Technical Manager – Bolux Group

Job Description

Bolux Group is a prominent company operating within Botswana, specializing in the production and provision of food items. The group is dedicated to fe
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.

Job Summary
Type: full-time
Location: Ramotswa
Category: Engineering

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 MANAGER
BOLUX GROUP (PTY) LTD
PRIVATE BAG X01
RAMOTSWA
[email protected]
Closing date: 29th June 2026