{"id":2403,"date":"2025-08-28T12:00:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T12:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/botswana\/job\/production-controller-designer\/"},"modified":"2025-09-28T00:49:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T00:49:02","slug":"production-controller-designer","status":"expired","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/botswana\/?post_type=job_listing&p=2403","title":{"rendered":"PRODUCTION CONTROLLER &amp; DESIGNER"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>VACANCY\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Image 1: FSG Limited \u2013 Production Controller And Designer<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nPosition: Production Controller And Designer<br \/>\nLocation: Gaborone<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nAbout FSG Limited:<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nFSG Limited is Botswana\u2019s leading funeral services provider with 22 branches across Botswana and with significant presence in South Africa, and Zambia.<br \/>\nApplications are invited from qualified Botswana citizens for the position of Production Controller and Designer tenable at Gaborone.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nRole Overview:<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nTo effectively and efficiently control the production of coffins and caskets and for designing new products involving various types of wood. 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