Job Openings at Astral Foods Ltd

The ideal candidate would be responsible for:

• Compiling of monthly wages payrolls accurately and timeously;
• Managing of Wage Clerks to ensure effective completion of payrolls;
• Payment of 3rd parties and garnishees;
• Dealing with and solving all wages related queries from employees and management;
• General Wages administration;
• Leave, bonus provisions;
• Increase calculations and implementation;
•  Attend to the timely and accurate payment of all wages  and making the appropriate statutory deductions and engagements in order to maintain and update payroll records;
• Assist the Payroll Accountant in any and all payroll functions;
• Maintenance of the Wages payroll system;
• Oversee continuous workplace improvement program;
• Adhere to Astral’s ethics policy;
• Month end reports and Journals;
• Any other duties and tasks as assigned by management from time to time.

The successful candidate must meet the following requirements:

• Matric and/or relevant qualification;
• Excellent administration skills, management, accurate record keeping  and problem solving skills;
• Must have at least 5 years payroll experience;
• Exposure to Integrity Payroll and LN reporting system will be an added advantage;
• Ability to work under pressure and swift resolving of employee and management queries;
• It is essential that the successful candidate be self-motivated with the ability to meet strict deadlines and work overtime when necessary;
• Understanding of the 20 Keys concept is essential;
• Maintain confidentiality at all times;
• Attention to detail and commitment to service excellence;
• Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills is essential.

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Requirements

SKILLS REQUIRED

• Must have excellent leadership skills to manage a team.
• Ability to speak English and a second official language.
• Must be able to communicate at all levels.
• Must be able to work in a high-pressured environment.
• Must have strong administrative skills.
• The chosen candidate must be proactive, have good management communication and interpersonal skills as well as problem solving and planning skills.
• Must be flexible to work in all areas of the processing facility as requested.

COMPUTER LITERACY USING THE FOLLOWING PACKAGES

• Good Computer Skills (Microsoft Office, Outlook)

The ideal candidate would be responsible for:

• Assist in maintaining the HACCP and FSSC programs in the factory.
• Assist in applying corrective actions where needed.
• Monitoring staff personal hygiene
• Managing and monitoring product flow
• Adhering to Hygiene standards

Ensuring that efficient recording takes place to ensure that areas and product conform to relevant standards:

• Temperature monitoring of areas, product and equipment in various areas
• Chlorine measurements
• Conduct water and brine pick-up checks
• Monitor product quality, weights, sealers, printing, traceability etc. on final product.
• Monitor scales in various areas to ensure accurate weight checks.
• Ensure foreign object controls are in place in various areas
• Monitor animal welfare practices on the slaughtering side
• Assist with drawing lab samples
• Reporting all variances or non-conformances to the Production managers and Quality Assurance Manager
• Manage and maintain the 20-keys system as set out for the department.

Other requirements

• Must have a Poultry Meat Examiner qualification (will be an advantage).
• Proven PME experience in a manufacturing environment (will be an advantage).
• Must be willing to work shifts and overtime including weekends and public holidays.
• Sound Knowledge of FSSC 22000, GMP requirements and relevant guidelines and Quality Management Systems.

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SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Qualifications

• A completed BComm Degree in Logistics / Supply Chain Management
• A post-graduate diploma in Supply Chain Management / Logistics will be an added advantage

Skills

• Proficiency in logistics software, MS Office, with advanced MS Excel​
• Business acumen;
• Strong knowledge of inbound and outbound logistics, warehousing and stock control;
• Financial and analytical capabilities;
• Commercial and contractual negotiations;
• Excellent communication skills and relationship building;
• Strategic Management;
• Strong sales, marketing and product quality control knowledge
• The ability to Identify and implement business opportunities & solutions

Experience

• A minimum of 5 years's experience in a supply chain managerial role within the FMCG industry

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:

• Stock storage and distribution accuracy
• Commercial contract management and negotiations
• Financial analysis and cost improvement
• Stakeholder management
• Risk mitigation and internal control systems

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The ideal candidate would be responsible for:

• Biosecurity & Animal Welfare Management.
• Must understanding and have knowledge of Rearing and Laying.
• Planning and supervising all staff activities for staff reporting to this position
• Supervising, recording and accurately reporting on daily housekeeping activities
• Feed management ensuring water system is fully maintained. 
• Water management ensuring water sytem is fully maintained.
• Vaccination ensuring vaccine done as per programme.
• Samples and monitoring that are taken as hygiene programme.
• Continuous improvement of flock production
• Adhere to and manage all bio-security procedures, animal welfare protocols OHSA standards as well as implementing and maintaining 20 keys standards.
• PPE Management and stock control.
• Holding daily meetings to plan work.
• Maintaining of product quality and hygiene standards
• Maintaining of all site assets and controlling of consumable stock levels

The successful candidate must meet the following requirements:

• Minimum of a grade 12 education and be fluent in English and Zulu.
• Must be able to read, write and communicate in both languages.
• Computer literacy in Microsoft Office.
• Must have good administrative skills and ability to control documents.
• Minimum of 3 years Poultry experience will be an advantage.
• Passionate, self-motivated and performance driven.
• A team player with the strong people skills and the ability to manage staff, be pro-active and able to work accurately and independently.
• Willing to reside on site and available for after hour emergencies.
• Working hours are irregular and include weekend duties.
• Must be responsible and trustworthy.
• KPI oriented and strive to meet dead lines.
• Please note:-  The successful candidate must be prepared to reside in a Hostel on the Farm

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The ideal candidate would be responsible for:

• Preparing accurate daily, weekly, and monthly reports.
• Resolving reconciling differences within the required timeframes.
• Analysing general ledger accounts for reasonability testing.
• Accurately processing relevant month-end journal entries on time.
• Preparing and processing monthly journals and accruals.
• Identify, close and or finalise open orders along with department managers.
• Ensuring the timely completion of asset verifications.
• Monthly stock verifications and stationary stock management. 
• Monthly internal control testing and providing support during all audits.
• Assist with calculating and updating product costings.
• Additional Tasks as required 

The successful candidate must meet the following requirements:

• Matric (Grade 12) essential.
• Relevant tertiary qualification and or previous work experience will be advantageous. 
• Accuracy, attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.
• Work effectively in a team environment with excellent communication skills.
• FMCG background will be a beneficial.
• A high level of personal and professional integrity.
• Excellent computer skills in MS Word, Excel and Outlook.

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The required qualifications, skills and experience for this role are:

• Possession of a Government Certificate of Competence (GCC) is essential
• Bachelor in Engineering, B-Tech or equivalent; Electrical / Mechanical
• Must have at least 3 years maintenance and engineering experience within a poultry / FMCG / food manufacturing environment, or similar
• Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook and MS PowerPoint)
• Working knowledge on AutoCAD is a great advantage
• Excellent administration and problem-solving skills;
• Ability to work under pressure and timeous resolving of queries;
• Basic understanding of the 20 Keys concept is essential;
• Must be able to work independently
• Must be a strategic thinker and able to advise the relevant stakeholders of continuous improvement strategies within the engineering space to better support operational efficiencies
• It is essential that the successful candidate be self-motivated, deadline driven and great attention to detail
• Excellent leadership and communication skills is essential

The main tasks and activities of this role are:

• To ensure the safe operation of the processing and utility operations as per the OHS Act 85 of 1993;
• Continuously improve and enhance the sustainability of the operational environment into effective energy and resource allocation & utilisation, thereby reducing the environmental impact and carbon footprint of the County Fair operations
• The continuous reduction of downtime within the processing environment through focused and results driven management and engineering strategies;
• Planning, costing and execution of capital projects delivered on time and within budget;
• Daily management of key utilities; energy, coal, refrigeration and water
• Daily management of equipment up-time – OEE improvements
• Continuous Improvement of all aspects under your control using the 20 Keys workplace improvement program;
• Approve designs, calculations and specifications
• Manage, and therefore continuously strive, to improve plant reliability / operational performance;
• Align engineering strategy with production and safety targets
• Daily effective problem-solving (RCA) and implementing mitigation strategies
• Ensure equipment selection suits chemical service (corrosion, temperature & pressure)
• Ensure modifications comply with the OHS Act, plant standards, commissioning and handover
• Compiling of the annual maintenance budget and overall cost control within the maintenance environment;
• Assist in the management of the engineering & maintenance teams;
• Daily interaction with a large number of suppliers in an endeavour to proactively source the most cost effective and quality intrinsic solutions, thereby maximizing plant uptime and output; 
• Daily interaction with various departmental and Astral Group role players at senior management level.
• Lead, develop and mentor engineering team of Management, Foreman and Artisans
• Collaboration with operations, SHEQ and management teams

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Key Responsibilities:

• Recognise disease manifestation in poultry.
• Evaluate husbandry and biosecurity practices aimed at preventing disease in poultry.
• Evaluate the storage and administration of vaccines to poultry.
• Sampling of poultry for bacterial and viral diseases.
• Routine biosecurity and welfare audits on production sites.
• Routine lesion scoring and post mortems.
• Evaluate feed and water quality
• Provide reports on farm visit findings.
• Administration of export registered and HPAI vaccinated facilities
• Collect routine surveillance samples on HPAI vaccinated farms (weekly and monthly) if relevant. 

Minimum Requirements:

• National Diploma in Animal Health.
• Registered with the South African Veterinary Council (SAVC) as an Animal Health Technician.

Experience:

• Minimum 3 to 5 years in broiler management.

Proven experience within: 

• Poultry production or similar animal background
• Agriculture environment

Technical Competencies:

• Microsoft Office Suite 
• Valid code B Driver’s license