Engineering Trainee: Manufacturing & Production Launch

Faurecia; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 360,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

Forvia is seeking a proactive early-career engineer to support manufacturing programs across concept, definition, equipment design workshops and plant launches. The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration to deliver reliable, cost-effective, launch-ready production processes.

You will assist with data collection, time studies, and documentation while gaining exposure to capital expenditure, cost tracking, and continuous improvement activities in a fast-paced automotive environment.

Qualifications

• BTech / BEng / BSc Eng in Mechanical, Industrial, Mechatronics, Manufacturing or related engineering.
• Recent graduate or up to two years of internship/entry-level experience; automotive/manufacturing exposure helpful.
• Basic understanding of manufacturing processes, engineering drawings, problem solving and quality principles.
• Interest in production systems, industrialisation, equipment, tooling, process validation and program launch.
• MS Office basics; Excel, PowerPoint, Word; data analysis or project-tracking helpful.
• Good written and spoken English.
• Willingness to work in plant environments and travel to suppliers or other sites.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate manufacturing work-package tasks, milestones, risks, actions and deliverables.
• Update action logs and follow up with owners; prepare inputs for meetings.
• Facilitate information flow between Program Manager, core team, plant teams and suppliers.
• Attend core team and reviews; capture decisions and maintain records.
• Escalate delays or technical concerns to the responsible engineer.

Skills

Good written English

Willingness to travel

Problem solving

Education

BTech / BEng / BSc Eng or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Job description

Forvia is seeking a proactive early-career engineer to support manufacturing programs across concept, definition, equipment design workshops and plant launches. The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration to deliver reliable, cost-effective, launch-ready production processes.

You will assist with data collection, time studies, and documentation while gaining exposure to capital expenditure, cost tracking, and continuous improvement activities in a fast-paced automotive environment.