Process Technician

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Date: 3 Jun 2026

Location: EC, ZA

Company: PG Group

Shatterprufe® is the leading manufacturer and distributor of OE Auto and aftermarket replacement glass products. The company manufactures genuine Shatterprufe® laminated windscreens and Armourplate® toughened automotive safety glass products. Three automotive glass plants manufacture over 4 million pieces of laminated and toughened glass a year for customers worldwide. Shatterprufe® products are installed by Original Motor manufacturers in Southern Africa.

VACANCY: Process Technician - Shatterprufe (All sites)

 

 

 A vacancy for Process Technician has arisen at our Shatterprufe Neave Plant in Gqeberha. This is a Junior Manager position reporting to the NPD/Process Manager.

 

 

Main job purpose

 

Responsible for monitoring and improving manufacturing and Engineering processes by detecting and reducing losses in the manufacturing area in order to optimise production through continuous process improvement in support of Shatterprufe Manufacturing strategy. 

 

 

Main Objective

 

To reduce losses and optimise production through continuous investigation, analysis and problem solving relevant to  applicable processes and machines within in the area in order to minimise downtime.

Responsible for developing and up skilling Production personnel in line with process requirements to ensure that production is enabled to conduct their tasks efficiently and effectively and losses and downtime is kept to a minimum.

Responsible for establishing and updating the loss database for easy reference in fault identification and problem solving in order to take timeous and effective corrective actions and to keep downtime to a minimum.

Responsible for ensuring that Work Instructions, procedures and processes are standardised across all shifts  in line with legal, production and environmental standards, so as to ensure zero findings during audits.

To support NPD with Tooling and process requirements for each new product according to project plan and specifications whilst ensuring that standard losses are maintained or improved upon. 

To effectively communicate with stakeholders to ensure that changes, concerns and learnings are effectively communicated to facilitate process understanding and minimise risk. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Critical job requirements

 

Qualification(s)

 
  • Grade 12
  • National Diploma in Engineering (Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering or Analytical Chemistry )

 

 

 

Knowledge

 
  • Working knowledge in analytical fault detection
  • Proficient in SAP and BI reports
  • Sound working knowledge of SPC, FMEA, SOP’s, Control Plans, PPAP/APQP, MSA

 

 

Skills

 
  • Presentation Skills
  • Communication Skills (Verbal and written)
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • MS Office
  • AutoCAD
  • Problem Solving Techniques
  • Analytical Skills

 

 

Experience

 

 
  • 3 years production and/ or engineering experience.
  • 3 years  Manufacturing

 

 

 

Contact details:

 

 contact person:
  • Zechariah Jantjies
  • 041 405 3625
  • zjantjies@pg.co.za

Vacancy closing date:
  • 15 / 06 / 2026

 

 

Please include the following with your application

 

  • CV
  • Copy of identification book (ID)
  • Evidence of qualifications

 

 

 

PG Group, and its subsidiaries, are committed to the principles of employment equity and as such are equal opportunity employers.  Qualified applicants who apply for any vacancies will be considered with due consideration based on of fairness and equity. Factors such as race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or disability are not consider exclusively and are not determinative of any appointments made by PG Group or its subsidiaries

 

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