Quality Engineer
- Johannesburg, Gauteng
- Contract
- Full-time
Division: Weir Minerals
Location: Isando
OnsitePurpose of Role: To support project meadows, lead on loading casting and machining parts for the project.Why choose Weir:Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future: At Weir, the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing, quickly adapting and continually finding better, faster, more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. It’s a big challenge – but it is exciting.An opportunity to grow your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must take. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.Feel empowered to be yourself and belong: Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where each individual’s contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest, transparent and authentic in everything we do.Key Responsibilities:
- Quality Control & Training: Audit internal processes, provide analytical insights to management for product quality improvement, train QC team members, and coordinate inspections and stage reports with supervisors or managers. Oversee testing and ensure final inspection and release of workshop job orders per documentation and check sheets.
- Production Oversight: Maintain calibration status and control tags on instruments, manage Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs), perform in-house calibration of measuring instruments and gauges, monitor the quality management system, support/lead ISO9001 audits, and prepare QC reports and defect analyses. Address supplier quality issues and customer complaints and compile related reports.
- Technical Expertise: Lead departmental improvement projects, inspect complex parts at various stages using drawings, specifications, and diverse gauges/techniques. Notify relevant stakeholders (QA Manager, Supplier Quality Engineer, Product Engineering, Production Management) of non-conforming parts.
- Quality Objectives & Compliance: Perform all necessary activities to meet QA/QC department quality objectives, resolve supplier and customer quality issues, and ensure compliance with inspection standards and documentation requirements.
- Safety First: Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviors in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Industrial/Mechanical).
- 3–5 years of experience as a Quality Engineer.
- Knowledge of ERP systems; SAP experience is an advantage.
- Valid driver’s license.