Citrus Fruit Receiving and Degreening Manager

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

This position is responsible for the daily planning and operations for the fruit processing facility, operational activities at Fruit Receiving, degreening and management of staff and Forklift fleet, with the aim of achieving the agreed business objectives.

Overview of key activities:

• Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures: Design, develop and implement relevant business policies, processes,
  standard operating procedures, and instructions so that the work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner throughout the organization.
• Continuous Improvement: Contribute to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Fruit Receiving: Bin counts communicated to production planner. Investigate and compile bin transaction movements to ensure system matches physical. Management of the drench (Cleaning and correct dosage of chemicals to use).
• Forklifts: Management of forklifts (Fruit receiving, packhouses & local Market)
• Planning: Ensure empty and full crates are scheduled to be delivered and collected, ensure bins from the fruit processing facility are clean. Ensure all loadouts to the fruit processing facility matches the system.
• Ensure that degreening process is followed as per company guidelines.
• Housekeeping: Ensure good housekeeping is followed in degreening rooms and that the ozone machine is used daily in degreening rooms.
• Ensure bins are clean from dust and rotten fruit when loading out to growers
• Ensure all stock detail (PUC, orchard, variety, EU status) corresponds with phytclean.
• Ensure quick turnaround time for loading and off-loading trucks for the farmers.
• Other: Manage and ensure that the team follow all protocols.

The criteria and requirements are as follows:

• 3 - 5 years’ experience at a junior management level.
• Agriculture or perishable goods knowledge is preferred.
• Must be innovative and detail oriented.
• Capable of managing multiple and high-priority tasks.
• Strong interpersonal skills to develop good working relationships at various levels.
• Strong organizational skills to ensure that daily operations run efficiently
• Ability to manage processes effectively and meet firm deadlines. 

Please consider your application unsuccessful if you have not received a response within 2 weeks.