding to ongoing skills development, you will find clear paths to grow your career in engineering jobs from your base in Knysna. Many colleagues across Western Cape have moved into senior roles after starting in positions just like this one.
Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Knysna 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 Western Cape.
Beyond that, 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 Knysna keep progressing.
About Knysna
Working in Knysna means a place on the N2 corridor toward the Cape Winelands, with a steady flow of activity and a strong local economy. The team has built solid relationships across the Western Cape region, and the Knysna 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 Knysna, Western Cape.
Many candidates already living within reach of Knysna cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local Western 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 Knysna.
Core Functions
- Ensure full compliance with the OHS Act and applicable SANS standards
- Conduct risk assessments and HAZOP studies on critical processes
- Prepare technical drawings, BOMs and specifications for production
- Diagnose breakdowns and implement corrective and preventative maintenance
- Support commissioning of new plant, equipment and process changes
- Maintain calibration, asset and plant maintenance records
- Conduct site inspections and progress meetings with contractors
What You’ll Need
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills
- Familiarity with lean manufacturing and continuous improvement
- Sound knowledge of the OHS Act and applicable SANS standards
- Experience with project management tools and methodologies
- Registered or working toward registration with a recognised engineering body
- Experience leading site teams or contractors is an advantage
- Awareness of B-BBEE and skills development obligations
Equally, if most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.