Head of Engineering and Manufacturing Support

Cape Town
Salary: On Application
Job Type: Permanent
Sectors: Manufacturing
Reference: CPT001114/LR

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Employer: West Coast Personnel

A leading manufacturing organisation is seeking an experienced Engineering Executive / Senior Engineering Manager to lead the Engineering, Maintenance, and Toolroom functions within a high-performance manufacturing environment.This is a senior engineering leadership opportunity suited to a technically strong, hands-on leader with extensive experience in discrete manufacturing environments. The successful candidate will combine engineering governance, manufacturing engineering expertise, maintenance and reliability leadership, and factory-floor operational support capability.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the Engineering, Maintenance, and Toolroom functions
Drive engineering governance, technical standards, and reliability systems
Support manufacturing operations through strong engineering leadership
Oversee asset care, maintenance strategy, and continuous improvement initiatives
Manage CAPEX projects and engineering improvement programmes
Ensure effective manufacturing support engineering and technical problem-solving
Lead and develop engineering managers, maintenance teams, and technical staff
Maintain strong integration between product engineering, manufacturing processes, tooling, and production support
Drive operational uptime, engineering efficiency, and technical compliance

Minimum Requirements

BEng or BTech in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline
10–15 years’ manufacturing experience within discrete manufacturing environments
Minimum 5 years’ experience in a senior engineering leadership role
Proven leadership of engineering managers, maintenance managers, and multidisciplinary technical teams
Strong understanding of:

Manufacturing engineering
Reliability and maintenance systems
Engineering governance
BOM management
CAPEX execution
Production support engineering

Experience within one or more of the following environments:

Automotive manufacturing
Defence manufacturing
Precision engineering
Heavy fabrication
Industrial equipment manufacturing
Engineered products manufacturing

Strong factory-floor presence and practical leadership capability
Ability to operate effectively in high-accountability manufacturing environments

Advantageous

GCC qualification
SAP exposure
Experience within globally competitive manufacturing environments

Preferred Background

Machining and CNC environments
Toolroom operations
Assembly manufacturing
Precision or high-volume manufacturing
Fabrication and engineered product environments

Please Note

Pure operations or plant management
FMCG/process manufacturing-only environments
Utilities or facilities engineering
Project management without manufacturing leadership depth
Design engineering-only profiles
Maintenance-only leadership without broader engineering governance exposure

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