Junior Mechanical Engineer - Automation & Plant Growth

Pollock and Associates; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Job summary

Pollock and Associates in Gauteng seeks a Mechanical Engineer on site for an exciting on-site role in a busy manufacturing operation in Boksburg. The position is open to newly graduated engineers and focuses on automation, process control, and machine design on the factory floor.

You'll work toward GCC Factories certification and a path to plant or factory management, with exposure to reliability, project work and contractor oversight, while developing technical leadership on site.

Qualifications

• 0 to 2 years post-qualification experience.
• Willing to work full-time on site.
• Commitment to obtaining GCC Factories and progressing into plant management.

Responsibilities

• Automation and process control on the factory floor.
• Breakdown reduction, reliability improvements and RCA initiatives.
• Technical projects and machine design across injection moulding and general factory engineering.
• Contractor management, safety investigations and project expenditure proposals.
• Support GCC development and site leadership responsibilities.

Skills

Automation

Process control

Root cause analysis

Project execution

Contractor management

Education

BEng/BSc Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Pollock and Associates in Gauteng seeks a Mechanical Engineer on site for an exciting on-site role in a busy manufacturing operation in Boksburg. The position is open to newly graduated engineers and focuses on automation, process control, and machine design on the factory floor.

You'll work toward GCC Factories certification and a path to plant or factory management, with exposure to reliability, project work and contractor oversight, while developing technical leadership on site.