Job description
SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (SMEDCO)
WE ARE HIRING
SENIOR LEATHER TECHNICIAN (1 POST)
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
Small and Medium Enterprises Development Corporation (SMEDCO), a parastatal organization established under Section 3 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Act of 2024 to regulate, promote, and develop the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector in Malawi, intends to recruit well qualified and highly motivated individuals at its Leather Processing Factory located in Chatha, Zomba. The Leather Processing Factory represents a 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.
Interested 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.
POSITION DETAILS
- Position: Senior Leather Technician (1 Post)
- Duty Station: Chatha Enterprise Development Centre, Chikala, Blantyre
QUALIFICATIONS AND ATTRIBUTES
- A minimum of higher education diploma or vocational training in leather and leather products technology or a related field from a recognized and accredited institution. Persons with higher qualifications will have an added advantage.
- A minimum of 3 years' experience in shoe and leather products manufacturing.
- Excellent coaching and supervisory skills.
- Must be a self-starter with minimum supervision.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Conducting production planning for the leather factory.
- Supervising the work of all Leather Technicians.
- Enforcing quality control in all finished products.
- Leading and providing on-the-job training for all Leather Technicians.
- Ensuring total compliance with all factory safety protocol measures.
- Producing and submitting daily and periodic operational and administrative reports for the factory.
HOW TO APPLY
Applications with detailed curriculum vitae with at least three names of reputable and traceable referees including that of an immediate past employer, where applicable, should be sent to:
The Chief Executive Officer
SMEDCO, Private Bag 393,
Lilongwe 3.
Alternatively, the applications can be hand-delivered at any of the following SMEDCO offices:
- Head Office in Area 3, Lilongwe
- Regional Office North in Mzuzu
- Mponela Enterprise Development Centre in Mponela, Dowa
- Regional Office Centre in Area 9, Lilongwe
- Regional Office South in Chigumula, Blantyre
- Chatha Enterprise Development Centre at Chatha in Chikala, Blantyre
- Mangochi Service Centre in Mango chi, Mulanje
- Phalombe Manufacturing Academy at Misewu Folo in Phalombe
CLOSING DATE
Closing date for receiving applications is Wednesday 21st October 2026.
CONTACT
For enquiries call: 265 1774 522
SMED is an equal opportunity employer
Website: www.smedco.mw