Overview of key activities:

• Total management of all operational functions at the packhouse of the local market areas and functions.
• Manage the process and flow of local market fruit from both packhouses to the different designated local market packing lines and areas.
• Daily coordinating of available fruit for packing to achieve deadlines on orders.
• Coordinating all logistics of raw material between packing facilities (Receiving, dispatch and transport).
• Total management of the local market supervisors and their teams in their departments.
• Daily staff planning to ensure that productivity targets is met.
• Ensure that all fruit movement is captured on Paltrack.
• Ensure that all fruit packed is with in customer specification.
• Ensure that all Occupational Health and Safety standards are met.
• Ensure that all food safety standards are met.
• Manage maintenances on local market packing lines and areas.
• Working in partnership with all other departments (Logistics, Materials, HR, Production, Planning).

The criteria and requirements are as follows:

• Matric Certificate.
• Speak, read & write English and Afrikaans or Xhosa fluently.
• Computer Skills (MS Word, MS Excel and Emails).
• Previous experience in managing or supervising a team.
• Valid drivers’ licence (code 08) & own transport.
• Previous experience in a packhouse environment will be an advantage.
• Previous experience with Paltrack will be an advantage.

General Attribute:

• This candidate must be willing to work overtime and at weekends.
• This person must be willing to travel from time to time.

Please consider your application unsuccessful should you not receive feedback within 2 weeks of applying.