Senior Capex Manager for FMCG Manufacturing & Automation

Groswin Global Recruitment; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 2,000,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Job summary

Groswin Global Recruitment partners with a leading beverage manufacturer to recruit an Operations Capex Manager. This role leads large-scale capital projects that drive growth and efficiency across manufacturing facilities, including automation upgrades and greenfield expansions.

The candidate will define project scopes, budgets, timelines, governance, and risk management, ensuring projects deliver ROI and are transitioned smoothly into operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or Electrical Engineering.
• Project Management Professional (PMP), PRINCE2, or equivalent certification.
• Minimum of 8 years of project management experience within manufacturing or industrial sectors.
• Strong skills in Project Management and Financial Literacy.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage a multi-year capital project roadmap aligned with growth strategy and production needs.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to prioritise initiatives across all manufacturing facilities.
• Define project scopes, business cases, budgets, timelines, and success criteria.
• Lead execution of major CAPEX projects including high-speed bottling lines, plant automation, and facility expansions.
• Establish governance, progress reporting, and risk management for projects.
• Coordinate between engineering, quality, manufacturing, procurement, logistics, HR, and IT to deliver outcomes.
• Develop and coach team members and oversee sub-projects and improvement workstreams.
• Identify and manage technical, financial, safety, and regulatory risks.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental standards, and industry regs.
• Lead audits, post-mortems, and ongoing improvement initiatives.
• Communicate with stakeholders to ensure alignment and clarity.
• Track and report KPIs and long-term benefits such as ROI and efficiency gains.

Job description

Groswin Global Recruitment partners with a leading beverage manufacturer to recruit an Operations Capex Manager. This role leads large-scale capital projects that drive growth and efficiency across manufacturing facilities, including automation upgrades and greenfield expansions.

The candidate will define project scopes, budgets, timelines, governance, and risk management, ensuring projects deliver ROI and are transitioned smoothly into operations.