Engineering Intern - Manufacturing Programs

Faurecia Services Groupe; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

Forvia in Cape Town is seeking a recent engineering graduate to support the Program Manufacturing Leader and core teams in product industrialisation, production system development and launch activities. The role focuses on delivering safe, feasible, cost-effective and launch-ready production processes.

You will coordinate tasks, assist with documentation, and liaise across plant teams, suppliers and functional leaders. Travel to sites may be required as part of this hands-on program support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level engineering in a related field or equivalent qualification.
• Recent graduate or candidate with up to two years of internship/entry-level experience.
• Interest in production systems, industrialisation and program launch.
• Good written and spoken English.
• Willingness to travel to suppliers or other sites as required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate program tasks, milestones, risks and actions.
• Prepare inputs, update logs and follow up on actions with owners.
• Assist with information flow between program managers, leaders and plant teams.
• Support documentation updates for process concepts and change records.
• Contribute to production system development and facility planning inputs.
• Assist with launch-readiness activities and production ramp-up.
• Maintain dashboards and reports on manufacturing objectives and performance.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Data analysis

Project tracking

Education

BTech / BEng / BSc Eng in Mechanical/Industrial/Mechatronics/Manufacturing

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Forvia in Cape Town is seeking a recent engineering graduate to support the Program Manufacturing Leader and core teams in product industrialisation, production system development and launch activities. The role focuses on delivering safe, feasible, cost-effective and launch-ready production processes.

You will coordinate tasks, assist with documentation, and liaise across plant teams, suppliers and functional leaders. Travel to sites may be required as part of this hands-on program support.