Shunter - VOPS Caledon at The South African Breweries (SAB)

Key roles and responsibilities:

Raw Materials handling and storage

• Interpret and execute barley out loading and malt loading plans
• Interpret and implement storage plans
• Monitor temporary staff for barley sampling and malt loading activities
• Perform barley offloading and malt loading activities
• Plan shift activities to ensure efficient simultaneous barley offloading and malt loading
• Ensure and maintain a safe and healthy work environment  
• Performs all autonomous operations (ATO) tasks as per designated requirements

Gate till Hopper

• Opening gate at 06:00 and 14:00 (unless otherwise stated) to allow Spoornet to enter site
• Ensure no authorised people enter site
• Take imported barley samples and remove to Lab
• Weighing in and out of barley, malt and coal trucks and ensure that consigned and received weights are not more than 200kg out
• Check barley hopper is clean prior to off loading
• Responsibile in executing 5S and ATO activities
• Allocate Silo's
• Trucks to be offloaded within 1 hour after receiving ATO slips

Dispatch

• Check that all road / rail trucks are QC passed before malt loading
• Checking trucks are cleaned before malt loading
• Brooming malt trucks (36 tonnes per truck) and M/S and A/S
• Ensure that malt out loading area is cleaned daily once trucks dispatched
• Ensure trucks are not leaking oil
• Ensure malt trucks are sealed prior to dispatch and that all documentation are faxed to Spoornet

Hygiene

•  Cleaning of all weighbridges
• Cleaning of all rail points
• Cleaning of spillages that occur during shift, hopper, and weighbridges

Perform administration

• Completion of all shift reporting systems (MES)
• Updating planning board
• Completion of Shunter checklist per shift
• Complete shift handover sheet
• Contribute to self and team development
• Ensure application of all administration systems and procedures 
• Communicates on an ongoing basis with Silo Block Lead (Or Process Lead on weekend Standby) to establish activities and sequences of activities and to report problems.
• Responsible for ongoing checks and observation to ensure correct functioning of equipment in span of control. 
• Takes corrective action, which includes stopping faulty equipment and reporting problems to Silo Block Lead (Or Process Lead on weekend Standby

Problem solving

• Apply VPO techniques for problem solving and decision making
• Apply frontline problem solving and decision-making techniques and principles through the Quick fix routine procedures and Problem Terminator Digital Tool

Minimum requirements:

• Matric.
• Valid Locomotive truck drivers license
• 2-3 months on-the-job training
•  2 to 6 weeks on the job training. 
• Ordinary communication skills. 
• Verbal ability. 
• Good eyesight in both eyes. 
• Numerate.
• Physically Fit