Salary: R15 000 – R40 000 gross pm, plus company contribution to a retirement fund.
Desired experience and qualifications:
- Matric
- Minimum 3 years’ supervisory or management experience in FMCG logistics, dispatch, warehousing and production.
- Experience in the animal-feed or agricultural manufacturing industry will be advantageous.
- Practical experience in staff supervision, production planning and dispatch coordination.
- Strong computer literacy, particularly Microsoft Excel.
- Experience compiling operational reports and working with performance data.
- Sound knowledge of occupational health and safety, quality and compliance requirements.
- Valid driver’s licence.
Duties and Responsibilities will include:
- Manage daily logistics and dispatch operations.
- Coordinate customer deliveries and ensure on-time delivery.
- Plan vehicle loading and dispatch according to customer requirements.
- Monitor fleet movements and turnaround times.
- Ensure legal axle and gross vehicle mass compliance.
- Prepare and manage daily and weekly production schedules.
- Coordinate production with customer demand and stock availability.
- Supervise dispatch staff, including weighbridge operators, bulk loaders, forklift drivers and cleaning personnel.
- Manage staff allocation, attendance, leave, overtime and shift planning.
- Conduct toolbox talks and manage performance and disciplinary processes.
- Manage and monitor site biosecurity requirements.
- Ensure trucks are cleaned and disinfected according to procedures.
- Investigate and resolve biosecurity deviations.
- Ensure compliance with health, safety, quality and company requirements.
- Investigate incidents, customer complaints and non-conformances.
- Maintain SOPs, work instructions and dispatch documentation.
- Compile operational and KPI reports.
- Analyse operational data using Excel.
- Maintain information on relevant operational systems.
