Technical Director
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≈ $43k – $89k per year (Estimated)
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In office
Seniority
Architect
Employment
Full-Time
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Sep 24, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 22, 2026. Job Mail scores A on the Alion truth index.
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Job Mail is a South African online job board offering a large selection of vacancies across the country and some positions abroad. Job seekers can search and apply for jobs online, upload a CV and receive job alerts, while employers and recruitment agencies can advertise positions to a broad national audience. The brand is one of the longer-established names in South African job advertising and is operated from South Africa.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for three strategic functional pillars: Product Design & Innovation, Service & Technical Support, and After-Sales & Warranty.
- Each pillar should have clear accountability, measurable objectives and defined leadership while collectively supporting Concord's strategic objectives.
- Approve engineering standards, designs, technical deviations and product releases, and to stop any design, manufacture, installation or product release presenting an unacceptable safety, compliance, quality or business risk.
- Factory Equipment & Manufacturing Technology -
- Provide strategic oversight of factory equipment, manufacturing technologies, testing facilities, and production engineering processes.
- Quality and Compliance - Ensure compliance with applicable quality, environmental, health and safety, and product certification standards.
- Work closely with the Quality Department to investigate technical issues, implement corrective actions, and reduce warranty claims.
- Client & Stakeholder Engagement - Liaise with engineering/development teams of client, contractors and suppliers to develop and implement required new technologies.
- Deliver technical support in the factory and on client’s sites and coordinate with technical support teams to implement corrective and preventative measures.
- Provide high-level technical consultation to key clients, ensuring solutions meet strategic needs.
- Project & Operations Oversight - Establish project goals and priorities by collaborating with Sales, Marketing and Operations.
- After-Sales, Service & Technical Support
Qualifications & Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in: Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, HVACR Engineering (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration)
- Professional engineering registration (ECSA or equivalent) - highly advantageous.
- Proven experience in product development, manufacturing engineering, factory operations, continuous improvement, project/installation management, and technical service environments.
- 5+ years in senior leadership within technical, R&D, engineering, or production environments.
- Refrigeration and engineering expertise, strong understanding of factory equipment, production processes, automation technologies, and manufacturing best practices.
- R&D and Product Development
- Experience managing multidisciplinary functions including R&D, product design, manufacturing engineering, installations, site execution service, and technical support.
- Strong commercial and customer-centric mindset with experience in project execution and after-sales support.
- Excellent decision-making under pressure.
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