Silo Operator -Klipdale at Southern Oil (Pty) Ltd

Responsibilities

• Control and operate all machinery related to the silos during the shift
• Stop and start all equipment within silo complexes, and ensure all equipment and machinery are operated efficiently and safe. This will be in conjunction with all downstream production units
• All breakdowns, deviation and defects regarding equipment must be reported to the maintenance supervisor on a continuous basis
• Must assist maintenance personnel with their task during breakdowns to ensure efficient plant operations
• Weigh, grade and offload all incoming seed to the allocated silo
• Temperature monitoring of the silos
• Continuously monitor silo levels and the product structure and formation within silo
• Ensure continuous quality monitoring is performed
• Report all quality deviations to relevant Manager
• Ensure good storage practices are upheld
• Ensure good housekeeping practices and compliance
• Supervision of team
• Ensure his team are efficiently performing their tasks
• Ensure all the policies and procedures of SOILL are always applied
• Attend relevant training as required and scheduled by management
• Compliance to safety, food safety, and environmental procedures as per SOILL policy
• Any other reasonable relevant task allocated by Agricultural Resource Manager as required by plant operations 

Health and Safety

• Participate in safety forums created by Soill for example safety meetings and safety talks
• Follow-up on any activities assigned through safety meetings / committees / representatives / management
• Report all safety incidents to the relevant people
• Attend safety education and refresher programmes
• Comply with safety policies and procedures at Soill
• Distribute safety information as and when required
• Wear protective clothing (where applicable) at all times

Employee management and development

• Ensure overall compliance to relevant procedures and policies.
• Ensure that all team members have clearly defined job profiles 
• Regular goal review completed to assess achievement of results
• Support, coaching and mentoring is continuously provided to ensure that objectives are met
• Ensure that development plans are in place for each employee
• Appropriate allocation of resources to meet operational demands
• Ensure that events/activities taking place in the team are effectively communicated within team
• Ensure adequate succession planning in order to meet ongoing and anticipated business requirements

Requirements

Minimum Qualification and Experience:

• Grade 12
• Computer Literate
• Forklift licence would be advantageous
• Applicable grain grading and handling experience recommended
• Proven ability to oversee a small operations and proven strong administrative skills