Reliability Engineer – RCA, FMEA & Maintenance Lead

Fempower Personnel; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 207,000 - 313,000; Part time

Job summary

Fempower Personnel seeks a Quality Assurance & Reliability Engineer in Gauteng to join a leading engineering and technical services client. Based in Vanderbijlpark and Germiston, you will drive maintenance reliability, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement across turbomachinery and rotating equipment.

The role requires 3–5 years in maintenance/reliability, deep NCR/RCA/FMEA experience, and strong knowledge of reliability-centered maintenance.

Qualifications

• National Diploma, B-Tech, or Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• 3–5 years' experience in maintenance, reliability, or rotating equipment environments.
• Experience implementing maintenance strategies and reliability improvements.
• Experience conducting failure investigations and root cause analyses.
• Exposure to quality assurance and non-conformance management processes.
• FMEA/FMECA methodologies and 5 Why, Ishikawa, and Fault Tree Analyses.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain the Non-Conformance Report (NCR) database.
• Coordinate and conduct internal NCR investigations and audits.
• Lead RCA investigations for machine failures and deviations.
• Apply RCA methodologies including 5 Why, Fishbone, FTA, and related techniques.
• Record failures, corrective actions, and recommended next steps.
• Collaborate with Maintenance to identify reliability improvement opportunities.
• Develop maintenance strategies where formal strategies do not exist.
• Conduct and facilitate FMEA and FMECA studies.
• Review and optimize maintenance strategies to improve plant reliability.

Skills

5 Why Analysis

Fishbone Ishikawa

Fault Tree Analysis

FMEA/FMECA

NCR management

Reliability-centered maintenance

Root cause analysis

Education

National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering

B-Tech in Mechanical Engineering

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Fempower Personnel seeks a Quality Assurance & Reliability Engineer in Gauteng to join a leading engineering and technical services client. Based in Vanderbijlpark and Germiston, you will drive maintenance reliability, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement across turbomachinery and rotating equipment.

The role requires 3–5 years in maintenance/reliability, deep NCR/RCA/FMEA experience, and strong knowledge of reliability-centered maintenance.