TECHNICAL SALES ENGINEER (FOOD & BEVERAGE FILTRATION)

Recruiter:

The Legends Agency

Job Ref:

X967XVRR

Date posted:

Thursday, March 5, 2026

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

Market-related

SUMMARY:
If you can walk into a food or beverage plant and immediately detect where efficiency, hygiene or quality is being compromised, this role has your name all over it

POSITION INFO:

- TECHNICAL SALES ENGINEER (FOOD & BEVERAGE FILTRATION)
  
  Salary: R550 000 – R750 000 CTC
  Randburg, Gauteng
  
  If you can walk into a food or beverage plant and immediately detect where efficiency, hygiene or quality is being compromised, this role has your name all over it.
  
  This isn''t typical technical sales.
  This is engineering influence with commercial firepower.
  
  Why this role is different
  
  You''ll work with premium filtration and separation technology that directly affects consistency, flavour, clarity, microbiological stability and line efficiency.
  You become the person production teams trust when there''s a bottleneck, an off-spec batch, or an opportunity to improve output.
  
  Your impact
  
  Lead plant audits and uncover hidden processing losses
  
  Improve quality, hygiene and throughput with engineered solutions
  
  Support and grow a strong F&B client portfolio
  
  Transform technical insights into commercial wins
  
  Build long-term, high-value relationships with major food producers
  
  You''ll thrive if you:
  
  Understand membranes (RO, UF, NF) in real production environments
  
  Love advising clients on cost-in-use and process optimisation
  
  Enjoy combining engineering thinking with sales strategy
  
  Want to be recognised as the F&B filtration expert in Gauteng
  
  Requirements
  
  3–5+ years in technical sales within food, beverage, dairy, brewing or FMCG processing
  
  Strong understanding of filtration technologies (RO, UF, NF, microfiltration)
  
  Experience conducting plant audits, hygiene assessments or process optimisation
  
  BSc/BTech in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering or similar
  
  Proven track record managing key accounts and expanding territory revenue
  
  Ability to interpret process flows, cost-in-use factors and line efficiency metrics
  
  Competent in running field tests, trials and performance evaluations
  
  Valid drivers licence + willingness to travel across Gauteng
  
  Confidence engaging production managers, QA, engineering teams and procurement

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