Paschalis Mthandeni Hadebe
Maintenance Team Leader
Queensburgh
Summary
Accomplished engineering professional with diverse experience in the packaging industry. Combines technical expertise with strong collaboration skills to drive projects to completion while prioritizing quality and efficiency. Focused on leveraging knowledge to enhance team performance and achieve organizational objectives.
Overview
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years of professional experience
Work History
Team Leader Production (Can Factory)
Nampak, Divfood
06.2024 - 01.2026
- Defined team performance expectations, tracked progress toward goals, and delivered constructive feedback when needed.
- Handled team issues rapidly, sustaining productivity and lowering workflow disruption frequency.
- Cultivated positive work environment outcomes, including decreased employee turnover and increased team cohesion.
- Tracked output quality, corrected errors, strengthened adherence to established guidelines.
Maintenance Team Leader (Can Factory & Printing)
Nampak Divfood KZN
02.2009 - 05.2024
- Led maintenance team to execute preventive and corrective maintenance on production equipment.
- Directed breakdown response to restore operations quickly and safely.
- Monitored spare parts usage and ensured critical stock availability.
- Assisted in budget preparation, effectively managing resources to optimize departmental expenditures.
- Increased overall facility efficiency through the development and execution of strategic maintenance plans.
- Analyzed and identified equipment failure root causes and initiated correction actions.
Maintenance Facilitator
Nampak Divfood KZN
01.2007 - 01.2009
- leading artisans responsible for can-making equipment maintenance.
- Identified improvement opportunities and implemented effective solutions.
- maintenance planning and equipment management aligned with divisional standards.
- Assessed shutdown maintenance requirements and led shutdown management using project management techniques to maintain shutdown schedule adherence.
- Performed detailed breakdown analysis to reduce repetitive breakdowns through consistently applied root-cause analysis.
Tool Room Charge Hand
Nampak Divfood KZN
03.2004 - 01.2007
- Directed daily workflow coordination for toolroom artisans and apprentices providing servicing, sharpening, and repair of tools and dies.
- Streamlined urgent response activities for breakdown repairs.
- Traced breakdown causes using fault finding and completed root cause analysis to lower recurrence of issues.
- Evaluated finished products under quality standards, rejecting defects and ensuring compliance.
- Oversaw tool spare inventory levels and logged damages and losses.
Tool Room Artisan
Nampak Divfood KZN
04.2001 - 02.2004
- Operated conventional lathes, milling machines, surface grinders, and cylindrical grinders.
- Produced parts to close tolerances by interpreting technical drawings.
- Overhauling dies for component manufacture.
- Reconditioned components throughout maintenance shutdowns, machine overhauls, and continuous improvement projects.
Apprentice Fitter & Turner
Nampak Divfood KZN
03.1998 - 03.2001
- Operation of hand tools and power tools.
- Set up and ran lathes and milling/shaping machines to machine blocks, shafts, and keyways, while cutting various thread types.
- Restored hydraulic pallet jacks to working condition for production plant use.
- Supported artisan teams during maintenance shutdowns.
- Foundational gas and arc welding.
Education
Certificate - N6 Mechanical Engineering
Durban Technical College
Durban, South Africa12-1998
Nampak New Managers' Programme
Malcolm Gaw Performance Consulting
Johannesburg, South Africa 04.2001 -
Senior Certificate -
Isizinda High School
Durban, South Africa04-1994
Skills
Maintenance planning
Packaging machinery maintenance
Root cause analysis
Machine restoration
Optimizing spare parts inventory
Technical compliance
Vendor coordination
Cost management
Supervising artisans
MS Office proficiency
Certification
Achieved Red Seal Trade Test Certificate
Personal Information
- Driving License: Code 10/ C1
Timeline
Team Leader Production (Can Factory)
Nampak, Divfood
06.2024 - 01.2026
Maintenance Team Leader (Can Factory & Printing)
Nampak Divfood KZN
02.2009 - 05.2024
Maintenance Facilitator
Nampak Divfood KZN
01.2007 - 01.2009
Tool Room Charge Hand
Nampak Divfood KZN
03.2004 - 01.2007
Nampak New Managers' Programme
Malcolm Gaw Performance Consulting
04.2001 -
Tool Room Artisan
Nampak Divfood KZN
04.2001 - 02.2004
Apprentice Fitter & Turner
Nampak Divfood KZN
03.1998 - 03.2001
Certificate - N6 Mechanical Engineering
Durban Technical College
Senior Certificate -
Isizinda High School