Packing and Warehouse Manager

SUMMARY:
The successful incumbent will be responsible for the following:  Packing - Responsible for managing the packaging operation in order to pack product to the correct quality and model stock, to optimize productivity, utilizing the equipment in a safe and effective manner achieving installed capacity. Warehouse - Organising the safe and efficient receipt, storage and despatch of warehoused goods including the management of model stock. Manage forklifts to ensure they are reliable, optimally utilized and retains long term value.

POSITION INFO:
Minimum requirements:

• Relevant Bachelor’s Degree / Diploma or equivalent
• 5+ years operations, packing and warehouse experience
• 3+ years at management level
• Computer literacy
• Operations, Budgeting & Cost management
• Analytical & Problem solving
• People & Team management
• Planning
• Safety Management
• Surveillance Skills
• Inventory Control

• Customer service orientated
• Brand conscious
• Deadline orientated
• Drive continuous improvement
• Focus on quality
• Problem solving
• Productivity focused

• Packing to consistent pack presentation and product profile.
• All packed products must comply with the agreed product specification.
• Ensure reduced damages of product within packing
• Optimise packing efficiency of all packers and ensure OEE benchmarks are achieved all times.
• Reduce waste, spillage and rejections of products.
• Job card management
• Loss of production hours managed and reduced
• Provide a flexible, reliable and efficient service and good communication.
• Optimize variable and fixed costs
• Stock management to ensure loss control.
• Ensure weight of packed products is in compliance with CO standards and better than Trade Metrology Standards.
• Ensure reduced damages of product with the warehouse
• Ensure Forklift useful live is optimized to balance operating profit and resale value.
• Optimize forklift variable and fixed costs without long term loss of resale value or reliability
• Ensure Driver behaviour drives down costs while still maintaining customer service and long term forklift value
• Ensure Customer Service standards are met – flexible, reliable, efficient and cost effective service with fast turnaround time and good communication
• Ensure accurate planning.
• Department budgeting and execution
• Managing, training, assessing staff
• Ensure adherence to SMETA objectives