Job purpose
Overall management of department that includes but not limited to efficiency, productivity, staff, equipment, hygiene, health & safety and compliance.
Responsibilities
- Draft and monitor the weekly packing and pre-sorting plan, and daily packing programs
- Ensure relevant quality controls are in place, adhere to and meet customer expectations.
- Ensure relevant safety controls and standards are in place according to HACCP/BRC and company regulations.
- Manage and maintain effective relationships with employees, supervisors and other managers.
- Productivity monitoring and improvement.
- Ensure that all work areas and personnel comply with safety regulations and procedures.
- Ensure efficient packing process that optimises the use of resources and achieve set capacity and productivity levels.
- Lead and develop staff, ensure staff engagement levels are high.
- Verifying stocks and investigating delays.
- Managing the volumes of fruit, monitoring and analysing volumes and throughput vs capacity.
- Computing the quantities, qualities and types of materials required by production programmes.
- Controlling expenditure and ensuring the efficient use of resources.
Requirements
Grade 12
Previous experience in a similar environment will be advantageous.
- Must be willing and eager to learn.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent problem solving, analytical and numerical abilities are crucial.
- Excellent knowledge and computer skills (MS Office).
- Effective handling of detailed information and consistent attention to detail.
- Ability to work with little supervision and track multiple processes.
This position reports to the Packhouse/General Manager.
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