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Packaging Head Technician
Job Location:
Job Location:
Howick - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
21 August 2026 (10 hours ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
18 November 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Department:
Job Summary
Our Howick based food manufacturing client requires a Packaging Head Technician to ensure production line optimal design manage production targets and oversee maintenance on machinery.
Responsibilities:
Production Line Design & Operational Excellence
Production Targets Volume & Quality
Machinery & Maintenance
Team Leadership & Safety
Qualifications:
Abilities:
Production Line Design & Operational Excellence
- Design lay out and set up production lines according to best manufacturing practice.
- Continuously refine lines to eliminate bottlenecks waste and downtime and achieve operational perfection.
- Improve line efficiency flow and ergonomics to raise throughput and reduce cost per unit.
- Specify source install and commission new machinery and equipment as the operation grows.
- Document line standards standard operating procedures and work instructions.
Production Targets Volume & Quality
- Responsible for daily weekly and monthly production volume targets across all lines.
- Ensure product quality against internal and food safety specifications.
- Monitor record and report line output efficiency and quality performance.
- Drive root-cause analysis and corrective action on any volume or quality shortfall.
- Ensure the production environment meets all food safety and quality standards.
Machinery & Maintenance
- Oversee the preventative maintenance plan for all machinery and equipment.
- Schedule and oversee planned maintenance to minimise unplanned downtime.
- Diagnose repair and restore machinery to full operating condition.
- Maintain a critical spares inventory and manage equipment suppliers and service providers.
- Keep accurate maintenance records asset registers and service histories.
Team Leadership & Safety
- Lead train and develop the technical and line teams to operate machinery correctly and safely.
- Ensure health safety and HR processes are followed in the area.
- Champion continuous improvement and best-practice manufacturing across the operation.
- Ensure all production and efficiency reports are submitted on time.
- Ensure maintenance and downtime reports are accurately recorded and submitted on time.
Qualifications:
- English fluency in writing and talking
- A relevant technical or engineering qualification (mechanical electrical production/industrial or a recognised trade)
- Min 5 years experience in a manufacturing / production environment
- Min 5 years experience in machinery maintenance
- Min 3 years experience in production line design or process improvement
- Min 2 years experience in people management
Abilities:
- Strong mechanical and electrical machine maintenance ability
- Production line design and process improvement expertise (lean / continuous improvement an advantage)
- Good Excel skills and computer literacy in MS Office
Required Experience:
IC
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