Candidate Mechanical Engineer (ECSA)

You'll keep the plant reliable and improve how it runs at the food and beverage factory in Kariega. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

You'll be based at a food and beverage factory in Kariega. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Sign off modifications and keep drawings and records current
• Prepare the maintenance budget and report monthly on spend
• Hold the GMR 2.1 appointment and keep machinery safety legal on site
• Design conveyors, chutes and structures in SolidWorks or Inventor
• Check pressure vessels for compliance with the Pressure Equipment Regulations and SANS 347
• Write scopes of work and compare contractor quotes
• Plan and track preventive maintenance in the CMMS with the artisans and planners

• Confident with 3D CAD software and engineering calculations
• Able to manage contractors and budgets
• Three or more years working as a qualified engineer, in industry or consulting
• Code 08 licence for site visits

• Finite element analysis skills
• Reliability or asset management certification

• Company laptop and CAD licences
• ECSA registration fees and CPD paid
• Medical aid and retirement fund contributions
• Study support for postgraduate courses

• If you hold a GCC, say which one and when you got it. It opens senior plant posts.
• Put your ECSA category and number under your name. For senior roles it is often the first filter.