Technical Ops Coordinator - Validation & Documentation

University of Fort Hare; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 254,000 - 304,000; Part time

Job summary

Kenvue is seeking a Technical Operations Assistant in Cape Town on a 3-month contract to support validation and TechOps administration. The role requires handling documentation lifecycles, audits, and cross-functional coordination to maintain compliant systems and workflows.

Reporting to the Validation Lead, the candidate will ensure timely execution of documentation tasks, onboarding of new QMS tools, and strong attention to detail in a regulated manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of administrative experience in validation fields (e.g., cleaning validation, process validation, technical documents management)
• Bachelor's degree in Natural Science: Chemistry/Pharmaceutical Science/Math or relevant field

Responsibilities

• Support the TechOps documentation lifecycle for technical systems, drafting protocols/reports, executing test scripts, and compiling validation reports
• Coordinate and track technical documentation—from version control, updating document registers, to document filling and secure archiving
• Assist in audit preparation by compiling evidence, maintaining compliance logs, and retrieving documents for auditors
• Manage administrative workflows such as scheduling cross-functional meetings, procuring stationery for the team, and tracking Change Management deliverables
• Collaborate with technical teams to onboard new Quality Management System, Document Management Systems, tools, and processes

Skills

Organisational skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Independent worker

Education

Bachelor's degree in Natural Science

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

SharePoint

DocuSign

Veeva DMS

Job description

Kenvue is seeking a Technical Operations Assistant in Cape Town on a 3-month contract to support validation and TechOps administration. The role requires handling documentation lifecycles, audits, and cross-functional coordination to maintain compliant systems and workflows.

Reporting to the Validation Lead, the candidate will ensure timely execution of documentation tasks, onboarding of new QMS tools, and strong attention to detail in a regulated manufacturing environment.