Production Superintendent

Dante Personnel; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 207,000 - 313,000; Full time

Job summary

Dante Personnel seeks a Quality Assurance & Reliability Engineer in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng. The role focuses on ensuring machine reliability, leading root cause analyses, and sustaining quality standards across maintenance activities.

Candidate should have 3–5 years in maintenance/reliability, and hold a National Diploma/BTech/Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering. NCR processes and continuous improvement are core aspects of this position.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years 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.
• 5 Why Analysis.
• Fishbone (Ishikawa) Analysis.
• Fault Tree Analysis.
• Reliability-centered maintenance principles.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain NCR database.
• Schedule, coordinate, and conduct internal NCR investigations and audits.
• Lead RCA investigations for machine failures and deviations.
• Apply RCA methodologies such as 5 Why, Ishikawa, FTA.
• Record failures, corrective actions, and next steps.
• Collaborate with Maintenance to identify reliability improvements.
• Develop maintenance strategies where none exist.
• Conduct and facilitate FMEA/FMECA studies.
• Review and optimize maintenance strategies to boost plant reliability.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Reliability engineering

FMEA/FMECA

5 Why Analysis

Ishikawa/Fishbone

Fault Tree Analysis

Reliability-centered maintenance

Quality assurance

Non-conformance management

Education

Mechanical Engineering degree (ND/BTech/BEng)

Job description

Posted 25 August 2026
Start date 25 August 2026
Salary Range ZAR
150
- 227
per Hour
Location Germiston
Job type Contract
Discipline Renewable Energy
Reference
Job Function Inspector
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

We are seeking an experienced and driven Quality Assurance & Reliability Engineer to join our team. This role is ideal for a mechanically qualified professional with a strong background in maintenance, reliability engineering, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement. Don't miss out on this exciting job opportunity located in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng.

• 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.

• 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.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; age; sex; sexual orientation; gender identity; religion; national origin; disability; veteran status; genetic information; or any other criteria protected by governing law.