Lead Production Line Technician & Continuous Improvement

Sabenza IT & Recruitment; Howick; On-site; ZAR 480,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

Sabenza IT & Recruitment is partnering with a KwaZulu-Natal manufacturing operation to recruit a Gift Packaging Head Technician. This role owns line performance, maintenance, targets and continuous improvement.

You will design and set up production lines, drive efficiency and lead a team of technicians. You will lead preventive maintenance, oversee spares, and collaborate with Production, Maintenance, Finance and Procurement to keep output on spec and on time.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a manufacturing environment.
• 5+ years machinery maintenance experience.
• 3+ years production line design or process improvement.
• 2+ years people management.
• Relevant technical or engineering qualification in Mechanical, Electrical, Production/Industrial Engineering or a recognised trade qualification.
• Strong English communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Matric English minimum C symbol.

Responsibilities

• Design, lay out and set up production lines using best manufacturing practices.
• Identify bottlenecks, waste and downtime — and eliminate them.
• Improve production flow, efficiency, ergonomics and throughput.
• Specify, source, install and commission new machinery and equipment.
• Create and maintain SOPs, work instructions and line standards.
• Take ownership of daily, weekly and monthly production targets.
• Monitor and report on output, efficiency and quality.
• Investigate production problems and drive root-cause analysis.
• Implement corrective actions when targets or quality standards aren't met.
• Keep waste and rework under control.
• Own the preventative maintenance plan for all machinery and equipment.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Target management

People leadership

Root-cause analysis

Preventive maintenance

Production line design

Quality control

SOP documentation

Safety compliance

Excel & MS Office

Education

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Production/Industrial Engineering

Trade qualification

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Sabenza IT & Recruitment is partnering with a KwaZulu-Natal manufacturing operation to recruit a Gift Packaging Head Technician. This role owns line performance, maintenance, targets and continuous improvement.

You will design and set up production lines, drive efficiency and lead a team of technicians. You will lead preventive maintenance, oversee spares, and collaborate with Production, Maintenance, Finance and Procurement to keep output on spec and on time.