Assistant Quality Controller

Dante Personnel Recruitment; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 480,000; Part time

Job summary

Dante Personnel Recruitment is seeking a Quality Assurance & Reliability Engineer for a leading engineering and technical services company in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng. The role focuses on maintenance, reliability engineering, root cause analysis and continuous improvement for turbomachinery and diesel systems.

Ideal candidates hold a mechanical engineering qualification with 3–5 years in a maintenance/reliability environment and have experience with RCA, FMEA/FMECA, and quality assurance

Qualifications

• 3–5 years’ experience in maintenance, reliability or rotating equipment environments.
• Experience implementing maintenance strategies and reliability improvement initiatives.
• Experience conducting failure investigations and root cause analyses.
• Exposure to quality assurance and non-conformance management processes.
• FMEA and FMECA methodologies; familiarity with 5 Why and Ishikawa analyses; Fault Tree Analysis.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain the Non-Conformance Report (NCR) database.
• Schedule, coordinate, and conduct internal NCR investigations and audits.
• Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations for machine failures and deviations.
• Apply RCA methodologies including 5 Why, Fishbone (Ishikawa), Fault Tree Analysis and related techniques.
• Record failures, corrective actions and recommended next steps.
• Collaborate with Maintenance to identify reliability improvement opportunities.
• Develop maintenance strategies for equipment lacking formal strategies.
• Conduct and facilitate FMEA and FMECA studies.
• Review and optimize maintenance strategies to improve plant reliability and equipment performance.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Root cause analysis

FMEA/FMECAs

Quality assurance

Education

Mechanical Engineering qualification (National Diploma, B-Tech or Degree)

Job description

Quality Assurance & Reliability Engineer

Our esteemed client is a leading engineering and technical services company specializing in turbomachinery, diesel systems, and industrial solutions, serving sectors such as mining, steel, petrochemicals, marine, and energy. This role is ideal for a mechanically qualified professional with a strong background in maintenance, reliability engineering, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement. It is located in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng.

Job details: Posted 25 August 2026
Salary ZAR negotiable
Start date 25 August 2026
Location Germiston
Job type Contract
Discipline Renewable Energy
Reference
Job Function Inspector

Job Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain the Non-Conformance Report (NCR) database.
• Schedule, coordinate, and conduct internal NCR investigations and audits.
• Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations for machine failures and operational deviations.
• Apply RCA methodologies including 5 Why Analysis, Fishbone (Ishikawa) Diagrams, Fault Tree Analysis, and other problem‑solving techniques.
• Record failures, corrective actions, and recommended next steps.
• Work closely with the Maintenance Department to identify reliability improvement opportunities.
• Develop maintenance strategies for equipment where formal strategies do not exist.
• Conduct and facilitate FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) and FMECA (Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis) studies.
• Review and optimize existing maintenance strategies to improve plant reliability and equipment performance.

Qualifications & Skills Requirements

• National Diploma, B-Tech, or Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• 3 to 5 years' experience within a maintenance, reliability, or rotating equipment environment.
• Proven experience implementing maintenance strategies and reliability improvement initiatives.
• Experience conducting failure investigations and root cause analyses.
• Exposure to quality assurance and non-conformance management processes.
• FMEA and FMECA methodologies.
• 5 Why Analysis.
• Fishbone (Ishikawa) Analysis.
• Fault Tree Analysis.
• Reliability-centered maintenance principles.

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