Production Technician

MAHLE GmbH; Durban; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

MAHLE in Durban, South Africa, is seeking a Production Technician to maintain manufacturing machinery and drive production outputs. Reporting to the Production Manager, you will monitor quality, safety, and efficiency on the shop floor.

With a trade-tested background or a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering and 5+ years in production, you will identify breakdowns, manage tooling, and uphold health, safety and environmental standards while supporting housekeeping and toolroom routines.

Qualifications

• Trade Tested.
• Diploma in Mechanical Engineering.
• More than 5 years' experience in a production environment.
• Experience with press machines and associated tooling would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Achieve product output
• Ensure quality and scrap targets are met.
• Managing of tools and equipment. Tools are available and maintained.
• Identify damages and potential breakdowns.
• Ensure that the Health, Safety and Environment standards meet legal requirements. Ensure that all machinery is safe to work on.
• Manage Housekeeping and Toolrooms.

Education

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

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Together, we move the world-we’ve been doing it for over 100 years. At MAHLE, as a leading international development partner and systems supplier to the automotive industry, we pursue the objective of making mobility more efficient, more environmentally friendly, more convenient, and more economical. As part of our dual strategy, we are working both on the intelligent combustion engine for the use of hydrogen and other nonfossil fuels and on technologies for fuel cells and e-mobility. MAHLE generated sales of €11.3 billion in 2025. Employing just under 65,000 people at 127 production locations and 11 technology centers, the company is represented in 28 countries. (as at: 12/31/2025). Join our MAHLE team! #weshapefuturemobility

In addition to working on a great team, we encourage you to reach your full potential. Exciting assignments and personalised support for your career are available to you.

Your Contribution

As a Production Technician, reporting to the Production Manager, you will be responsible for the maintenance of the machinery within the Plant.

• Achieve product output
• Ensure quality and scrap targets are met.
• Managing of tools and equipment. Tools are available and maintained.
• Identify damages and potential breakdowns.
• Ensure that the Health, Safety and Environment standards meet legal requirements. Ensure that all machinery is safe to work on.
• Manage Housekeeping and Toolrooms.

Your Experience and Qualifications

• Trade Tested
• Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
• More than 5 years' experience in a production environment
• Experience with press machines and associated tooling would be an advantage.
• Be able to work under pressure
• Must be able to work with no supervision

We will provide a collaborative environment working on exciting assignments, along with personal & career development opportunities. or to review our other openings. You may just be the right candidate for this or other role. After inviting you to the recruitment process, the next step will typically be a screening call followed by video or personal interview(s). For more information about MAHLE and what a career with us looks like for you, to learn more about our foundation owned technology group. #TeamMAHLE is diverse and we see that as a great advantage! We welcome applications with diverse experiences, backgrounds, and identities

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Facts about the job

Entry level: Experienced hires

Part- / Full-time: Full Time

Functional area: Production

Department: BU2 Thermal and Fluid Systems

Location: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, ZA

Company: MTFS (ZA)

Closing date for applications

Your future at MAHLE

As a team player and someone who thinks ahead, you can deploy all your skills with us. In cooperation with colleagues from different countries and areas, you contribute in designing the mobility of the future. When selecting MAHLE, you choose trend-setting technologies and strategies. Are you interested in working with us and developing efficient and environmentally-friendly solutions, optimising existing products, and turning innovative ideas into reality? Then MAHLE is the right address for you.