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7 Feb
2026
Permanent Vacancy for Production Manager Wanted Urgently – Transnet
Job Description
Vacancy for Production Manager Wanted Urgently – Transnet
Working Location: Isando, South Africa
Job Type: Permanent
Application Closing Date: 30 March 2026
JOB DESCRIPTIONS:
Our client is urgently looking for the qualified Production Manager to start working ASAP.
KEY REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
The candidate must meet the following qualifications:
- Must have a minimum of 5 years or more in a track environment as Track Inspector, preferably 1 yr supervisory or specialist experience
- Advance Track master diploma
- Train working rules
- Must be physically fit
- Must be in a possession of (Code B) Driver’s, license and be competent and willingly to drive such vehicle ROC
- Must have Grade 12
- Qualified Artisan (Welder)
- Must have a minimum of 6 years or more in a track environment as Technical Superintendent (Welding) (6 yrs relevant and solid experience in taking accountability for the operation of own work area or as member of a team, concerning the quality, standards and outputs related to defined work procedures with at least 2 yrs at supervisory level or specialist experience)
- Trains Working Rules
- Must have Code B driving license
- Track Welding Phase 1 & 2 &3
- Advance Track Welding Certificate
- Must be in a possession of (Code B) Driver’s license and be competent and willingly to drive such vehicle Advantageous: Transnet leadership Development Program
KEY REQUIRED SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:
The candidate must have the following skills and competences
- Must have general management skills
- Must have SAP R3 maintenance module
- Multi-disciplinary concepts background
- Condition Assessment Equipment
- Train working rules
- Infrastructure maintenance philosophy
- Railway environment
- Engineering principles
- Financial Policies, practices and procedures
- Procurement Policies, practices and procedures
- Safety principles
- Installation standards and specifications
- Hazmat handling procedures
- Incident management
- Railway Engineering
- HR Policies, practices and procedures
- Drawing Office norms, standards and procedures
- Project Management
- Compliance and quality management
- Performance management system
- Must have practical experience
- Strategic Knowledge – Rationalization
- Operating Systems
KEY DUTIES:
The candidate will have to implement the following duties:
- To optimize productivity of all allocated resources
- To manage maintenance execution (RPM, CPM, MIB, MAB)
- Incident management (MTTR, MTBF, theft, derailments, etc.)
- Reinstating of Perway Infrastructure (loops, yards open lines
- Technical investigation, report writing and applicable motivation(s)
- Seconded to projects/investigations outside of Depot boundaries
- To assist with budget compilation
- Multidisciplinary support
- Supervision
- Safety, compliance and quality management
- Resource management (vehicle, spares, material, tools, etc.)
- To project and or Contract management
- To identify and correct/report Infra related deviations
- Quality Assurance inspections
- Material/spares requirement planning and control
- Technical support
- Individual development and OJT
- To manage training plan
- Performance and Talent management
- Administration tasks
- To attend varies depot and cross functional meetings
- Filling of vacancies and maintaining of structures
- To do Audits, (material, machines, vehicles etc.)
NB: We are looking forward to contacting only successful applicants. All applications must be done online before closing date. No payments for any job position posted in this website.
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