Current Openings at Fourier Recruitment

Key Accountability Area:

Operations:

• Reviewing regulatory standards and trends to stay updated of issues in the field of quality control (Internal Audit/Audit reports/audit requirements/legal requirements/Health and Safety).           
• Capturing of compliance related documents and procedures, as well as generating reports for feedback to Manager (Internal audits/ Health and Safety/Carbon Calculator/ Environmental monitoring/water sampling/Meeting minutes).
• Producing reports regarding non-conformances of processes and standards, root cause analysis and trends
• Conducts internal audits and ensure that non-conformances are raised and followed up until closed off.
• Conduct unannounced walkabout inspections periodically to assess staff readiness for audit and to specifically identify where corrective actions are needed.
• Ordering and stocktake of consumables and other departmental relative aspects.
• Coordinate compliance related procedures such as pest control, glass and hard plastic checks, visitor and contractor compliance, environmental monitoring, Food safety meetings , OHS meetings etc

Quality:

• Ensure that all standards and requirements are assessed and non-conformances clearly raised with the respective departments.
• Ensure that all corrective actions and process controls are validated for effectiveness on non-conformance close-out

Compliance:  

• Ensuring accurate internal checks are performed, compliance and health and safety walkthroughs such as glass control, pest checks and health and safety are done timeously and thorough record keeping of such events.          
• Ensure that the area of responsibility is clean and at that all hygiene, health and safety policies and rules are followed.     

Communication and Reporting:

• Analysing test results and providing timeously feedback and interpretation to manager and other packhouse management (Environmental monitoring/Water Sampling/MRL sampling).
• Ensuring good communication on all levels (upwards and downwards) to ensure effective and efficient operations.
• Coordination of compliance audit schedules and audit non-conformances, and communication of expectations and reporting results.

Human Resources and Management             

• Ensure that staff are trained in the general packhouse processes, standards and regulatory requirements through induction, toolbox talks and refresher training sessions when needed.

General and Off season:

• Perform any other reasonable duties as requested by Management.
• Off season tasks and responsibilities may vary from the above.

Minimum Requirements

• Matric
• BRCGS or HACCP certification.
• 2 to 3 Years relevant Packhouse Compliance experience
• Familiarity with food safety auditing          

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Key Accountability Areas

• Effectively plan and coordinates shift with Team Leaders, with regards to resources, equipment, and quality to achieve production targets and specified packing instructions. Manages operational efficiencies to limit delays and report downtime timeously to department managers.
• Constantly optimise pack table/drop allocations based on packing instructions to maximise operational efficiencies.
• Ensure orders or requests are packed according to market and client specifications and ensure no overpacking.
• Monitor correct fruit quality, packed product, labelling, fruit weights and palletizing.
• Responsible for maintaining high level of quality, safety and hygiene standards throughout responsible area.
• Oversee that team is adhering to policies and procedures and that health and safety rules are followed.
• Ensure good communication on all levels (upward and downwards) to ensure effective and efficient operations.
• Oversee and validate records for cleaning, sizing, carton weights and scale calibrations.
• Manage staff within department that includes maintaining discipline, resource efficient utilisation, employment of staff, motivate and reward.
• Provide training on production good practices, health and safety, policies and procedures.
• Take on additional responsibilities when operating on double shifts.

Minimum Requirements

• Grade 12 with relevant Qualification
• 2-3 years’ relevant experience
• Supervisory Skill or experience will be beneficial.
• Previous relevant experience in Food Safety/Agriculture will be an advantage.

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Talent Management and Development:

• Personal development in line with Jasco Product Management functional tasks.
• Ensure that all administration such as annual leave, sick leave, time sheets, overtime and expense
• claims are authorised and approved in line with Jasco Group Policies.
• Complete annual staff satisfaction surveys.
• Complete annual staff performance appraisals and assessments.
• Complete and update development plans annually.

Stakeholders (Internal and External):

• Foster and improve customer relationships.
• Foster and improve internal staff relationships.

Operational Performance:

• Upholding strict and effective SHEQ (including ISO 9001) measures within the business ensuring that all work meets the requirements of relevant legislation and Jasco Group Policies in this
• regard at all times.
• Complete timesheets weekly and accurately.
• Ensure that if there are internal or external escalations that the escalations happen as quickly as possible and with all relevant information.

Growth and Profitability:

• Achieve growth targets (Order Entry, Turnover, Gross Margin and PBIT) for the business.
• Identify where cost savings can be implemented. 

Partnerships assistance:

• Support partner and supplier relationships by ensuring that all partnership administration functions are completed.
•  Assist the Sales and Pre-sales teams by gathering information from partners in support of customer solutions.
• Handle queries from partners, assist where necessary and liaise with team members to ensure that queries are dealt with efficiently and expediently.
• Monitor and report on company's  performance to ensure that company maintains partnership levels at the highest feasible level that delivers commercial value for JE.
• Assist in partner systems and processes in support of achieving company targets for Order Entry, Turnover, Gross Margin and PBIT.
• Ensure that all actions and activities relating to partners are to the best interest of company at all times.
•  Assist with the research of New Products / Solutions which form part of the product management domain

Business template/s assistance:

• Assist the Product Management team with the periodic updates and changes to the set of templates in use within the Intelligent Solutions business unit This will include but not be limited to assisting with the following tasks:
• Updating and maintaining the various costing templates as used by the Pre-Sales teams
• Updating and maintaining the various proposal templates as used by the Sales teams
• Updating and maintaining the various Service Level Agreement (SLA) templates as used by the Sales and/or Support teams
• Approval and release of the above mentioned via the correct processes

Market exposure activities:

• Assist the Product Management team with the planning and execution of an effective market exposure plan that effectively drives the generation of new revenue streams through:
• Developing, executing and maintaining appropriate marketing initiatives to ensure the continued growth of the company and  Enterprise brands, brand recognition, value proposition and service scope.
• Ensuring continual market coverage and awareness generation through publication of newsletters, opinion pieces, though leadership articles, speaking engagements, PR activities, training sessions, partner collaboration activities and the like.
• Developing, updating and maintaining a complete portfolio of sales and pre-sales collateral, including proposals, offer descriptions, brochures, case studies, presentations
• Development of specific market vertical value propositions and messaging

Assist with enabling the various sales teams with knowledge, value propositions, marketing literature and customer engagements by scheduling and coordinating:

• Product Training Sessions
• iCase Studies

Contract Management:

• Assist in ensuring that all OEM contracts, NDA’s and supplier agreements are available in the necessary repositories.

Minimum Requirements

• Degree, Diploma or National Diploma in applicable IT, technology or business fields
• No previous work experience required - GRADUATE 
• Must be customer focused
• Basic knowledge of office productivity tools
• Must have very good written and verbal communication skills / presentation skills
•  Communicate courteously and effectively at all levels both inside the business and to customers
• Exercise high degree self-discipline with a strong leaning towards accuracy and the performance of detail, demonstrating initiative and enthusiasm
• Must have a blend of business and technical savvy