Pack House Manager - Paarl Verfied

R 30 000 - 40 000 per month Paarl, Western Cape Paarl, Western Cape more than 14 days ago 02-07-2019 8:36:51 AM
27-08-2019 8:36:51 AM
JOB VACANCY
PACK HOUSE MANAGER – PAARL
Agri Industry
Salary: R30 - R40 000 CTC pm

Our Client, an established grower of fresh produce for major retail clients in and around Southern Africa, has an excellent opportunity of a qualified PACK HOUSE MANAGER with excellent Auditing skills and Management ability of large labour pools. The successful incumbent will have a minimum of 5 years’ experience a high-pressured Pack house environment with audit and compliance TQM systems environment. Must be willing to travel around South Africa to execute various audits at company’s sites.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
• Tertiary qualification in Agriculture essential, hydroponics and soil science essential;
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in the cultivation/farming of fresh produce.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:
- TQM – total quality management systems
- Customer service and liaison
- Logistics Management/Coordination
- Human Resource management/IR
- Maintenance Coordination/Management: Machines, Vehicles and Buildings
- Audits and Technical process Management

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Ensure that all sales orders are met from customers;
• Ensure that orders are packed in full and delivered on time;
• Continuously communicate with customers to allow for transparency;
• Maintain and manage good relationships with all customers
• Strategically plan and manage logistics, transportation and customer service;
• Direct, optimizing and coordinate full-circle logistics;
• Keep track of quality, quantity, stock levels, delivery times, transport cost and efficiency;
• Arrange and plan routes and ensure that shipments are actioned;
• Resolve all customer complaints or challenges;
• Meet costs, productivity, accuracy and timeline targets;
• Comply with legal regulations and laws;
• Manage all staff reporting into your role in a fair, objective and equal manner;
• Ensure that the relevant staff receives training on how to use equipment and machinery;
• Manage all conflict and discipline of staff within the parameters of the disciplinary code and refer to HR Manager as and when required;
• Ensure that you have a good understanding of how the disciplinary process works as well as working knowledge of the Company’s code of Conduct and Code of Good practices;
• Ensure that all employees are aware of their role and what the expectation is.
• Ensure that workers are at all times utilised effectively and to their full potential
• You will be required to manage and assist those reporting to you in their tasks, as well as being aware of what they are doing at all times.
• Ensure that there is proper communication between management and staff.
• Assess employee’s performance and ascertain if any training is required.
• Ensure that staff are continually trained and developed to execute their jobs timeously.
• Develop maintenance procedures and ensure implementation
• Carry out inspections of the vehicles, machines and equipment to identify and resolve issues
• Develop maintenance procedures and ensure implementation
• Carry out inspections of the vehicles, machines and equipment to identify and resolve issues
• Ensure that all equipment and machinery are cleaned and kept tidy
• Ensure that the maintenance team is aware of faulty machinery and vehicles as soon as possible.
• Plan and oversee all repairs and installation activities of the equipment, machinery and vehicles.
• Allocate workload and supervise upkeep staff
• Monitor expenses and control budget for the maintenance of the equipment, machinery and vehicles
• Ensure that maintenance logs are kept and updated on a daily basis
• Develop maintenance procedures and ensure implementation
• Carry out inspections of the facility to identify and resolve issues
• Check electrical and hydraulic systems of building to ensure functionality
• Plan and oversee all repairs and installation activities of the facilities
• Allocate workload and supervise upkeep staff
• Monitor expenses and control budget for the maintenance of the building
• Ensure that the health and safety policies are complied with.
• Responsible for Audits such as:
o Global-gap
o WW Hygiene and Safety
o Farming for the Future
o WW Ethical
• Ensure that all administration is updated on a regular basis
• Liaison with customers technical staff
• Deal with customers complaints and rejects
• Trending and technical data
• Chemical control and discharge
• Ensure that all products being dispatch meets the quality standards that are set.
• Management of the Health and Safety audit and the execution of any other audits that may be required.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:
• Good knowledge on the establishment, care and production of Fresh Produce;
• Excellent report writing, system/audit administration, verbal and written communication skills;
• Effectively panning and organizing skills;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
• Strong leadership skills and work confidently in a group;
• Problem-solving capabilities;
• Strong administration, process control and TQM skills;
• Excellent time management; and,
• Computer literacy is a must.

Closing date: 31 August 2019
Ref: SEIS0004-19
Vacancy Type: Permanent