Packaging Machine Technician

An opportunity is available for a technically skilled Packaging Machine Technician to join our client’s packaging facility in Gauteng. The successful candidate will provide hands-on technical support to ensure packaging machinery operates efficiently, reliably, and with minimal downtime

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and troubleshoot packaging machinery and production equipment
• Perform planned, preventative, and breakdown maintenance
• Diagnose mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and control-system faults
• Assist with machine setup, changeovers, and commissioning
• Monitor equipment performance and identify potential failures
• Support machine upgrades, modifications, and improvement projects
• Work closely with production teams to minimise downtime
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and reports
• Ensure machinery complies with safety and operational requirements

Minimum Requirements

• Matric
• Millwright/ Fitter Trade Test
• Experience maintaining packaging machinery
• Packaging industry experience
• Mechanical and electrical fault-finding abilities
• Knowledge of pneumatic and hydraulic systems advantageous
• PLC, HMI, and VSD experience advantageous

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

Should you meet the requirements for this position, please email your updated CV to Sign in to view email or call 011 462 3018

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Correspondence will only be conducted with short listed candidates. Should you not hear from us within 3 days, please consider your application unsuccessful