Nhlanhla Ndwandwe

CTO

Durban, South Africa10 yrs 11 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Proven track record in technical leadership and project oversight.
Expertise in electrical and mechanical troubleshooting.
Successful completion of significant software upgrade projects.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a skilled professional in Manufacturing and Automation sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Technical LeadershipProject OversightMechanical TroubleshootingElectrical MaintenanceElectrical EngineeringInstrumentation

Other Skills

Technical SupportTechnical WritingFault FindingPneumaticsElectrical and Instrumentation Engineering (EIE)CommissioningQuality AssuranceQuality SystemProduct InnovationInnovation DevelopmentCircuit AnalysisPiping and Instrumentation Drawing (P&ID)Engineering DrawingsMechanical DrawingsMechanical Inspection

About

A dedicated individual who strongly believes in innovation, precise engineering and continuous improvement of current procedures and processes. I believe my enthusiasm combined with my formal tertiary education and training has equipped me well for the corporate world. Thus I have: ·Completed software upgrades on Sack line machines while working along side overseas technicians ·Wired and commissioning of water chiller plant for Afripack ·Successful drive upgrades of thermal regulator machinery.

Experience

10 yrs 11 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 8 mos

Average Tenure

3 yrs 6 mos

Current Experience

Unilever

2 roles

Technical Lead

Promoted

Dec 2025 – Present · 5 mos · Phoenix, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · On-site

Technical Leadership: Setting technical vision, making architectural decisions, defining standards, and guiding the team through challenges.
Project Oversight: Planning, estimating, managing scope, and ensuring timely, budget-conscious delivery.
Team Guidance & Mentorship: Training, coaching, delegating tasks, reviewing code, and fostering professional growth.
Development & Quality: Hands-on coding, designing solutions, ensuring code quality, performing security audits, and managing releases.
Collaboration: Communicating with product managers, stakeholders, and other departments to align technical efforts with business goals.
Innovation: Researching and recommending new technologies to improve development capabilities.

Technical SupportTechnical WritingTechnical LeadershipProject Oversight

Millwright

Nov 2022 – Dec 2025 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Phoenix, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · On-site

Mechanical breakdowns on Aerosol hazardous plant
Electrical breakdowns and maintenance on DEO zone 1 tanks
Project work on Alcohol tank area zone 2 site.
Installation of DEO filler mono bloc and check weigher project

Fault FindingPneumaticsMechanical TroubleshootingElectrical Maintenance

Bidvest afcom

Service Technician

Jul 2022 – Nov 2022 · 4 mos · Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Mechanical and electrical fault finding on B2000 strapping machines
Servicing of strapping technology machinery, filming and plastic hand operated tools.
Refurbishing and new field installation of automated strapping machinery.
Site visits for weekly airplus service maintenance at Dischem warehouse

Constantia flexibles

Millwright / Technician

May 2016 – Jun 2022 · 6 yrs 1 mo · eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Completed software upgrades from Siemens S5 to S7 plcs on Sack line machines while working along side overseas technicians
· Wired and commissioning of water chiller plant with for Afripack.
· Successful Siemens simatic drive upgrade of thermal regulator machine during festive shuts.

Abacus automation

Trainee technician

Feb 2014 – Feb 2015 · 1 yr · Pinetown Area, South Africa

Have basic skills regarding the field of process instrumentation and control, and have undertaken part in various company projects such as:
Electrical installations of panels for Hulamin, Inergy and Colgate Palmolive.
Commissioning of electrical panels at Nampak Closures.
Wiring and cable tracing electrical cables at Colgate Palmolive.Attending site breakdowns and fault finding.
Mechanical part of the crane project (drilling, wiring, grinding and welding) for Transnet.