Quality Inspector (Automotive Components)

Work on the line where every station counts, at the vehicle assembly plant in Centurion. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

You'll be based at a vehicle assembly plant in Centurion. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Load and unload robotic welding cells safely
• Rotate between stations as the team leader plans
• Take part in kaizen ideas to improve your station
• Pull the andon cord when a defect or safety issue appears
• Keep your station clean using 5S rules
• Follow standard work sheets and quality checkpoints at every step

• Lives close enough to reach the plant on time for every shift
• Grade 12 certificate
• Able to pass a basic literacy and numeracy test
• Good eyesight and hand coordination
• Can follow written and visual work instructions

• Previous experience in an automotive plant
• Forklift licence for material handling
• NQF 2 in Automotive Manufacturing and Assembly through merSETA

• Shift allowance and paid overtime
• Learnership opportunities toward an artisan trade
• Staff canteen with subsidised meals
• Transport from nearby townships on some routes

• Many plants recruit through learnerships first. Watch for merSETA learnership adverts and apply early.
• Include any factory or line work you have done, even outside the car industry. It shows you can handle shift work.