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Listing live now. We believe great workplaces are built on great people. We are looking for a Quality Engineer in Uitenhage, and we encourage applicants from across Eastern Cape to consider this opportunity.
What This Role Involves
This Quality Engineer role sits within the engineering jobs function in Uitenhage. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across Eastern Cape.
Communication runs both ways. Managers across the engineering jobs team in Eastern Cape make time for one-to-ones, and people are expected to speak up early when something needs attention.
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 Uitenhage.
Your Team
You will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the engineering jobs side of the business inside out. The Uitenhage group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.
The team structure and working relationships for this role in Uitenhage will be explained during the hiring process.
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.
About Uitenhage
Working in Uitenhage 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 Uitenhage office benefits from those long-standing connections.
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 Uitenhage.
Many candidates already living within reach of Uitenhage 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.
Your Workplace
Practically speaking, 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 Uitenhage site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.
Equally, the role is intended to operate under the hiring organisation’s workplace conduct, health and safety policies in Eastern Cape.
Core Functions
- Manage technical procurement and evaluate supplier proposals
- Prepare technical drawings, BOMs and specifications for production
- Ensure full compliance with the OHS Act and applicable SANS standards
- Drive continuous improvement using lean and Six Sigma tools
- Mentor apprentices, learners and junior engineers on site
What You’ll Need
- Registered or working toward registration with a recognised engineering body
- Hands-on commissioning and maintenance experience
- Awareness of B-BBEE and skills development obligations
- Excellent written and verbal communication, including technical reporting
- 3-5 years’ relevant engineering experience in industry
Each application is reviewed carefully, and strong matches against the criteria above will move forward in the process.