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  • Posted: Jul 22, 2026
    Deadline: Jul 27, 2026
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  • For over 100 years, Nestl South Africa has delivered on its Good Food, Good Life promise to its consumers, ensuring that they are always able to access our established, well-loved brands as well as new and innovative products that respond to their evolving needs. We exist to DELIGHT our CONSUMERS who have enabled the growth of our business and company by ...
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    Instrumentation Technician

    Position Summary

    • As an Instrumentation Technician, you will be working to drive improvements in the performance of machinery and assets, reporting to the Automation Engineer on a daily basis.
    • The factory is moving forward with continuous improvement principles and actively developing TPM processes so it’s an exciting time to be involved and it is expected that you will play a key part in this.
    • You will be responsible for the calibration / maintenance of instrumentation onsite to ensure we are 100% compliant with food safety standards. Attending to instrumentation faults and breakdowns in the factory as well as calibration of all equipment and instrumentation (Metal detectors/Xray/etc) are some of the main duties.

    What will make you successful

    • Previous experience on instrumentation is essential (min 3 years)
    • Tertiary qualification in Instrumentation. Trade certificate in Instrumentation (red seal) is mandatory.
    • N6/S4 in Instrumentation or Digital Electronics or Electrical engineering
    • Be able to read Engineering drawings
    • Be able to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders
    • Demonstrate a sense of urgency whilst never compromising safety or product quality
    • Experience of hazardous area ratings and installations
    • Knowledge of controls systems, data interfaces and communications protocols.
    • Familiarity with process control through PLC systems. Allen Bradley PLC experience will be a added benefit.
    • Leadership skills are critical i.e. facilitation skills in leading team meetings & coaching and mentoring of production staff on instrumentation equipment
    • Good interpersonal skills
    • Strong analytical & problem solving skills

    Long Description

    • Incumbent has to be pro-active and prevent breakdowns on his/her patrols and shows initiative to continuously improve equipment performance
    • Carry out the planned maintenance required on plant
    • Install, service, repair and maintain existing and new equipment
    • Attend to instrumentation l faults and breakdowns in the factory
    • Calibration of all CCP equipment and instrumentation (Metal detectors/Xray/etc)
    • Repair and maintain all aspects of date coding equipment
    • Faultfinding and programming on instrumentation equipment, PLC’s and VSD,s
    • Ensure machine availability for production targets to be met.

    Deadline:22nd July,2026

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    Load & Capacity Specialist

    • The Load and Capacity Specialist is an associate forming part of both the planning and execution teams responsible for transportation planning and operations.  Within the team, the capacity specialist will perform execution-level service-provider relationship management, ad-hoc provider selection, loss recovery, and other transportation cost/service-based optimization activities for Nestle as they pertain to the selection and management of provider capacity.

    A day in the life of a Load and Capacity Specialist:

    • Execute transport strategies that optimize cost and service while ensuring timely carrier allocation for all planned loads.                                            
    • Proactively identify, resolve, or escalate carrier coverage gaps to maintain optimal service, cost efficiency, and carrier performance.                                     
    • Serve as the primary operational point of contact for carrier-related queries, ensuring timely resolution and effective communication.                                       
    • Drive high First Pass Acceptance rates through effective planning, carrier engagement, and operational execution.                                        
    • Ensure complete and compliant export documentation while meeting all regulatory requirements, including the coordination of inspection appointments.                 
    • Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships through proactive communication, collaboration, and service excellence.                                            
    • Identify, develop, and implement continuous cost-saving initiatives without compromising service, compliance, or operational performance.                                          
    • Support, backup roles as requested by Line Manager                                                

    What will make you successful

    • Degree/diploma in Supply Chain, Logistics and Transport Management
    • 1-2 years’ experience in any of Logistics, Customer Service, Distribution, Demand and Supply Chain especially in Physical Logistics within FMCG or Manufacturing.
    • Experience in Transportation Management, Distribution/ Materials Handling
    • Proactive Cooperation and Stakeholder Management
    • Excellent communication and Team playing skills as well as Results Focus and Compliance mindset.
    • Demonstrated resilience to change
    • End-to-end Business Insight           
    • Manage Compliance and Risk                         
    • Ensure Safe Auditable Process                    
    • Customer Centricity
    • Forecasting and Analytical skills              
    • Negotiation skills               

    Deadline:27th July,2026

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