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Maintenance Lead

  • South Africa
  • Johannesburg
  • On-site
  • Posted: 21 Aug 2025
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Maintenance Lead

About the job

The Maintenance Lead leads all maintenance activities in reference to manufacturing system and contributes to line efficiency and production. The Maintenance Lead is also responsible for the line results and Equipment Owner capability development, focusing on executing planned maintenance on their equipment. The Maintenance Lead has full accountability across 24 hours and multiple shifts for the maintenance activities performed by Equipment Owner/Line Shift Technician. The Maintenance Lead must work collaboratively with the Equipment Owner and Engineering team to improve maintenance standards and procedures.

About you

Education

 

  • Minimum S1 preferable from Electrical Engineering, Food Technology.
  • Trade Test certificate (Red Seal) in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical Engineering or Millwright) or equivalent.
  • Bdegree in Engineering (advantageous) or equivalent.

Experience

 

  • Ideally has had a line assignment in manufacturing industry minimum 5 years and 3 years in maintenance team.
  • Have In depth knowledge of end-to-end production line and maintenance both electrical and mechanical.
  • Understand manufacturing system such as : eSIM, SAP, and any other manufacturing system
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About Danone

For more information about Danone, our culture, please explore careers.danone.com.

 

We offer:

A job which could easily turn in to a career in Danone. We believe everyone is born with superpowers, something which comes natural to you. We know this uniqueness is something which brings both excellence as well as energy, so we believe in all Danoner’s potential and when we build careers based on these superpowers and when we develop everyone’s potential to the fullest magic happens. This is how we like to see Talent Management in Danone.

This is a highly visible position within Danone; you will interact with Internal - Marketing, Sales Supply chain, SSD and External - Suppliers, CO-packers. Challenge, innovate, convince and find alignment when needed. This role has no direct reports.

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Job details

Dedicated to bringing health through food to as many people as possible, we are a leading global food & beverage company built on four businesses: Essential Dairy and Plant-Based Products, Waters, Early Life Nutrition and Medical Nutrition. 

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