Mechanical Design Draughtsman
Quest
- R52,000 per month
- Contract Intermediate position
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Durban
- Posted 10 Dec 2025 by Quest
- Expires in 31 days
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Job 2629305 - Ref 264172475329582
About the position
?? Now Hiring: Mechanical Draughtsman
?? Location: Durban
?? Contract: 6 Months
?? Rate: R330 per hour
??? Start Date: January 2026
Role Purpose:
To provide Mechanical Draughting support to the Projects and Mill Maintenance Departments.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and detail mechanical components for projects and maintenance
- Provide drawing support during mechanical breakdowns
- Prepare layout drawings for new equipment installations
- Update and draught P&IDs
- Prepare Line and Valve Lists
- Liaise with Process Engineers and Vendors
- Support Project and Maintenance teams with technical and piping layout drawings
- Manage and maintain mechanical drawings
- Provide admin and cross-discipline draughting support
- Submit weekly progress updates to the Drawing Office Manager
Requirements:
- N5 Mechanical Engineering (essential)
- 5-10 years' relevant mechanical draughting experience
- Strong experience in Piping, Mechanical Components, Structural Steel, and Machine Drawings
- Knowledge of Pulp & Paper industry (advantage)
- Able to work independently and meet deadlines
- Excellent communication skills
- Own reliable transport
Computer Skills:
- Advanced Autodesk AutoCAD
- Intermediate Autodesk Inventor
- Intermediate Autodesk Plant P&ID
- AutoCAD & Inventor Certifications (compulsory)
- Proficient in MS Office Suite
Desired Skills:
- Draughtsman
- AutoCad
- 3D
- mechanical draughtsman
Quest
About the agency
For over 50 years, Quest has provided excellent temporary recruitment services.
Our experienced and highly skilled consultants know that you need a flexible and bespoke approach to temporary recruitment to find the right match for your company.
We do more than just recruit, we are also pioneers in specialist recruitment who can help you optimise your recruitment strategy and support you through the entire process. Our consultants pride themselves on building strong and lasting relationships and solidifying our national and local networks.
Enabling business through talent
Quest is South Africa’s leading provider of scalable recruitment and staffing solutions for Frontline customer service, Sales, Marketing and Support staff. Its primary services are Bulk Recruitment Solutions (Perm and temp), Field Marketing Solutions, Human Resource Outsourcing, Recruitment Process Outsourcing and Staff Optimisation Solutions. All of this is geared towards “enabling business through talent”.
B-BBEE Credentials
We are a 59,03% black owned company, with 49,39% black female ownership and a Level 1 B-BBEE Contributor status, allowing for 135% procurement recognition. We have an extensive presence in South Africa and the continent, with a database of over 150 000 qualified candidates.
Our industry experience and extensive IT infrastructure have allowed us to turn talent acquisition into a science. For clients, this means improved request-to-delivery turnaround time; saving money and improving agility. For candidates, this means you are more likely to find an employer who matches your career needs.
Quest has always been at the forefront of innovation in the recruitment industry. Our attitude of constant assessment and adjustment to the needs of the modern business has put us first in South Africa:
- To offer optimised staffing solutions
- To offer specialised call centre staffing solutions
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