Workshop Foreman – Stockfeeds Business Unit X1 – natfood

Job Description

Role Overview

natfood is seeking a qualified professional to oversee equipment reliability, facility maintenance, and technical projects within the Stockfeeds division based in Aspindale, Harare. The appointee will report directly to the Engineering Manager.

Core Duties

The incumbent will collaborate with the Production Manager to draft scheduled maintenance plans, secure necessary approvals, and identify upkeep opportunities. Responsibilities include building operational and capital budgets, projecting material needs, and monitoring expenditure. The role involves delegating breakdown tasks to tradespeople, verifying finished assignments, organizing mandatory safety assessments, and reviewing operational performance metrics. Additional duties encompass facilitating safe machinery integration, overseeing job card completion, minimizing operational interruptions, supervising workshop inventory levels, and supplying hardware specifications for purchasing. Furthermore, the position requires enforcing safety standards, verifying work quality prior to facility restart, tracking external service providers, and supervising departmental scheduling, training, and leave.

Qualifications & Requirements

Candidates must hold an Engineering degree or an equivalent qualification. Applicants are required to bring 4 to 6 years of background experience in industrial upkeep and project oversight, alongside strong organizing, leadership, reporting, analytical, and negotiation capabilities.

How to Apply

Submit an application, detailed curriculum vitae and copies of qualifications. Use “Workshop Foreman – Stockfeeds” as the application reference.

Send your application to recruitment@natfood.co.zw.

Closing date: 26 November 2026.