Engineering Manager

Cape Town, South AfricaFull-timeSeniorOn-sitePosted 13 Oct 2026

Job Overview

An FMCG company in Cape Town’s Northern Suburbs, represented by Western Cape Recruitment, is appointing an experienced Engineering Manager to guide and manage its Engineering Department. The role is accountable for efficiently managing the department to ensure minimum downtime on all plant equipment, machinery and utilities.

The Engineering Manager ensures procedures and processes are correctly followed and targets are met, owns the department’s annual budget, and initiates continuous improvement on equipment efficiency, cost-saving projects, risk mitigation, asset care and overall operational excellence.

Permanent role; Careers24 advert 2392551; apply before 8 December 2026. Salary market related.

Key Responsibilities

• Guide and manage the Engineering Department for an FMCG manufacturing operation in Cape Town

• Ensure minimum downtime on plant equipment, machinery and utilities

• Ensure engineering procedures and processes are correctly followed and departmental targets are met

• Own and manage the department’s annual budget

• Initiate continuous improvement projects on equipment efficiency and cost saving

• Drive risk mitigation and asset care programmes

• Deliver overall operational excellence across engineering operations

• Lead and develop engineering team members

• Coordinate maintenance and utilities performance with production stakeholders

Required Qualifications

• Minimum: Degree in an Engineering field

• 5 years’ related engineering experience with at least 2 years in a managerial role

• Government Certificate of Competency (GCC)

• Experience in FMCG / manufacturing plant engineering advantageous

• Budget management and continuous-improvement mindset

Skills & Requirements

Engineering ManagementGCCPlant MaintenanceFMCG ManufacturingUtilities ManagementAsset CareContinuous ImprovementBudget ManagementDowntime ReductionRisk MitigationTeam LeadershipOperational ExcellenceCost Saving Projects