Current Jobs at RCL Foods

Minimum Requirements    

• Degree in commerce, management, supply chain management or a related field
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience within a sourcing or purchasing or commercial management environment.
• Demonstrated success in developing and fostering relationships with suppliers

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Partner with the Business, senior stakeholders, and consumers of services to determine requirements and apply professional sourcing and categories management methodologies such as vendor rationalisation, utilising technology and flexible solutions to enhance user experience and minimise financial impact.
• Collaborate with site-based buyers to ensure business strategies and policies are applied locally, to assess opportunities, and to drive performance improvements.
• Proactively drive regular engagement with the business regarding its immediate and longer-term categories procurement requirements and the extent to which these are being met.
• Implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures.
• Assess and report on the current category and contract spend (on what and where).
• Conduct regular total cost analyses (how much does it cost to provide those goods or services) across the category.
• Track performance results in a continuous cycle.
• Measure and report real savings and the drivers of savings/cost changes for the category.
• Provide ongoing internal functional and operational unit KPI’s and service requirements engagement and support.

Operational Management

• Participate in appropriate management meetings and provides updates on buying and stores metrics and activities.
• Resolves challenges within procurement procedure parameters.
• Forecast likely levels of demand for services, products and/or component parts.
• Ensure that the products and/or services are delivered on schedule, at the negotiated price, and meet the quality standards of the Business
• Actively monitor the suppliers being used within Procure 2 Pay ensuring orders are placed with preferred suppliers and under negotiated contracts.
• Produce management information on activity within the Procure 2 Pay system to monitor and manage the frequency, value, and volume of spend over monthly periods
• Highlight and communicate compliance issues relating to adherence to the Group procurement policies.
• Actively monitor and facilitate the update of price lists for goods and services in the catalogues within the Procure 2 Pay system within the assigned categories of spend.
• Actively monitor the suppliers being used within Procure 2 Pay ensuring orders are placed with preferred suppliers and under negotiated contracts.
• Provide technical expertise and training to internal customers and colleagues.

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Minimum Requirements    

• BComm / BComm Hons Degree or equivalent  preferably Accounting/SAICA/SAIPA
• 3 Years relevant experience in a similar role 
• Valid Driver’s Licence
• Attention to detail.
• Advanced Excell skills
• Builds constructive and effective relationships.

Duties & Responsibilities    

Review Financial Records and Transactions

• Completes Month-end management accounts accurate and timeous.
• Reviews recorded entries for accuracy and proper account posting.
• Compiles month-end start to finish and working papers.
• Processing all closing stock figures, reconcile stock variances
• Monthly balancing stock and reconciling loan account
• Assisting Financial Manager with month end detailed reports
• Analysing monthly COS per GL and compare to WTR
• Maintain Provisions & Accruals account
• Maintain Discounts & Rebates provision account
• Assist with all Financial related queries

Report to Senior Management

• Report to the senior management team on all financial accounts.
• Create reports when required for all financial transactions that relate to the business unit.
• Compiles weekly reports & cashflow forecast

Stock

• Ensures all stock managed items are balanced (Stock sheets vs System processed)
• Despatch Stock
• Production Stock
• Maintenance Spares
• Workshop Spares
• Report Stock managed item variances to senior management.

Controls

• Liaison with Internal and External Auditors
• Surprise depot visits reviewing:
• Cash handling procedure are reiterated
• Safe key procedures
• Depot return procedures etc.
• Ad Hoc Departmental audits & Feedback
• Vansheet recons spot checks
• Despatch recons spot checks
• Despatch stock movement procedures spot checks
• Production stock recons & performance
• Workshop Jobcard spot checks
• Compare deal sheet prices to Syspro
• Spot checks on Staff rations issued out to verified list

Other

• Full admin managing function.
• Perform monthly Wage recon (including verifying all supporting information)
• Handling queries from drivers to manage debtors accounts.
• All reconciliations are done on a monthly basis and reconciling items are cleared to the satisfaction  of the Financial Manager
• Be available to assist in other admin function as and when needed
• To assist the Financial Manager with administrative duties
• Queries
• Stock
• Accounts
• Reconciliations
• Logistics

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Minimum Requirements    

• A Diploma in Marketing Management (3 years) or Marketing Related degree.
• Minimum of 2 years relevant Marketing experience in a similar role and environment.
• Ideally with some FMCG experience.
• Able to run multiple complex projects at a time.
• Consumer and customer focus – curiosity, ability to uncover relevant insights and translate these into Action.
• Bias for action and drive – willingness to get things done.
• Strong financial and numeracy skills. Working with basic data analysis and budget management.
• Rigour and order – ability to identify important issues and works through complex problems in an accurate and in-depth way.
• Microsoft Packages – Intermediate to Advanced.

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Brand Custodianship and Communication Support:
• Provide support to the Brand Manager in his/her role.
• Contribute to the development and execution of the annual brand strategy.
• Play a key role in brand guardianship – ensuring all communications and materials adhere to brand guidelines.
• Execute and project manage agreed activities emanating from the marketing strategy and brand plans across a range of channels.
• Conduct brand audits and competitor reviews for annual brand planning process.
• Develop agency briefs and manage some interaction with agencies and partners, including RCL FOODS internal in-house Studio.
• Assist in the identification and development of brand building ideas.
• Support the management of digital content creation and social media content lens.
• Closely monitor and analyze sales volumes, marketshare trends and competitive activity.
• Campaign reporting and optimization and share and present learnings with broader marketing team when appropriate.

Brand Innovation Support:

• The marketing strategy and brand plans across a range of channels.
• Project management and leadership of small and medium innovation projects (quantified by the business as bronze, silver).
• Co projects lead big innovation projects (gold and platinum).
• Work closely with project management team of specialists on BOSCARDS and Gate document process.

Stakeholder Management:

• Work closely with Customer & Customer Marketing team on execution of instore initiatives and promotions.
• Work closely with CMI team to leverage consumer insights to support execution of marketing plans.
• 3rd party agencies and in house studio.

Administration:

• Administer and manage budget, raising POs, invoices.
• Manage NPD gate documents and process.
• Maintain and safeguard records, reports and NPD files.
• Project management of key marketing activities for the brand that form part of the annual brand plans.
• Executional support of Marketing communications initiatives across digital, instore, promotions and above the line, packaging.
• Project management support and delivery of key innovation projects for the brand – renovation and NPD.

Campaign analysis and reporting.

• Budget management, tracking and commentary on a regular basis.

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Minimum Requirements    

• Bcom degree, essential with at least 3 years relevant experience.
• Advanced MS Excel & Word experience.
• The individual should be results & deadline driven.
• Able to multi-task to be able service multiple departments.
• The ability to pay attention to detail and accuracy is critical to this position.
• The individual needs to be an action-orientated, self-starter with good communication skills.
• To be considered for appointment, candidate must be a South African citizen.

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Provide support services to Sales & Operational teams by compiling monthly reports & assisting with ad-hoc requests.
• Assist Commercial team with data compilation & analysis.
• Maintain daily, weekly & monthly dashboards & repetitive reports.
• Maintain the production order process & ensure the ongoing relevance of the Activity-Based-Costing model.
• Provide timeous information to Molatek operating divisions to improve efficiencies.
• Establish daily/weekly and monthly operational recons.
• Investigate and resolve variances on operational recons.
• Perform SAP functions necessary to achieve segregation of duties in the business
• Enforcing company policies & procedures.

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Minimum Requirements    

• BTech/B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering/Sugar Technology qualifications.
• Candidate must have completed the Ten-week SMRI training course.
• At least 5 years’ experience in the Sugar Manufacturing environment, as an Assistant Production Manager or Process Engineer responsible for Raw-house and/or Refinery.
• Understanding and advanced knowledge of the Sugar manufacturing process (Rawhouse) and operations parameters.
• Understanding of packing station operations is important.
• Candidates must have intermediate MS Office skills.
• Self-starting, action-orientated individuals with well-developed communication skills should apply.
• Candidate is expected to have high levels of drive and potential for advancement.
• Working knowledge of SAP system will be an added advantage.
• The ability to pay attention to detail and accuracy is critical to this position.
• To be considered for appointment, candidate must be a South African citizen.

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Formulate and implement production strategies, policies, plans, budgets, quality standards, and programmes to maintain and improve the competitive position of the mill for process and packing.
• Ensure that appropriate sugar production and packing processes are applied to achieve sugar production and packing goals and targets within budget, safety, and quality parameters.
• Optimize factory throughput and recoveries to achieve production targets.
• Manage and control the quality of sugar produced and packed to meet the required specifications.
• Manage Process LTA and UDL to minimum and maximize Overall Time Efficiency (OTE).
• Give guidance in terms of sugar rework, packing materials, materials wastage, and efficiencies.
• Provide technical support to the process and packing teams.
• Compile and control the process operational and maintenance budgets.
• Play a role in planning of Process Off Crop, short & long stops work and implementation.
• Management of team (performance management, discipline, recruitment, training & development, leave, etc).

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Minimum Requirements    

Qualification and Experience

• Sc. Consumer Science/ Food Science/ B.Tech. Food technology/ N.D Food Technology. N.D Biotechnology
• ISO 22000 implementation/ FSSC 22000
• Proven knowledge and experience of scientific testing techniques
• Ability to interpret results of analytical and microbiological testing
• Attention to detail
• Good written and verbal communication – ability to deal with both suppliers and customers
• Good numerical skills
• PC literate
• Good Interpersonal skills – able to work and communicate at all levels throughout the business
• Ability to work well as part of a team as well as under own initiative
• Proven Leadership skills
• Experience of ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, QMS  and HACCP programs
• Willing and capable to learn new skills

Duties & Responsibilities    

FOOD SAFETY

• Conduct all food safety training needs for the plant
• Conduct weekly hygiene/GMP audits
• Conduct glass and hard plastic checks as per schedule
• Conduct cleaning and sanitation checks- Post cleaning checks.
• Manage and monitor allergen management program in the plant
• Collect and review daily food safety checks from the plant and take proper actions when needed.
• Conduct daily staff hygiene checks
• Assist in managing pest control program within the site.
• Assist in preparing for external food safety audits
• Conduct annual mock recall or traceability exercises and feedback on the performance.
• Manage supplier non-conformances process and COA’s follow up.
• Assist the QAT in managing Food Safety Meetings activities and assist in compiling information for management reviews.
• Assist in investigating customer complaints, corrective actions and in the implementation of corrective actions.
• Assist in monitoring and verifying OPRP’s, CCP’s on daily basis
• Trend on a monthly: Micro results, customer complaints, Foreign Object, Corrective actions, chemical results, GMP audits, Supplier Non-conformances, Allergen Management, OPRP AND CCP monitoring.
• Assist in compiling monthly reports.
• Assist in managing control of non-conforming products
• Ensure staff adhere to Food Safety Culture

Quality Control:

• Perform daily quality analysis on final goods to determine compliance to the specification.
• Conduct frequent process control audits to ensure compliance
• Identify non-conformances from process and take necessary steps to correct.
• Train staff on QMS and relevant processes.
• Ensure staff adhere to Quality culture.
• Completion of all records required to comply the internal QMS system and audits.
• Update and generate Work Instructions, records, and SOP’s when necessary.
• To be able to answer any QC related question during an internal and external audit.
• Maintain QC equipment to ensure accurate analysis, ensure calibration schedule is implemented.
• Update QC test methods when necessary
• Assist with information required for Monthly QC monthly Report

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Minimum Requirements    

• Bachelor’s Degree or National Diploma in the Engineering, Operations Management or Supply Chain Management
• A minimum of 5 – 10 years’ work experience as a senior manager in Manufacturing and operations management at site level
• Operations experience in an FMCG environment is an added advantage.
• Strategic implementation in either or all of Total Process Management (TPM), World Class Manufacturing (WCM) and Lean Six Sigma Execution
• Experience in oil crushing, extraction, refinery and packaging would be an additional added advantage.
• Track Record and intricate knowledge and understanding in the follow areas: Lean, Cost optimisation, OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness), Supply and Operations Management (S&OP) / Integrated Business Planning (IBP)

Duties & Responsibilities    

Strategy into Action Operationalization

• Provide input into the business strategy by keeping up with the latest trends and developments relating to manufacturing excellence.
• Provide input into annual SIAs (strategy in action) and execute annual objectives.
• Provide input and contribute to the relationship between cross-functional operations teams ensuring service delivery.

Operations Management

• Drive manufacturing productivity through agreed KPIs and efficiencies.
• Report on a weekly basis on actual Processing KPIs versus budget and address non-conformances promptly.
• Drive factory appearance and image through maintaining high housekeeping standards.
• Respond to factors that cause variances against planned production versus output and adjust production plans accordingly.
• Manage Processing yield factors and initiate plans to reduce losses.
• Analyse downtime, provide valid explanations for loss of production and put action plans in place to prevent recurrence.
• Manage labour resources within budget to obtain required outputs.
• Liaise with New Product Development to ensure appropriate staff, equipment and materials are available to run successful trials.
• Guide and prepare the production team for customer and statutory audits.
• Support the plant management system to ensure SIC delivery.
• Work closely with the planning department to align production capacities and product mix requirements.
• Continuously adjust staff requirements and equipment availability to meet the constantly changing production plan and priorities.
• Monitor volumes and equipment and communicate any issues to the Manufacturing Executive and Engineering Manager promptly.
• Work closely with the engineering department to ensure that equipment performance and maintenance priorities are aligned and changed to meet production requirements.

Safety, Health, Risk and Quality

• Monitor the Production team to ensure all legislative and industry standards are achieved and prompt action is taken where required to ensure there are no areas of non-compliance.
• Chair and facilitate regular safety meetings and ensure action points are delivered upon.
• Drive the adherence and maintenance of FSSC 22000 and ISO 45000 standards within the Total Integrated Management System throughout Processing.
• Ensure that documentation required for the Total Integrated Management System is applied consistently throughout Processing.
• Drive in-process quality control in line with the supply chain and external customer requirements throughout the manufacturing process.
• Ensure environmentally sustainable practices are implemented and adhered to and that resource usage is managed effectively (e.g., conservation of water, electricity, and gas).

Maintenance

• Ensure that an equipment maintenance programme is formulated and implemented to maintain the working condition of equipment and schedule routine or non-routine maintenance.
• Monitor the execution of the maintenance programme to guarantee equipment performance as a key enabler of production outputs.

People Management

• Lead Production teams towards meeting strategy and targets through communication and utilisation of the full talent management system.
• Manage and deliver on the Production teams succession plans to enable the development of a future generation of leaders and specialists and ensure optimal turnover and retention levels.
• Implement Employment Equity within area of responsibility to ensure diversity is achieved at all levels and statutory targets and requirements are met.
• Identify development and training needs of the team and liaise with the HR and L&D department in order to action.
• Conduct Plant meetings and ensure that records are kept and shared amongst all parties and objectives are delivered upon.
• Manage the employee relations climate and ensure corrective action is taken where required in line with relevant legislation and Company policy.
• Develop sound relationships with shopstewards to minimise industrial conflict.

Financial Management

• Report and manage all input costs within area of responsibility and manage any over and under spend appropriately to ensure that issues are addressed before significant financial loss occurs.
• Authorise expenses within area of responsibility and within level of authority and monitor spending activity.
• Innovate and implement cost containment measures (BIC Initiatives).

Contract Management

• Manage contractors and outsourced activity in area of responsibility against standard.

Project Management

• Manage project plans in conjunction with project teams.
• Oversee project implementation in area of responsibility.