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Job Description
- Payroll Operations - Gauteng
- We are seeking a Payroll Operations Partner to manage a portfolio of steady-state payrolls for smaller, low-complexity entities.
- This role suits a payroll professional who values accuracy, structure, and consistency and who is comfortable operating in a repeatable, well-controlled payroll environment.
- Fluency in Afrikaans or Dutch is a strict requirement for this role. Candidates without full professional fluency will not be considered.
Key responsibilities
- Full operational ownership of multiple routine payrolls for smaller entities
- Coordinating payroll inputs and ensuring accurate, on-time submission to outsourced payroll providers
- Reviewing payroll calculations, validating outputs, and approving final payroll runs
- Managing recurring monthly, quarterly, and annual payroll reporting
- Overseeing statutory deductions, third-party payments, and mandatory benefits processing
- Responding to payroll queries from employees and internal stakeholders, including in Afrikaans or Dutch
- Supporting payroll audits by preparing data and responding to audit requests
- Maintaining payroll procedures and documentation to ensure consistency and compliance
- Partnering with Finance on payroll postings, reconciliations, and funding requirements
- This is a steady operational role, focused on reliability and precision rather than high-complexity or transformational payroll work.
Required Skills
- Proven experience in payroll operations, ideally within a shared services or outsourced payroll model
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple small, low-complexity payrolls concurrently
- Strong working knowledge of payroll legislation and statutory compliance
- Comfortable working with HR and payroll systems (experience with Workday and/or SuccessFactors is advantageous)
- Highly organised, detail-oriented, and dependable
- Able to work independently, manage fixed deadlines, and maintain consistent delivery
Language requirement (mandatory):
- Fluent in Afrikaans or Dutch (spoken and written) - this is essential
- Strong professional English communication skills
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Job Description
- Contract Administrator/Accountant
- My client, is looking for an Account to provide support in handling various purchases, sales, and freight of commodities.
- Tasks typically include inputting transactions into system, troubleshooting concerns on various transactions and loads, working with customers, and monitoring accounts receivable and payable.
- This role is ideal for someone who has the ability to understand business and operate/maintain the business systems applications.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate invoicing and inventory control for all assigned loads
- Prepare reporting for trading desk
- Maintain contact with assigned customer accounts
- Data entry and management of all assigned customer orders and loads
- Manage assigned customer problems with load queries
- Maintain current and up to date daily and various customer/management reports
- Demonstrate regular attendance and timeliness in reporting to work
- Accounts receivables and problem resolution
Other Job Functions:
- Sales and accounting support as assigned
- Other general administrative duties as assigned
- Reconciliations of debtors and creditors
- Truck check ins and contract specifications
- Loading and offloading instructions and arrangements
- Coordinate with carriers and suppliers and schedule accordingly
- Communications between customer and supplier
- Contract management
- Collecting weighbridge slips as assigned
- Updating sheets / Management
- Sending debtors statements, monitoring payments and overdue debtors follow ups
- Monthly Nedbank Audits
- Debtors, Creditors and Carriers application follow ups.
- POD's as assigned
Qualifications/Education/Experience/Skills:
- Qualification in Accounting / Administration and/or equivalent professional work experience in related field required.
- Ability to work and interact well with others
- Strong Microsoft Office Excel skills preferred
- Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
- 2+ years' experience in a trading environment preferred, or 4+ years in a business environment
- Prior experience with accounts receivable or collections preferred
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Strong customer service commitment
- Ability to maintain confidential information
- Strong communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to work at a very detailed level
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Job Description
Logistics Coordinator
- My client is looking for an experienced Logistics Coordinator to manage the day-to-day movement of agricultural commodities, ensuring efficient transport execution from supplier through to customer.
- This role sits at the centre of operations and requires someone who is highly organised, commercially aware, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment.
Key responsibilities
- Coordinate and manage transport operations across suppliers, transporters, and customers
- Negotiate transport rates and ensure compliance with transport contracts and company policies
- Plan weekly loading schedules and manage stock delivery timelines
- Compile and issue load confirmations and track trucks to ensure accurate ETAs
- Proactively communicate shipment status and resolve operational issues as they arise
- Build and maintain strong working relationships at loading and off-loading points
- Capture and manage load data accurately on internal systems
- Allocate supplier and transport invoices to the correct loads
- Collect and manage Proof of Delivery (POD) documentation
- Handle client, supplier, and transporter queries efficiently
- Provide operational support and problem-solving after hours when required
Experience & requirements
- Diploma or Degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or a related field
- Minimum 3 years' experience in logistics coordination, ideally within agricultural commodities
- Strong negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Excellent organisational ability with strong attention to detail
- Able to work under pressure, manage multiple loads, and meet tight deadlines
- Customer-focused with a proactive, solution-driven mindset
- Willingness to be available after hours for operational support
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Role Overview
- Our client, a well-established plastics manufacturing business, is seeking an experienced Operations Director - Manufacturing to lead its largest South African manufacturing operation.
- This role holds full accountability for strategic execution, operational performance, financial outcomes, and people leadership, and leads the entire site, not only production. The position works closely with executive leadership to ensure alignment with broader business strategy and growth objectives.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (required) - Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial
- MBA or equivalent postgraduate qualification (preferred)
- Minimum 5 years' experience in a senior operational leadership role within a large manufacturing environment
- Proven experience leading a plant of 160-240 employees
- Strong background in plastics or packaging manufacturing
- Demonstrated implementation of Lean, Six Sigma, and Continuous Improvement methodologies
- Solid technical engineering foundation with hands-on operational exposure
- Experience managing 24/7 manufacturing operations
- Track record of driving operational excellence and organisational growth
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and execute business strategy in alignment with global and group direction
- Oversee end-to-end site operations, ensuring efficiency, quality, safety, and profitability
- Drive growth through commercial strategy, market expansion, and stakeholder engagement
- Embed lean manufacturing and continuous improvement practices across all operational areas
- Ensure compliance with ISO 9001 standards, quality systems, and regulatory requirements
- Take full financial accountability, including budgeting, forecasting, cost control, and performance optimisation
- Lead, mentor, and develop senior management, with a strong focus on performance, culture, and succession planning
- Represent the business with key customers, suppliers, and external stakeholders
Key Requirements
- Senior executive leadership experience within a manufacturing environment
- Strong operational and technical understanding of plastics and injection moulding processes
- Proven commercial and financial acumen, including full P&L ownership
- Experience driving B2B sales growth and managing strategic customer relationships
- Ability to lead, develop, and hold senior teams accountable
- Strong exposure to ISO standards, regulated manufacturing environments, and quality systems
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Job Description
- Senior Agricultural Economist / Market Strategist
- This is a critical role for a senior agricultural economist or market strategist who thrives at the intersection of agricultural markets, global economics, and commodity trading.
- The position plays a key role in identifying market risks and opportunities, shaping trading strategies, and supporting data-driven decision-making to protect profitability and sustain market leadership.
Key responsibilities:
Market analysis & risk insight
- Analyse global and local agricultural markets, including supply, demand, pricing trends, and emerging opportunities
- Assess macroeconomic, geopolitical, climate, and policy factors influencing agricultural and commodity markets
- Identify, quantify, and communicate risks and opportunities within trading environments
- Track economic, weather, and production indicators impacting commodity cycles
Strategy, forecasting & value creation
- Develop market outlooks and forecasts to support trading strategies and long-term planning
- Advise on strategic opportunities across the agricultural value chain, from farm-level production through to end markets
- Evaluate investment opportunities, including participation in or acquisition of value-chain businesses and agri-focused ventures
- Support profitability optimisation through informed market positioning and timing
Stakeholder engagement
- Partner closely with senior leadership, traders, and commercial teams to align economic insights with business and trading strategies
- Present complex market analysis in a clear, actionable way to executive and operational stakeholders
Policy & regulatory insight
- Monitor global and local agricultural policy, regulation, and legislative developments
- Assess potential impacts on trading activity and recommend mitigation or optimisation strategies
Required Skills
- BCom degree (or higher) in Agricultural Economics, Economics, or a related discipline
- Minimum 8 years' experience within agricultural markets, commodity trading, or a closely related environment
- Strong exposure to international agricultural and trading markets
- Advanced analytical, quantitative, and forecasting capability
- Deep understanding of agricultural market dynamics, trading structures, and risk management
- Confident communicator with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
- Leadership mindset with a collaborative, commercially driven approach
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Job Description
COMMODITY TRADER
- My client is seeking an experienced Commodity Trader to join a high-calibre trading team based in Cape Town. This role is suited to commercially sharp traders with a strong track record in physically traded commodities - excluding grains
- This is an opportunity to trade in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment where insight, discipline, and execution matter
What You'll Do
- Develop and execute short-term trading strategies across South Africa, balancing opportunity with disciplined risk management
- Analyse market trends, pricing dynamics, and emerging developments to drive informed trading decisions
- Provide clear market commentary and performance insights to senior leadership
- Actively monitor market conditions and adapt strategies in real time
- Manage and optimise self-directed trading portfolios to deliver consistent profitability
- Build and maintain strong relationships across the commodity value chain
- Collaborate with traders, risk, and operations teams to improve execution and efficiency
- Ensure compliance with relevant regulatory and market requirements
- Produce accurate, timely reports on trading activity and performance
Required Skills
- 3-5+ years' experience trading a physically traded commodity (unfortunately Candidates with grain-only trading backgrounds will not be shortlisted)
- Proven profitability managing your own trading book
- Strong industry network and established market relationships
- Deep knowledge of the South African commodity market
- Excellent negotiation, planning, and execution skills
- Commercially astute, analytically strong, and decisive
- Confident communicator with the ability to influence and build trust
- Leadership capability and a proactive, problem-solving mindset
- Post-graduate qualification advantageous but not essential
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Job Description
- My client is looking for a professional, friendly, and highly organised Receptionist (must be fluent in English and Afrikaans) to be the first point of contact for visitors, clients, and callers.
- This role suits someone who is well-presented, detail-oriented, and thrives in a busy office environment while maintaining a calm, welcoming presence
Key responsibilities
- Manage the front desk and serve as the first point of contact for all visitors and callers
- Answer and direct calls professionally and efficiently
- Provide administrative support to the office and wider team
- Manage incoming and outgoing correspondence
- Maintain a neat, organised reception and front-office area
- Assist with scheduling, filing, and general office administration
- Handle multiple tasks simultaneously while maintaining accuracy and professionalism
Experience & requirements
- Grade 12 (Senior Certificate) or relevant diploma
- Minimum 4 years' experience in a receptionist or front-desk administration role
- Strong administrative and organisational skills with high attention to detail
- Confident user of MS Word and Excel
- Well-spoken, professional, and presentable
- Self-motivated with a positive, energetic attitude
- Fluent in English and Afrikaans (spoken and written)
- Able to perform effectively in a fast-paced office environment
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Job Description
- My client (FMCG/Manufacturing) is seeking an experienced and hands-on Maintenance Manager based in Richards Bay.
- The Maintenance Manager is responsible for planning, managing, and overseeing all plant maintenance activities to ensure uninterrupted production, optimal plant integrity, and compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
- The role requires close collaboration with operations, engineering, and technical teams to maintain equipment reliability, minimize downtime, and support continuous improvement in a high-paced manufacturing environment.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Maintenance Planning & Management
- Develop Maintenance related Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for use by maintenance and/or plant personnel.
- Actively manage asset care processes in order to achieve lower equipment downtime, reduced costs, better asset performance, and increased/improved asset life through asset reliability programmes i.e., Planned/Predetermined, Preventive, Breakdown/corrective/Autonomous, predictive, and condition-based Maintenance.
- Formulate and lead implementation of periodic maintenance plans (predictive, preventive and condition-based monitoring) as per Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
- Plan and actively manage shutdowns and Preventative Maintenance Cyclic plans (periodic job cards and works orders) by ensuring availability of spares, external service providers, internal resource planning, compliance with all safety procedures. and timely completion of scheduled jobs/tasks.
- Perform legitimate activities as required.
Contractor Management
- Scope projects and/or collaboratively scope projects with relevant Project Managers in line with delegation of authority.
- Analyse contractor offerings and recommend the most suitable contractor for approval by senior management.
- Ensure that contractors have all the documentation (safety, method statements, permit to work etc) to perform work on site.
- Co-ordinate the services of all maintenance contractors and ensure work quality management during execution and that all projects are completed in line with service level agreements.
- Ensure that all project completion documentation is submitted (job cards/time sheets; drawings; invoices; completion certificates etc.) to relevant stakeholders.
Safety, Health, Environment, Risk, Quality & Food Safety (SHERQFS) Management
- Ensure that all legal requirements as per OHSACT and Regulations are implemented and performed periodically to comply with relevant legislative requirements and standards.
- Ensure all regulatory checks/inspections and legal documents are done periodically (yearly structural inspections; lifting equipment inspections and load testing (quarterly/bi-annually); equipment calibrations; boiler statutory checks; pressure vessels statutory checks; periodic steam line non-destructive testing etc)
- Develop and maintain SHERQFS systems and processes for the plant.
- Participate in incident investigation, follow through on required corrective action, and ensure that loops are closed.
- Manage preparation for SHERQFS audits and pro-actively rectify identified risks and deviations from standards.
Resource Management
- Maintain an updated critical spares matrix.
- Keep records of and monitor assets life cycle.
- Formulate plant-wide repairs and maintenance budget for approval.
- Oversee timeous procurement of resources (spares, labour, consumables, or services) in line with the Plant Maintenance Plan and/or service level agreements.
- Monitor expenditure, optimize resource utilization, and ensure budgetary compliance.
- Report on maintenance expenditure against budget, monthly and/or as requested.
People Management
- Assess manpower model including shift pattern, and propose a model that optimises productivity, cost, and safety, as and when necessary.
- Plan and hire suitably skilled candidates in the right quantities and positions.
- Prioritize and assign tasks to relevant personnel.
- Manage the performance, employee recognition, training and development and discipline of team members, in a way that ensures productivity, compliance and stable workplace relations.
- Oversee time and attendance of employees and control absenteeism and overtime.
Stakeholder Management
- Build and maintain relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders (local and group) involved in the maintenance and production processes.
- Provide timely feedback on maintenance progress and status and other productivity related matters.
Continuous Improvement
- Stay abreast of and implement appropriate modern world-class Maintenance and manufacturing thinking and techniques to ensure efficient and effective operations.
- Manage Maintenance and production improvement initiatives and projects.
Minimum Requirements:
Education and Experience:
- BTech Degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial Engineering equivalent to NQF 7/10
- Government Certificate of Competency (GCC) is essential
- 5 years post-training maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment, 3 of which in a management position.
- Working experience in managing employee relations is essential
Knowledge and Skills:
- Knowledge of Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS), eg: SAP Plant Maintenance (PM) Module.
- Understanding of Occupational Health & Safety Act (OSHAct), related regulations and Major Hazard Installation (MHI) knowledge
- Costing and budgeting
- Mechanical, electrical and automation aptitude
- Ability to read and interpret drawings
- Contractor management
- Project management
- Analytical and integration
- Written and verbal communication
- Planning and organising
- Management
- Stakeholder management
- Ability to deliver under pressurized environments
- Ability to function in a matrix reporting structure
Salary:
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Job Description
- A Mining house based in East Asia is looking for an experienced Plant Manager with Gold Mining experience
Duties:
- Managing the daily operations of the plant
- Testing plant processes and ensuring efficiency and safety
- Assuring compliance with legal regulations
- Maintaining necessary administrative records
- Preparing and reviewing production reports
- Analyzing and controlling costs and budgetary restrictions
- Optimizing machinery and equipment with regular maintenance programs
- Overseeing a team of plant workers
Qualifications/Requirements
- ND/BTech Metallurgy/Chemical Engineering
- Gold Processing Plant experience
- At least 5yrs at Managerial level
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Job Description
- Our client, a well-established plastics manufacturing concern, is seeking to appoint an HR Manager based in Roodepoort, Gauteng
- The HR Manager will be responsible for developing and implementing HR strategies aligned with overall business objectives.
- The role requires strong expertise in industrial relations, workforce planning, payroll, and compliance with relevant labour legislation and bargaining council regulations.
- The HR Manager will play a key role in driving training and development initiatives, fostering a positive workplace culture, enhancing employee engagement, and supporting organisational effectiveness.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensure compliance with labour legislation, bargaining council regulations, ISO standards, OHS, Employment Equity, and BBBEE requirements.
- Manage industrial and employee relations, including union engagement, grievances, disciplinary processes, and dispute resolution.
- Lead and manage the HR team, while providing labour law guidance and training to management.
- Develop and implement recruitment, workforce planning, and succession strategies aligned to business needs.
- Drive performance management, training, and skills development initiatives to support employee growth and productivity.
- Oversee payroll processes and employee benefits, ensuring accuracy and legislative compliance.
- Promote a positive workplace culture through employee engagement, retention, and diversity initiatives.
- Develop and implement HR policies, provide strategic HR advice, and monitor key HR metrics.
Minimum Requirements:
- Matric.
- Relevant 3-year qualification (Degree in Human Resources Management or similar).
- 3-5 years' HR generalist experience.
- Sound knowledge of the LRA, BCEA, Employment Equity, Skills Development, and BBBEE legislation.
- Familiarity with MEIBC requirements.
- Previous HR management experience within a manufacturing / plastics environment will be advantageous.
- Experience in implementing HR structures and managing industrial relations in a factory or plant environment will be an added advantage.
- Experience in drafting and reviewing HR policies, procedures, job profiles, and performance management frameworks aligned with business objectives is preferred
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Job Description
- Our client, plastic manufacturing company is looking to hire a Tool & Die Maker, based in Roodepoort. This person will play a critical role in the in-house tooling operations, designing, manufacturing, repairing, and maintaining high-precision injection moulds, tools, jigs, and fixtures.
- This hands-on position requires expertise in creating moulds that ensure consistent, high-quality production with minimal defects, reduced cycle times, and extended tool life.
- Collaborating closely with design, engineering, and production teams to industrialise complex plastic components for demanding applications in automotive, mining, fibre optics, and other sectors.
Key Technical Responsibilities
- Design and manufacture new precision injection moulds using CAD/CAM software and advanced machining techniques to meet exact client specifications and production requirements.
- Perform high-accuracy machining operations (CNC milling, turning, surface grinding, wire EDM, etc.) on mould components, including cores, cavities, and inserts.
- Repair, refurbish, and maintain existing moulds to address wear, damage, or performance issues, including modifications for improved flow, cooling, or part quality.
- Conduct mould trials, adjustments, and validations to optimise moulding parameters, reduce scrap, and achieve efficient cycle times.
- Interpret technical drawings, 3D models, and GD&T specifications; utilise mould flow analysis tools where applicable.
- Troubleshoot tooling-related production issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions to minimise downtime.
- Collaborate with the engineering team on new product industrialisation, from concept through to full-scale production tooling.
- Maintain detailed records of tool modifications, maintenance schedules, spare parts inventory, and service history.
- Ensure compliance with quality standards, safety protocols, and best practices in a high-performance manufacturing environment.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, including recommendations for tooling enhancements or process optimisations.
- Support training of apprentices or junior team members on tool-making techniques and safe equipment operation.
Qualifications & Experience
- Trade Test Certificate as a Tool & Die Maker / Toolmaker
- Minimum 3 - 5 years' proven experience as a Tool & Die Maker in an injection moulding environment, preferably working with engineering plastics and complex multi-cavity moulds.
- Hands-on expertise with CNC machines, EDM (wire and sinker), lathes, mills, grinders, and precision measuring equipment.
- Proficiency in CAD/CAM software for 3D tool design and programming; experience with SolidWorks Plastics or mould flow simulation is advantageous.
- Strong understanding of injection moulding processes, materials, heat treatment, and mould construction techniques.
- Familiarity with turnkey tooling projects, from design to production handover.
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