Graduate

Weir Minerals; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

An engineering company in Johannesburg is seeking a Graduate (Mechanical Engineering or Polymer Technology). This role involves ensuring smooth production, monitoring processes, and maintaining equipment. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and be familiar with engineering calculations using Excel. Strong understanding of rubber compounding and testing methods is essential. The position is onsite in Isando and offers an opportunity to grow within a global organization, supporting an inclusive environment.

Benefits

Opportunities for career growth

Inclusive and diverse workplace

Commitment to employee wellbeing

Qualifications

• Graduate with Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Should be well versed with engineering calculations using Excel.
• Understanding of rubber compounding, curing, and testing methods.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate commitment to safety in all processes.
• Monitor rubber mixing, extrusion, molding, and curing processes.
• Adjust parameters to ensure product quality and consistency.
• Troubleshoot process deviations and implement corrective actions.
• Maintain accurate records of process parameters and production data.

Skills

Engineering calculations using Excel

Understanding of rubber compounding

Troubleshooting process deviations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Job Title: Graduate (Mechanical Engineering or Polymer Technology)

Division: Weir Minerals

Location: Isando

Work Location: Onsite

Purpose of Role: Typically playing a crucial role in ensuring smooth production, maintaining equipment, and optimizing processes. Ensure process parameters are within specification to maintain product quality.

Why choose Weir:

Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future: At Weir, the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing, quickly adapting and continually finding better, faster, more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. It’s a big challenge – but it is exciting.

An opportunity to grow your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must take. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor‑make their own career and do the best work of our lives.

Feel empowered to be yourself and belong: Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where everyone’s contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest, transparent and authentic in everything we do.

Key Responsibilities:

Safety First:

• Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviors in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.
• Drive and participate in safety initiatives in the facility.

Operational:

• Monitor rubber mixing, extrusion, molding, and curing processes.
• Adjust parameters to ensure product quality and consistency.
• Troubleshoot process deviations and implement corrective actions.

Technical:

• Maintain accurate records of process parameters, test results, and production data.
• Prepare technical reports for internal reviews and audits.
• Contribute to SOPs and work instructions for production processes.
• Conduct routine inspections and tests (e.g., tensile strength, elongation, hardness).

Job Knowledge / Education and Qualifications:

• Graduate with Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Should be well versed with engineering calculations using Excel.
• Understanding of rubber compounding, curing, and testing methods.

Founded in 1871, Weir is a world‑leading engineering business with a purpose to make mining operations smarter, more efficient and sustainable. Thanks to Weir’s technology, our customers can produce essential metals and minerals using less energy, water and waste at lower cost. With the increasing need for metals and minerals for climate change solutions, Weir colleagues are playing their part in powering a low carbon future. We are a global family of 11,000 uniquely talented people in over 60 countries, inspiring each other to do the best work of our lives.

For additional information about what it is like to work at Weir, please visit our Career Page and LinkedIn Life Page.

Weir is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate.