Reliability Engineer – RCA & FMEA Leader

Network Contracting; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 780,000; Full time

Job summary

Network Contracting is seeking a Quality Assurance & Reliability Engineer for a contract role based in Vanderbijlpark/Germiston, Gauteng. The position focuses on maintenance reliability, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement to enhance plant performance.

The ideal candidate will have mechanical engineering qualifications and 3–5 years' experience in maintenance/reliability, with hands-on RCA, FMEA/FMECA, and RCC methodologies to drive improvements across equipment and processes.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Reliability engineering

Maintenance strategies

FMEA/FMECA

Quality assurance

5 Why Analysis

Ishikawa analysis

Fault Tree Analysis

Education

National Diploma, B-Tech, or Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

FMEA

FMECA

Ishikawa

Fault Tree Analysis

NCR database

Job description

Network Contracting is seeking a Quality Assurance & Reliability Engineer for a contract role based in Vanderbijlpark/Germiston, Gauteng. The position focuses on maintenance reliability, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement to enhance plant performance.

The ideal candidate will have mechanical engineering qualifications and 3–5 years' experience in maintenance/reliability, with hands-on RCA, FMEA/FMECA, and RCC methodologies to drive improvements across equipment and processes.