Jessica Sihle

Dedicated and proactive Engineering Technician with experience in preventive maintenance, production process control, and project engineering documentation. Strong background in compliance, safety standards, statistical analysis, and data-driven improvement initiatives. Currently seeking a permanent opportunity to leverage my hands-on technical expertise and continuous improvement skills to drive sustainable operational success.

Maintenance Learner Technician (In-service-Training) - Ramsay Motor Components

(2023-03 - 2024-12)

My key responsibilities

• Performing preventive maintenance tasks to reduce the likelihood of equipment breakdowns and extend the lifespan of machinery.
• Maintaining detailed records of maintenance activities, including repairs, inspections, and preventive maintenance tasks.
• Follow safety protocols and industry standards to ensure efficiency and smooth production.
• Assisted with re-teaching and touch up of YASKAWA Motoman robots after tool changes, crashes or model changeovers to maintain weld/sealer path accuracy.
• Attended to machine breakdowns on welding cells, presses and assembly line to diagnose mechanical, Electrical and pneumatic faults using multimeter and OEM manuals.
• Updated maintenance records, Job cards and breakdowns

Project and Process Engineering intern - Thai summit group South Africa

(2025-01 - 2025-12)

My key responsibilities

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation of PI's, WI's, FMEA's, Process Check Sheets.
• Drive & Lead in PPAP, Process development for new products, commissioning and support production
• Experience in Part Geometry Analysis and improvement
• Provide support to customer and be able to champion G8D and implement PCA.

Project Engineering (System and Documentation) Technician - Thai summit group South Africa

(2026-01)

My key responsibilities

• Use statistical and operational data to justify improvement initiatives and process optimization projects.
• Communicate engineering updates and documentation changes to relevant stakeholders to prevent production disruptions.
• Support PPAP documentation preparation and submission for customer approval.
• Assist in risk analysis activities including PFMEA updates and process validation.
• Maintain engineering change records (ECR/ECO) and ensure proper approval workflow.
• Performed real time process adjustments under supervision to ensure product quality, minimize defects and maintain OEE.

Advance Diploma - Mechanical Engineering - University of South Africa (2024)

Diploma - Mechanical Engineering - Vaal university of Technology (2022)

Matric - Modiri Technical high school (2018)