Shift Technician

Heineken Beverages has an exciting opportunity available to a suitable candidate for potential placement in our Packaging Engineering department. This position will be based at Wadeville Production. Key Performance Areas would include, but are not limited to:

• Maintaining machinery and equipment on the site per required standard.
• Maintaining and repairing site equipment and building maintenance.
• Adherence to Planned and Preventative maintenance schedules
• Improving OPI NONA on all production lines.
• Reduce unplanned downtime.
• Health and Safety supervision of machinery, equipment and working environment.
• Compliance to OHS Act.
• Provide an effective Engineering service to the Production department.
• Perform administrative tasks (job cards, quality check sheets, etc.)
• Perform stand-in duties.
• Leading and supervising people
• Participate in TPM practices.

The successful candidate must have the following experience/skills:

• N3-N6 equivalent with Trade Certificate - Fitter and / or Turner, Mechanical Engineering
• Grade 12 or Mechanical NTC3 qualification.
• Experience in a high speed, high-tech bottling operation will be advantageous.
• Completed apprenticeship with recognized Institution i.e., was registered as an apprentice.
• 3-5 relevant working experience in the FMCG
• Ability to work under pressure and display good attention to detail.
• Proven ability in problem solving and knowledge of the various problem-solving methods.
• Must be self-motivated, innovative and able to work without or limited supervision.
• To reflect good leadership behavior - towards colleagues, superior and company values
• Must be willing and able to work shifts and overtime when required

Closing date: 31 August 2026 Application Process: If interested and meet all requirements, please register, and apply via the Heineken Beverage portal by logging on to Success Factors and following Home> Careers.

All applicants to provide a detailed CV with certified copy of highest qualification . Candidates who do not receive any correspondence within 1 month after the closing date may assume that their application was unsuccessful and are hereby thanked for applying. HEINEKEN Beverages’ recruitment process does not include unsolicited offers of employment and does not require advance payments from candidates. HEINEKEN will only contact you if you have applied for a vacancy through the career website, the official Heineken LinkedIn page or if you were contacted by one of our authorized recruitment personnel or local recruiting office.