Quality Engineer

SCallaghan; East London; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

SCallaghan Recruitment is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer for a well-established manufacturing company based in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa. The role focuses on maintaining consistent production standards and driving quality improvements across operations.

You will investigate quality concerns, implement corrective actions, and collaborate with production and engineering teams to reduce defects and waste while maintaining thorough documentation and records.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years quality engineering experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of quality systems and production processes.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with corrective action and continuous improvement.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Good computer literacy.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain quality standards across manufacturing operations.
• Investigate quality concerns and implement corrective actions.
• Monitor production processes and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Support root-cause analysis and problem-solving activities.
• Assist with reducing defects, waste and recurring quality issues.
• Work closely with production, engineering and technical teams.
• Maintain relevant quality records and documentation.

Skills

Quality engineering

Manufacturing experience

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Relevant Engineering or Quality qualification

Job description

Quality Engineer SCallaghan East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa

SCallaghan Recruitment is recruiting an experienced Quality Engineer for a well-established manufacturing company based in East London.

This role is suited to a quality professional with strong manufacturing experience, technical problem-solving skills and a focus on maintaining consistent production standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Support and maintain quality standards across manufacturing operations
• Investigate quality concerns and implement corrective actions
• Monitor production processes and identify opportunities for improvement
• Support root-cause analysis and problem-solving activities
• Assist with reducing defects, waste and recurring quality issues
• Work closely with production, engineering and technical teams
• Maintain relevant quality records and documentation

• Relevant Engineering or Quality qualification
• Minimum 2 years quality engineering experience within a manufacturing environment
• Strong understanding of quality systems and production processes
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience with corrective action and continuous improvement
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills
• Good computer literacy

Our client is open to considering suitably qualified persons with disabilities.

Location: East London, Eastern Cape
Employment Type: Permanent

Quality Engineer East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa