PL Plant Controller at UD Trucks

Responsibilities and Duties 

• Monitoring Inventory Levels: Ensuring that there is always a sufficient stock of parts and materials without overstocking.
• Reordering: Placing orders for materials or parts when inventory levels drop below a certain threshold.
• Cycle Counting: Regularly counting inventory to ensure accuracy and reconcile any discrepancies.
• Supplier Communication: Working closely with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of parts and materials.
• Scheduling Deliveries: Coordinating the timing of deliveries to align with production schedules.
• Vendor Management: Evaluating supplier performance and resolving any issues that could impact production
• Send Call-off requests for material from Durban crossdock and coordinate daily loads for UD Plant Pretoria.
• Monitoring of arrival of trucks from Durban crossdock.
• Control of keys and data plates for all cabs received from Durban crossdock
• Inspection of cargo from Durban crossdock per tally sheet (Invoice), and shipment schedule oversee and monitor offloading of all cargo.
• Ensure quality of material during the transport process, report and act towards quality issues (UD damages).
• Instruct plant employees on which KMP (UD Packaging) and returnable steel racks to be sorted during the day.
• Manage KMP empty packaging from plant to breakdown and Export readiness.
• Book transport for collection of KMP and returnable steel racks.
• Ensuring all loaded trucks with KMP and returnable steel racks are compliant with South African Road Traffic Regulations (e.g. height & CBM).
• Quarterly stock count of KMP and returnable steel racks, including update in KMP system.
• Perform all other duties and tasks as assigned by Supervisor or Manager

Problem-Solving:

• Address and resolve any issues related to customs clearance, including delays, misclassification, or disputes.

Safety Protocols:

• Implementing and enforcing safety procedures for handling materials and operating logistics equipment
• Daily deviation report to stakeholders.
• Reporting of all damages to respective stakeholders.
• Reporting of any risk/compliance deviations where applicable.
• Problem-Solving
• Customer interaction – Liaising with internal customers to manage expectations and provide updates regarding delivery schedules.

Minimum qualifications

• Working knowledge of all related operational processes.
• Transport operations planning calculation of CBM (cubic meter), vehicle combinations
• Knowledge and understanding of the organisations systems, policies and procedures.
• Knowledge and awareness of any new developments within operations.
• Ability to operate IT/Software used within the organisation.
• Abilities to set objectives.
• Reporting skills.
• Presentation skills.
• Business acumen.