Job Openings at Impact

Job Description

• We are seeking a qualified and experienced Food Safety & Quality Assurance Manager to oversee and manage all aspects of food safety and quality control for our time in Pretoria.
• This role is a highly specialised and critical for organisations in the food production or processing industry that need to comply with ISO 22000, which is the international standard for Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS).
• The individual will lead and manage the entire ISO 22000 certification process, ensuring the organization meets all requirements for food safety management. This includes planning, implementing, monitoring, and maintaining compliance with ISO 22000 standards

Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement, and maintain HACCP and other food safety programs to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements
• Oversee and manage the food safety and quality assurance team, providing leadership, guidance, and training as needed
• Conduct regular audits and inspections of facility operations, processes, and products to identify potential risks and areas for improvement
• Collaborate with production and operations teams to develop and implement quality control measures and processes
• Monitor and track food safety data and trends, and make recommendations for corrective actions as needed
• Coordinate with suppliers and vendors to ensure the safety and quality of raw materials and ingredients
• Manage and maintain all food safety and quality assurance documentation and records

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Safety, Microbiology, or a related field
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in food safety and quality assurance, preferably in a managerial role
• Strong knowledge of food safety regulations and industry standards, including HACCP, GMPs, and FSMA
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
• Detail-oriented, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Certified Food Safety Manager (CFM) or other relevant certifications a plus

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Job Description

Sales:

• Putting Together customer Budgets
• Putting together plans to achieve budget weekly and monthly
• Ensuring you are equipped with marketing tools/materials
• Analyzing customer needs daily
• Putting together a value-added proposal/proposition
• Weekly/ Monthly analysis of customer figures (report system)
• Providing feedback and corrective action plan to achieve budgets/targets
• Constant prospecting for new customers and opportunities; how? Google/existing list
• Weekly report to be submitted every Friday; ensure reps reports are received and submitted to Head Office
• Plan for following week to be submitted before close of business every Friday
• Prepare sales reps for customer visits for the week ahead (proposals /quotes/marketing material/co-ordinate deliveries)
• Call customers prior to the rep visits to check on their requirements if any and advise them that a rep will be visiting their area.

Admin:

• Following up on Debtors weekly and updating accounts; have updated list per rep each week for admin
• Following up on Customer Appros/Trials and uplift when necessary
• Ensuring Credit Application Forms are filled correctly when received; original to be sent and filed at Head Office
• Following up on accounts letters, ensuring customer has received in due time
• Trial forms are filled correctly when products are being tested
• COD procedures to be followed
• Product query form to be filled when customer has an issue with a stock item; hand to stores/admin
• COD form to filled and sent to Head Office; sent to Branch Admin department for action
• Regular updating of customer details e.g: change of address must be updated on the system (profile database)
• Follow up procedure to be followed on product related complaints
• Processing quotations and follow up; manual or systematic
• Minute taking in sales meeting
• Scheduling of Sales Meeting

Store:

• Communications with stores with regards to stock levels based on customer requirements
• Being apart of final checks with stock returns (Write offs/credits/disposal/re-sell)
• Inter branch stock requirements to be followed up on and check if correct

General:

• Social initiative with customers
• Customer profiling; birthday reminders for key customers
• Tea/coffee in boardroom for meetings
• Identifying new opportunities with regards to stock items that can be sold
• Coming up with marketing ideas and improving of ways to advertise
• Regular feedback on competitors
• Ensuring sales reps marketing packs to be up to date at all times

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Job Description

• The Sales Consultant will be responsible for driving sales revenue through prospecting, qualifying, negotiating and closing deals with potential clients.
• The successful candidate will have a proven track record of exceeding sales targets and building strong relationships with customers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Reach out to potential customers through cold calling, networking, and other lead generation activities
• Qualify leads and develop a deep understanding of their needs and challenges
• Present and demonstrate our products or services to potential clients
• Negotiate and close deals with clients to achieve sales targets
• Maintain a high level of customer satisfaction and retention
• Collaborate with other team members to develop effective sales strategies
• Stay up-to-date on industry trends and competitors to identify new sales opportunities
• Provide regular reports on sales activities, pipeline, and forecasts to management

Requirements:

• Proven experience as a sales consultant or in a similar role
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Strong sales and customer service orientation
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• High level of organization and attention to detail
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or related field preferred
• Proficiency in CRM software and Microsoft Office suite

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Job Description

• The Sales Consultant will be responsible for driving sales revenue through prospecting, qualifying, negotiating and closing deals with potential clients.
• The successful candidate will have a proven track record of exceeding sales targets and building strong relationships with customers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Reach out to potential customers through cold calling, networking, and other lead generation activities
• Qualify leads and develop a deep understanding of their needs and challenges
• Present and demonstrate our products or services to potential clients
• Negotiate and close deals with clients to achieve sales targets
• Maintain a high level of customer satisfaction and retention
• Collaborate with other team members to develop effective sales strategies
• Stay up-to-date on industry trends and competitors to identify new sales opportunities
• Provide regular reports on sales activities, pipeline, and forecasts to management

Requirements:

• Proven experience as a sales consultant or in a similar role
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Strong sales and customer service orientation
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• High level of organization and attention to detail
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or related field preferred
• Proficiency in CRM software and Microsoft Office suite

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Job Description

• We are seeking a motivated and experienced Payroll Team Leader to oversee a team of payroll specialists and ensure accurate and timely processing of payroll for our organisation.
• The ideal candidate will have strong leadership and communication skills, as well as a thorough understanding of payroll processes and regulations.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all payroll functions, this includes South Africa, & foreign countries where applicable
• Ensuring the accuracy of payroll preparation for clients and processing, payroll accounting (recons), benefits maintenance and various special payments coordination.
• Conducting regular file manager audits and compliance thereto
• Responding to enquiries related to payroll and providing guidance on the prevailing laws governing payroll and income taxes, employee benefits, garnishments, reimbursement policies and other statutory pay related entitlements.
• Approve monthly payroll changes as and when necessary, after payroll closure
• Balances the payroll accounts by resolving payroll discrepancies (Recons)
• Reconcile the salary related accounts for the Clients to System on a as and when necessary.
• All reconciled items are to be cleared in the following month which they were identified in
• Maintaining accuracy and integrity of the payroll system information (Audits on monthly basis)
• Provides guidance on handling off escalations and other payroll related queries from sub ordinates and clients
• Assistance with system related functions which sub ordinates may not have access (Roll back input etc)
• Managing of staff output and productivity

Qualifications:

• Matric with Exemption or tertiary education
• Preferably a Payroll Administration or finance qualification
• VIP short courses or other courses related in line to support role

Experience

• Function related experience: <3-5> years
• Leading teams: <1 – 2> years
• Computer literacy (MS Office) advanced Word, proficient Power Point and Excel knowledge
• Technical ability
• VIP and Tax law and compliance, COIDA
• Accurate and confidential
• Good supervision and communicate at Snr Level

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Job Description

We are a seeking a highly skilled and qualified millwright technician to join our team based in Rossyln, Pretoria. The ideal candidate must have the following skills:

• 5years experience in both mechanical and electrical disciplines
• Wireman’s license preferred
• Welding and metal work
• Physically and mentally fit, must be able to lift and handle loads of 25kg’s
• Driver’s license with good history
• Abl to worrk standby

Responsibilities:

• Perform maintenance and repairs on mechanical and electrical equipment
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues
• Conduct routine inspections and maintenance tasks
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations and standards
• Participate in standby duties as required

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Purpose:

• The Factory Technical Manager is responsible for leading all activities required to ensure delivery of quality products as detailed in the relevant procedures and specifications.

Key Performance Areas:

• Ensure that all products (raw materials and/or materials manufactured) are tested timeously and meet the required QC specifications as specified by Research & Development before being released onto the market.
• Oversee and ensure that results are captured timeously and accurately.
• Ensure that the sample inventory is managed, and that process orders are released from quality inspection timeously.
• Responsible for addressing any technical issues raised by Axalta on the company system.
• Responsible for alignment of new recipes issued by Axalta for the SB manufacturing plant
• Monitors the performance of staff and gives support to ensure that team objectives are achieved
• Contributes towards the budgeting for the QC laboratory requirements.
• Responsible for compiling the time keeping information on SAP Time and Attendance Module system and completing exceptions, overtime etc.
• Ensures that QC laboratory facilities housekeeping and process related standards are maintained at high standards.
• Coordinate and ensure the maintenance of standards/reference materials/databases in the laboratory (with correct identifiers, and according to the relevant protocol).
• Ensure the necessary equipment/consumables back-ups are calibrated and in good working order to support production.
• Coordinate the creation and release of the batch test certificates on time and in compliance to agreed specifications.
• Monitors and reports all relevant QC statistics and report daily, weekly and monthly statistics as required by the Head of Technical and/or Site Manager.
• Analyses batch amendment trends and recommend to the R&D team for permanent changes to the formulation
• Conducts problem solving and root cause analysis on objectives (KPIs, customer complaints, QC trends etc.) not following the desired trend.
• Initiates and coordinates the recall of non-conforming batches and investigates works off routes.
• Coordinates and assists with investigation, documentation and feedback of customer complaints within the allocated time-frame on the HEAT system.
• Analysis recipe, process and equipment to recommend continual improvement to achieve strategic efficiency plans.
• Liaises with Procurement in preparing feedback to suppliers on all non-conforming raw material deliveries as per laid down procedures.
• Ensure there is a traceable system in place for maintenance of all appropriate records including test results, retained samples, batch cards, draw-downs, brush-outs etc.
• Identify and assist with the improvement of test methods and SOPs.

Skill, Knowledge and Experience Requirements:

• 5 Years’ experience in a chemical/paint laboratory; with 3 years management/supervisory as well as formulating experience; ideal to have completed a management development program.
• Knowledge of Paint formulation and Paint manufacturing processes
• Experience using SPC (Statistical Process Control) to improve processes.  Excellent communication (Written & Verbal) and interpersonal skills
• Good understanding of operational and quality management processes (manufacturing, HR, action request, risk assessment, document management & complaints management).
• Operation of all relevant QC and Colour equipment, software & processes.  Good knowledge of colour and ability to help with colour adjustments.
• Excellent MS Office (Excel and Word) skills.
• Able to apply Plant health and safety protocol to the workplace to ensure compliance.  Excellent problem solving & time management skills.
• Relationship building/networking skills.
• People management and leadership skills (achieving through others, strong coaching and empowering).  Technical Report Writing, Reading and Correction Skills, able to interpret and scrutinize results.
• Data compilation from SAP/equivalent and excellent ability to analyze/scrutinize/interpret data; able to identify trends and make decisions.
• Excellent assertive skills

Educational Qualifications & Personal Attributes 

• BSC in Chemistry/Chemical Engineering (ideal MSc in Chemistry/Chemical Engineering
• Customer Insight and Focus - maintains customer satisfaction ensuring high quality products and services offered by the organization
• Problem solving skills
• Ability to strengthen the team by continuously developing and empowering the staff  Emotionally intelligent
• Ability to collate and organize data, analyze information, draw conclusions and make noteworthy recommendations for improved performance.
• Accountability, Flexibility & Dependability - takes responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work Adapts to changing business needs, conditions, and work responsibilities.
• Attention to detail - quality approach to everything that is taken on
• Able to work independently and under pressure, prioritizing tasks to meet deadlines whilst improving QC dwell times.
• Results Focus - focus on results and desired outcome and how to best achieve them.