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The Leather Processing Factory operates with modern state-of-the-art machinery that produces various footwear and other leather products. It is operating under the Institution’s Chatha Enterprise Development Centre.\n\nInterested applicants must be prepared to work even at odd hours to ensure around-the-clock production at the factory. Successful candidates shall be offered performance-based renewable employment contracts and shall undergo intensive on-the-job training in leather processing, including the production of footwear and other leather products using highly automated machinery.\n\nPOSITION\nPosition: Leather Technician Assistant (4 Posts)\nDuty Station: Chatha Enterprise Development Centre, Chileka, Blantyre\n\nQUALIFICATIONS AND ATTRIBUTES\n\nMalawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE). Applicants with experience in shoe making, mechanical textile and industrial tailoring shall have added advantages;\n\n20 – 35 years of age;\n\nExcellent hand-eye coordination skills;\n\nExcellent team player.\n\nDUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES\n\nCutting and stitching leather hides according to designs and specifications;\n\nCarrying out lasting, cementing and sole-pressing operations while observing safety measures on both chemicals and machines;\n\nHandling production materials within the factory to ensure smooth and efficient processes;\n\nAlways observing and complying with all factory safety protocol measures;\n\nHOW TO APPLY\nApplications with detailed curriculum vitae with at least three names of relevant and traceable referees including that of an immediate past employer, where applicable, should be sent to:\n\nThe Chief Executive Officer,\nSMEDCO, Private Bag 393,\nLilongwe 3.\n\nAlternatively,\nThe applications can be hand-delivered at any of the following SMEDCO Offices:\n\nHead Office in Area 6, Lilongwe\n\nRegional Office North in Mzuzu;\n\nMponela Enterprise Development Centre in Mponela, Dowa;\n\nRegional Office Centre in Area 9, Lilongwe;\n\nRegional Office South in Chigumula, Blantyre;\n\nChatha Enterprise Development Centre at Chatha in Chileka, Blantyre;\n\nMangochi Service Centre in Mangochi Mall, Mangochi, and\n\nPhalombe Manufacturing Academy at Miseu Folo in Phalombe.\n\nCLOSING DATE\nClosing date for receiving the applications is Wednesday 21st October 2026.\n\nFor enquiries call: 265 1 774 522\nWebsite: www.smedco.mw\n\nSMEDI IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER","description_format":"text","description_chars":2892,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-06T07:00:00Z"},{"event":"close","at":"2026-10-22T13:02:30Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":null,"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/smedco-leather-technician-assistant-4-posts","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/smedco-leather-technician-assistant-4-posts.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-25T19:55:24Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":28127,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-26T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":3904363},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=3904363"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fsmedco-leather-technician-assistant-4-posts"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fsmedco-leather-technician-assistant-4-posts"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fsmedco-leather-technician-assistant-4-posts"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/smedco-leather-technician-assistant-4-posts\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fsmedco-leather-technician-assistant-4-posts"}]}