Sappi is a global company focused on providing dissolving wood pulp, paper-pulp and paper based solutions to its direct and indirect customer base across more than 100 countries. Our dissolving wood pulp is used worldwide by converters to create viscose fibre for clothing and textiles, acetate tow, pharmaceutical products as well as a wide range of consumer ...
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Join Sappi Ngodwana and make a real impact by leading accredited artisan training and community development programmes at our state-of-the-art Skills Centre. In this role, you will plan, deliver, and govern technical training, while managing the Skills Centre facility, including safety, maintenance, and budgets.
Key Responsibilities
Develop, implement, and maintain an annual Skills Centre training plan aligned to QCTO, mill needs, apprentice development, and community objectives.
Ensure all technical training content, curricula, and trade test preparation meet QCTO, SETA, NAMB, and plant-ready standards.
Manage Skills Centre accreditation, including inspections, documentation, equipment readiness, and engagement with external assessors.
Oversee apprentice development across all phases: mentoring, in-plant evaluations, phase testing, and trade test invigilation.
Take full responsibility for site operations, including safety, security, housekeeping, PPE, stores, budgets, and CAPEX support.
Lead, develop, and performance-manage the Skills Centre team, providing coaching in practical training and learner management.
Ensure learning governance and compliance, including record-keeping, LMS data integrity, audits, reporting, and BEE requirements.
Manage trainee recruitment, discipline, external training providers, sponsorship costings, and stakeholder engagements.
Minimum Requirements
Grade 12 with Mathematics and Science
Trade test qualification in Electrical, Mechanical, Instrumentation, or Civil
Accredited and registered Assessor and Moderator for one or more of the listed trades
Diploma in Education and Training (advantageous)
Minimum 3 years’ experience as a trade-tested artisan in a manufacturing environment
Minimum 5 years’ experience as a technical trainer
Experience in facilities management (advantageous)
Experience as a Training Supervisor (advantageous)
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