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Please note: this vacancy closes soon. The listing states the job expires in 3 days from its 29 October 2026 posting date, so apply promptly on the original advert if you are interested.
A Production Foreman position is open in Turffontein, advertised by Manpower SA (Pty) Ltd. for a client in the rubber recycling and materials processing industry. The role leads the production floor and suits a qualified tradesperson with supervisory experience in a processing or heavy manufacturing environment. The salary is R33,300–R35,000 per month, and the position is permanent at intermediate level.
About the company and the work
The client is described as a well-established player in the rubber recycling and materials processing industry. The work takes place on a production floor that runs a line covering shredding, granulating, separation of steel, fibre and rubber, and a grading and bagging line. It is a hands-on, high-hazard industrial setting: the advert mentions dust and fire risk, entanglement risk and noise, so safety discipline is central to the job. The foreman is the link between daily output targets and the people and machines that must deliver them, with quality checked against output specifications such as mesh size and contamination levels for end markets that include sports surfaces and asphalt modification.
Role details and duties
The Production Foreman manages daily production planning and shift scheduling across the shredding, granulating, separation and grading/bagging line. First-line mechanical fault-finding is part of the role, and the foreman authorises repairs, reducing reliance on external maintenance contractors. Wear-part inventory is another responsibility — blades, screens, bearings and hydraulic seals — which the advert calls a critical cost driver in this industry. The foreman enforces safety protocols in the high-hazard environment, liaises with SHEQ on ISO and OHS compliance, and manages quality control on output specifications such as mesh size and contamination levels. Training operators on machine-specific procedures is also part of the job.
Requirements
The advert states the following requirements. Only these are listed here, so check the original advert for anything not mentioned:
- Fitter and Turner trade test (Red Seal), NQF Level 4 (QCTO) — a Millwright trade is also considered
- N2/N3 Mechanical Engineering is advantageous
- 5–8+ years of post-qualification experience, including 2–3 years in a supervisory role
- Experience in recycling, plastics or rubber processing, or heavy manufacturing such as mining or steel, is preferred
The advert notes that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Where to find and apply safely
Apply only through the original CareerJunction advert, linked by the Apply button on this page, which points to the Manpower SA (Pty) Ltd. listing for this vacancy (job 2645741, reference CPT003674). Do not send personal documents to anyone who contacts you claiming to represent this role outside that official route, and be wary of any request for payment in exchange for a job — a genuine employer or recruiter will not charge you to apply. Note that the listing spells the role “Production Forman” in its title and URL, while the advert body also uses “Production Foreman”; this post uses the corrected spelling in its title.
Practical tips
Because the window is short, apply promptly and keep your application focused: state your trade test clearly (Fitter and Turner Red Seal, NQF Level 4, or Millwright), your post-qualification years, and how long you have supervised a team. Give a concrete example of a production line you have run, a wear-part or downtime problem you solved, and how you handled safety compliance in a high-hazard area — those are exactly the areas this advert emphasises. Mention any experience in recycling, rubber or plastics processing, or heavy manufacturing. Before applying, confirm the work location and shift pattern on the original advert, since the listing gives Turffontein as the location.
How the process works
Applications go through the original CareerJunction advert to Manpower SA (Pty) Ltd. The advert states that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted, so if you do not hear back, it does not necessarily mean your application was not received — but do not wait on this one, given the 3-day expiry. Shortlisted applicants can expect the recruiter or client to verify trade qualifications and supervisory experience before any interview or site discussion. Keep a copy of your application and the advert reference number CPT003674 so you can quote it in any follow-up.
Important information
This post is an informational summary of a third-party job advert and is not the employer. Details such as the salary range, location and requirements are given exactly as stated in the original listing, and nothing has been added or guessed. The listing states the job expires in 3 days from 29 October 2026, so the vacancy may close very soon — always check the original advert to confirm whether applications are still open before applying. If any detail here differs from the original advert, the original advert takes precedence.
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