TECHNICAL MANAGER – Bolux Group

Reporting to the Group Operations Manager: Milling, your responsibility will be to ensure execution of the company's maintenance work activities and oversee the implementation of both reactive and preventative maintenance programs on electrical/electronical as well as mechanical for the plants and premises to ensure effectiveness and efficiency.

• Type: full-time
• Location: Ramotswa
• Category: Engineering
• Closing Date: 2026-06-29

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the formulation of the Operations, Strategic and Operating Plan and managing sectional performance in accordance with these plans.
• Participate in short- and long-term planning to determine maintenance cycle and expenditure, as well as capital expenditures for sustaining any future productivity in the plants.
• Participate in the formulation of the annual operating budget and monitor maintenance costs to remain within the guidelines of the budget and explain variances to the Group Operations Manager: Milling, on a weekly basis.
• Lead the daily inspection of key machinery as part of the preventative maintenance program by visiting every department and doing walk-about with Maintenance Foremen.
• Facilitate the development and implantation of a maintenance plan for all the company assets to ensure that they are maintained and kept in the best possible state, thus retaining and enhancing their value and effective productivity.
• Manage all projects for replacement and growth based on sound project management principles.
• Work together with all HODs to understand and address their maintenance and capital requirements.
• Maintain adequate stock levels of mechanical components to ensure availability for maintenance work and reduce downtime by undertaking weekly stock checks of spares.
• Conduct the implementation and monitoring of quality standards within the function to ensure compliance with Health & Safety policies and procedures, Legislation as well as ISO and FSSC Standards.
• Ensure that risk assessments and working systems are in place.
• Use Continuous Improvement tools to identify areas of improvement within budget parameters.
• Undertake physical labelling of assets and reconciliation with asset register and service manager after completion of every new project.
• Participate in all operations committees or teams as directed by the Group Operations Manager - Milling and manage the welfare of staff in the Engineering Department.
• Inspect all completed jobs and ensure they are as per set quality parameters and standards.
• Ensure proper allocation and utilization of all resources.
• Prepare operations performance-monitoring reports for the Group Operations Manager-Milling as required.
• Facilitate technical skills/capacity development through training, coaching, and counselling within the section to ensure the team has the right competencies to deliver its mandate.
• Manage performance of direct subordinates and ensure performance management systems are systematically deployed within the section.
• Participate actively in the implementation of ISO, FSSC and Kaizen programs in order to contribute to company compliance with Health, Safety and Environmental Policies.

Requirements

• The ideal candidate should have at least ten (10) years' experience in a similar position in the Manufacturing or Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) Industry.
• A Degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering or Millwright is required.
• Experience in Programmable Logical Control (PLC), best operating practices, as well as legislation compliance, audits, and project management are a requirement.
• The candidate must also possess strong communication skills and be experienced in people management; tough and demanding in respect of performance standards.

How to Apply

THE GROUP HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGERBOLUX GROUP (PTY) LTDPRIVATE BAG X01

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Closing date: 29th June 2026

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