Senior Production Technician
Profile Personnel · Eastern Cape
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- A well-established manufacturing organisation is seeking an experienced Senior Production Technician to support the maintenance, efficiency and continuous improvement of its production environment.
- The successful candidate will provide hands-on technical support, oversee machine and facility maintenance, monitor production performance and lead the development of technical teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Attend to machine breakdowns, maintenance call-outs and technical issues to minimise downtime.
- Manage machine and facility maintenance, including preventative maintenance and TPM activities.
- Monitor OEE, 5S and production performance, identifying opportunities for improvement.
- Maintain spare-parts stock, assist with purchasing and conduct stock counts within the production area.
- Ensure accurate daily production and technical information is captured on the relevant ERP system.
- Support production quality matters, including drawings, work instructions, standards, deviations and corrective actions.
- Ensure maintenance and production activities comply with EHS requirements.
- Liaise with external suppliers and provide technical support where required.
- Ensure effective communication and handover between shifts and technicians.
- Supervise technical staff and assist with shift planning.
- Provide ongoing technical training and coaching to technicians and machine operators, ensuring training is documented and competencies are developed.
- Drive continuous improvement across equipment, processes and technical capabilities.
Requirements
- Relevant technical qualification or trade background.
- Proven experience in a manufacturing or production environment.
- Strong machine maintenance and fault-finding experience.
- Working knowledge of TPM, OEE and 5S.
- Experience with production quality, deviations and continuous improvement.
- Previous team supervision or technical leadership experience.
- Experience with ERP systems and technical/production reporting.
- Strong problem-solving, communication and organisational skills.
- Ability to train, coach and develop technical teams.
- Good English communication skills.