Senior Quality Engineer (Fixed Term Contract)

Job Title: Senior Quality Engineer Start Date: 2026-08-14 - 2026-09-13 Vacancy Type: Fixed Term Contract NCM003330 Sectors: Electronic Location: KwaZulu-Natal , Durban Central Salary: R 50 000 - R 65 000 Monthly Basic Salary Brief: apqp|fmea|ppap Are you a technically strong Quality Engineer with automotive manufacturing experience and a passion for engineering excellence, process optimisation and continuous improvement? Detail: Our client, an established international engineering and manufacturing organisation, is looking for a Senior Quality Engineer to provide technical leadership across its manufacturing environment. This is an exciting opportunity to work across engineering, quality, manufacturing processes and capital projects while driving improvements in productivity, equipment reliability and quality performance. If you enjoy solving complex engineering problems, leading improvement initiatives and working within a quality-driven manufacturing environment, we'd love to hear from you. Key Responsibilities: - Lead engineering and quality initiatives across manufacturing, including process optimisation, OEE improvement, root-cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions. - Manage engineering and capital projects from concept to implementation, covering budgets, equipment procurement, installation, commissioning, risk management and delivery. - Drive compliance with automotive quality requirements while supporting audits, customer quality concerns, APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans and cross-functional continuous-improvement programmes. Job Experience & Skills Required / Ideal Candidate Profile: Education - Bachelor's Degree (BEng, BSc or BTech) in Mechanical Engineering. Experience - 8&ndash;10 years' engineering experience within automotive manufacturing. - Proven experience in manufacturing process optimisation. - Experience leading capital projects from concept through implementation. - Experience with production equipment, automation systems and mechanical design. - Experience managing or mentoring engineers and technicians. Skills - Strong understanding of IATF 16949, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. - Knowledge of APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans and SPC. - Strong analytical and root-cause problem-solving skills. - Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills. - Experience with ERP, QMS and relevant statistical-analysis systems. - Lead Auditor experience in IATF 16949 or VDA 6.3 will be advantageous. - Knowledge of customer-specific automotive requirements will be advantageous. Other: - Location: Durban - Willingness to travel internationally when required. - Candidate must be in good standing. Apply now! For more exciting IT vacancies, please visit: www.networkcontracting.co.za I also specialise in recruiting in the following fields: - Cloud Engineering - Azure Infrastructure - DevOps - Platform Engineering If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider the vacancy application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database for any other suitable roles / positions. For more information contact: [email&#160;protected] Connect with me on LinkedIn! << http://linkedin.com/in/gladys-motsumi-67ba73183 >> show more... For more information please contact: Gladys Motsumi Apply