Supervisor: Loading - QPro Feeds, Bethlehem at VKB Group

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Performing daily duties related to receiving, binning, picking, loading of vehicles, inventory control and balancing final product.

QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE

• Qualification: Grade 12 certificate or equivalent.
• Computer literate: Microsoft Office (Intermediate)
• Animal Feed mill experience will be advantageous.

PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Personnel management and management of the output of all staff reporting to the position.
• Ensure all scanners and printers are operational in all areas.
• Ensure daily documentation required is printed and available.
• Ensure shift handover are done and communicate between shifts.
• Moving equipment check sheets completed at the start of each shift.
• Distribute loading schedule for loading team.
• Manage and control warehouse and dispatch process: Receiving, binning, picking, loading of vehicles, inventory control and balancing final product, damaged product, short dated or expired product.
• Verify final product pallets according to quantities, product ranges and schedule/production plan.
• Repack broken bags as applicable or send back to Production according to procedure for repacking.
• Sign off stock received from the Production teams with stock handover between departments.
• Verify the following when stock is received:
• Product type (Correct packaging vs Pallet label)
• Quantity received
• Quality: Quality of bagging, slings intact
• Pallet barcodes visible on all product
• Expiry dates
• Return product that are out of spec and damaged.
• Move pallets into the Warehouse storeroom
• Scan pallet label into the applicable allocated bin.
• Pick pallets from the correct applicable bin number according to the system.
• Verify that the correct pallet number is picked according to Pallet Barcode.
• Move picked pallets to the loading area, keeping pallets per load together.
• Pick all orders in advance – Sign off picking slip before load is loaded onto the vehicle.
• Inspect vehicle before loading final product onto the vehicle.
• Ensure all slings are wrapped before being loaded.
• Ensure integrity of the product before loading, verifying the following:
• Expiry date
• Product quality (Not hardened, not rotten or wet)
• Smell of product (No strong smells)
• Ensure that the correct product (no broken product bags) and quantities are loaded onto the correct vehicle.
• Load vehicles properly according to procedure considering: Axle, load integrity, load intact, load stable and secure to reach destination safely.
• Split loads: Load split loads ensuring loads are properly split between customers, considering sequence of deliveries.
• Load vehicles in the least possible time to avoid standing times.
• Complete administration per load: Picking slip and Shipment documentation.
• Ensures that offloading documents are completed.
• Control daily damages to a minimum.
• Minimize downtime to a minimum.
• Minimize vehicle standing times to a minimum, loading vehicles in the shortest possible time
• Stock control and rotation according to FIFO principle – Maintain expiry dates of stock.
• Perform daily accurate stock counts.
• All pallets not used: Stacked neatly in the designated area.
• Remove all broken pallets daily to the waste area.
• Clean working area continuously.
• No unnecessary items lying around.
• Stack feed bags neatly. No bags allowed on the floor.
• Re-pack broken bags immediately at all times

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

• Must be able to work shifts.
• Must be able to work overtime to meet business requirements.
• Good communication skills (Verbal and written)
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to keep detailed records.
• Research and analytical skills.
• Mathematic and measurement skills.
• Experience working with lab equipment.
• Ability to work in noisy environment.
• Must be able to work at heights.
• Stress management – Problem solving, Initiative, persistence, judgement
• Computer literate: Microsoft Office (Intermediate)
• Customer orientated: Internal and external customers