Senior Packhouse Foreman (Fruit Industry) at Helderberg Personnel

The ideal candidate should have the following: 

• Tertiary qualification in Operations / Production Management or similar
• 5+ years in production / packhouse environment, with 2+ years in supervisory role
• Knowledge of production targets, quality standards, packaging, and machinery
• Computer literate (Excel), bilingual (English & Afrikaans)
• People management experience; team player.
• Knowledge of Food Safety & Safety Regulations
• Willingness to work shifts, overtime, and occasional weekends

The successful candidate will be responsible for: 

• Production Planning: Ensure that fruit per packing line is scheduled according to a packing program in order to maintain optimum throughput and limit downtime. Liaise with production planning as needed for a smooth production flow.
• Production Objectives: Plan, organise and manage employees per packing line to ensure that the planned throughput and goals are met.
• Quality Management: Maintain a laser focus on sorting fruit, ensuring the correct-quality fruit ends up in the correct grade as per specifications.
• Personnel Management: Maintain discipline in accordance with the Basic Conditions of Employment Act. Please make sure employee morale remains positive, address questions promptly, and help identify training needs.
• Financial Management: Assist with cost management of the packhouse budget by monitoring expenses against the budget. Assist in compiling production budget plans.
• Equipment Management: Liaise with the engineering department to provide accurate, timely information on equipment that is not functioning correctly, is at risk of breaking down, or could cause damage.
• Audit Compliance: Ensure a safe working environment in line with the company’s Safety System. Complete incident investigations, make recommendations to prevent recurrence, and ensure that Packhouse Documentation and working methods comply with the BRCGS Standard
• Innovations: rive continuous improvement by thinking innovatively about systems, processes, and working methods