Vacancy title:
Senior Leather Technician

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Business Management and Administration, Category: Manufacturing & Warehouse, Science & Engineering, Business Operations]

Jobs at:
Small and Medium Enterprises Development Corporation (SMEDCO)

Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, October 21 2026

Duty Station:
Chatha Enterprise Development Centre, Chileka, Blantyre | Lilongwe

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, October 6 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

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 (MSMEs) sector in Malawi, intends to recruit well qualified and highly motivated individuals at its Leather Processing Factory that is located at Chatha in Chileka, Blantyre. 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.

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

Position: Senior Leather Technician (1 Post)
Duty Station: Chatha Enterprise Development Centre, Chileka, Blantyre

QUALIFICATIONS AND ATTRIBUTES

• A minimum of higher education diploma or vocational training in leather technology, manufacturing or a related qualification from a recognised and accredited institution. Persons with higher qualifications will have 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.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: associate degree

Job application procedure

Applications 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:

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 6, 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 Chileka, Blantyre;
• Mangochi Service Centre in Mangochi Mall, Mangochi, and
• Phalombe Manufacturing Academy at Miseu Folo in Phalombe.

Closing date for receiving the applications is Wednesday 21st October 2026.

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