Job Opportunities at RCL Foods

• Siqalo Foods is on the hunt for a Demand Planner for their Spreads Division. The role will be based in Westville and will report into the Planning Manager.
• The Demand Planner will be responsible for working as part of a cross-functional team (Customer, Marketing, Supply Planning and Commercial) to deliver the demand planning & forecasting process within Siqalo Foods Consumer.

Minimum Requirements    

• Relevant 3-year degree in BCom Economics or related Supply Chain Management.
• Diploma in SAPICS (CPIM).
• 3 years prior experience in demand planning, forecasting or Supply Chain Planning within an FMCG environment.
• Previous experience on a planning tool.

Knowledge:

• Statistical modelling and forecasting.
• Demand planning principles.
• Forecast Value Add (FVA).
• Forecast bias and accuracy management.
• Scenario planning and risk management.
• Promotional and event forecasting.
• New Product Development (NPD) forecasting.
• S&OP.
• FMCG customer and market dynamics.
• Supply chain and inventory management principles.
• Siqalo Foods Consumer business processes and products.
• Supply chain principles and practices.
• Multiple key performance indicators, inter-relationships and bottom-line sensitivity.

Duties & Responsibilities    
Strategic Planning:

• Execute forward demand planning (rolling 24 months) in line with management requirements.

Sales Analysis:

• Analyse weekly and monthly sales trends to generate demand plans, provide recommendations, and drive continuous improvement through cross-functional alignment on base and event forecasts.

Base Demand Planning:

• Analyse historical demand, removing anomalies and outliers using market knowledge and sales input.
• Apply appropriate statistical forecasting models for each product group.
• Generate and adjust base demand forecasts as required.
• Investigate demand variances, making recommendations to improve forecast accuracy.
• Continuously improve forecasting through root cause analysis and Forecast Value Add methodologies.
• Develop demand scenarios to identify risks and opportunities.
• Incorporate market intelligence, customer insights, and business assumptions into forecasts.

Events/Promotions Planning:

• Use promotional plans and customer input to develop event forecasts.
• Collaborate with customer teams to determine promotional volumes and evaluate effectiveness.
• Challenge promotional assumptions using historical performance data.
• Document promotion assumptions and outcomes.
• Ensure accurate depot-level forecasting for promotions and regional demand allocations.

Consolidated Demand Planning and Continuous Improvement:

• Present forecasts and assumptions to gain cross-functional consensus.
• Publish agreed forecasts through SAP, finance tools, and relevant platforms.
• Use Demand Planning KPIs to improve forecast accuracy and reduce volatility.
• Analyse historical data to support forecasting decisions.
• Prepare and distribute KPI reports, scorecards, and performance updates.

Innovation Management:

• Partner with Marketing, Customer, Supply Planning, and R&D teams to forecast new product launches.
• Document assumptions supporting innovation forecasts.
• Monitor and report innovation KPIs.
• Support product discontinuations through accurate bleed-out forecasting.
• Use forecasting KPIs to improve accuracy and minimise volatility.
• Ensure accurate depot-level forecasting for new product developments (NPDs).

Portfolio Management:

• Conduct data analysis to support portfolio management decisions.
• Recommend SKU rationalisation opportunities in line with agreed guidelines.

ICSE Process:

• Collaborate across functions to prepare and deliver monthly ICSE packs.
• Support customer service improvements through forecasting and service KPI analysis.
• Provide data for annual and quarterly budgeting processes.
• Highlight demand anomalies requiring action outside the normal review cycle.

Master Data & Hierarchies:

• Maintain customer and product master data and hierarchies.
• Ensure all active SKUs are forecasted and remove forecasts for inactive SKUs.

Projects:

• Participate in cross-functional business projects relating to innovation, master data, and demand planning.

Information and Data Management:

• Maintain and update demand planning files and reporting systems.
• Ensure forecast changes are captured accurately and on time.
• Provide reliable data and reports to support business decision-making.
• Prepare daily, weekly, monthly, and ad hoc reporting for stakeholders.

Effective Teamwork & Self-Management:

• Take ownership of responsibilities and manage priorities effectively.
• Maintain high standards of quality and productivity.
• Communicate risks, delays, and solutions proactively.
• Support company values and stakeholder expectations.
• Contribute to team success and continuous improvement.
• Champion personal and team development through training initiatives.
• Participate in performance management processes and goal setting.
• Maintain awareness of employee relations and compliance requirements.

Deadline:18th September,2026

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Job Description    

• Ensuring all trucks are despatched timeously in the morning.
• Arranging replacements of despatch staff where necessary.
• Ensuring that the despatch team is always wearing uniform.
• Arranging internal distribution labour where necessary.
• Ensuring that the despatch recon document is completed daily.
• Maintaining prescribed records of goods received and despatched.
• Enhance excellent customer service in the despatch department.
• Reconcile/ oversee despatch foreman recons daily.
• Ensure all data captured is correct.
• Verify production transfers daily and confirm returns to despatch.
• Balance despatch recons’ daily sales with van sheets daily sales per route.
• Count and record all returns to stock of all drivers on the return slip.
• Oversee stock variances and report to management.

Minimum Requirements    

• Matric
• National Diploma in related field would be added advantage
• Must have a minimum of 2 years’ experience in a similar role

Deadline:14th September,2026

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• RCL Foods is looking for an experienced Millwright to join our Pies division in Krugersdorp. The purpose of the role is to ensure that all manufacturing equipments are serviced and maintained according to specifications and in line with good engineering practice.

Minimum Requirements    

• N3 – N6 or NCV Technical qualifications
• Millwright Trade Test
• 2 - 5 years’ experience as Artisan in the FMCG industry

Knowledge 

• Knowledge of conveyor belts, wire meshes modular belts, bearings, make use mechanical/electrical tools
• Knowledge and skill of operating production line
• Basic knowledge of fitting
• Basic Knowledge and skill of operating Ammonia and glycol plant
• Knowledge of PLC’s and VSD’s machine
• Knowledge of AC and DC Machines
• Knowledge of boilers and air compressors
• Knowledge Ovens, flow rappers, cooking Pots, cuber machines, Tumbler machines X-rays, Metal detectors, Pie lines, Spirals freezers, Mixers and Vacuum pumps, DEJONG and Handtmann machines
• Knowledge of Food safety and hygiene requirements
• Basic knowledge of different types of lubricates
• Knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety Act requirements

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Repair failures on equipment’s to restore functionality of the equipment
• Carry out preventative maintenance work including daily inspections on the machines, report and resolve any defects to ensure that equipment is kept in optimal conditions
• Carry out root cause analysis to prevent re-occurrence of failures
• Ensure job cards are completed timeously and all relevant information is captured
• Ensure all equipment is made safe before work is carried out and all safety equipment is functional at all times
• Carry out continuous and focussed improvements on machines and processes
• Assist production team in machine start-ups and set-ups when necessary
• Plan spares and arrange with service providers for pre-planned maintenance activities 
• Inspect, operate, and test equipment in order to diagnose machine malfunctions and repair failures to bring equipment back to optimal functionality
• Do fault-finding, maintenance and repairs of electrical systems and apparatus including basic PLC fault-finding.
• Define and follow Standard Maintenance Procedures for repair of electrical systems
• Direct and train workers to install, maintain, mechanical/electrical equipment
• Perform other duties as assigned, including spiral freezer blockages or repairs, and mechanical fitting work such as follows:
• Replacing bearings, 
• Replacing shafts 
• Fixing motors 
• Attending to gear box failures 
• Replacing and tightening of v-belts and chains 
• Fixing water and pneumatic pipe lines; 
• Building conveyors for specific usages and building of covers for machines; 
• Attending to fault finding on hydraulic power packs 
• Welding – TIG and arc (mostly working on stainless steel); 
• Basic Operating Lathe, polishing old and new shafts, bushes, new pins, new rollers; 
• Basic operating hydraulic press, drill press and plate bender 
• To comply with the requirements of Health and Safety, other relevant legislation and RCL Foods policies and when carrying out maintenance repairs on production lines 
• Adhere to Quality and Food Safety requirements 
• Ensure ongoing implementation (and where possible improvement) of the Quality and Food Safety system through the systematic implementation of the relevant food safety requirements as defined in the Food Safety RACI Matrix and relevant policies and procedures (SOP’s). 

Deadline:17th September,2026

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• RCL FOODS is on the hunt for a Cashier to join our Commercial team in Pretoria (Vaal Depot).
• The successful incumbent will be responsible for receiving and depositing cash deposits, recording cash and ensuring security of the cash.

Minimum Requirements    

• Grade 12/Matric with Mathematics.
• Must reside in or around Vaal.
• Previous experience working in a similar role or environment is advantageous (cash office/banking).

Duties & Responsibilities    
Cash deposits

• Receive all cash deposits from drivers.
• Make up bank.

Cash

• Count cash received from drivers and balance with deposit slip.
• Record cash and cheques in cashup summary.
• Prepare deposit for bank.
• Record seal numbers in register.

Security

• Keep the cash office door locked at all times.
• No unauthorised person allowed.
• Lock cash in safe overnight.
• Previous days taking to be removed from premises by 11:00 am next day

Deadline:15th September,2026

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• RCL FOODS is seeking a versatile and commercially astute Management Accountant to join our Commercial Growth team. We are looking for a strong decision-maker with innovative thinking and a passion for unlocking strategic value.
• The Purpose of the Role is to provide Commercial support to the Growth Functions (Customer, Customer Marketing & Marketing) and any other relevant teams, enabling strategic decision-making regarding profitability, product feasibility, innovation, and revenue optimization. The role also supports the Commercial Executive on tactical and strategic projects and contributes to the development of high-performance teams.

Minimum Requirements    

• Preferably a CIMA or CA(SA) qualification.
• 3 to 5 years of management accounting experience, including commercial costing and exposure to processing or manufacturing environments.

Knowledge & Competence

• Commercial accounting principles and practices
• Product and pricing strategies
• Product costing principles, practices and performance indicators
• Processing economics
• An understanding of multiple key performance indicators, inter-relationship and bottom-line sensitivity

Skills

• Verbal and written communication
• Computer literacy (MS Office (Excel) & Power BI)
• Report writing
• Interpersonal
• Logical thinking
• Problem solving
• Decision-making
• Analytical thinking
• Presentation
• Numeracy
• Organizational awareness

Duties & Responsibilities    
Sales & Profitability Analysis & Reporting

• Design sales and profitability dashboards to provide insights into customer, brand and product performance against targets.
• Drive enhanced customer and product profitability analysis to unlock margin opportunities.
• Support customer and marketing teams with system tools for costing and profitability.
• Conduct profitability deep dives, quarterly business reviews and attend to adhoc profitability queries.
• Provide commercial voice of reason in cross functional discussions and challenge internal functions to ensure sound commercial decisions are made.

Customer Pricing Support

• Support pricing reviews and negotiations by calculating pricing adjustments with reference to internal margin aspirations and external market pricing, by providing supporting documentation and the relevant customer communication.
• Provide mandate and list price sheets to ensure target margins are achieved.
• Constantly review pricing to ensure net realisation is achieved in line with mandates and annual pricing adjustments.
• Conduct pricing scenario analysis and “what-if” costing.
• Enhance transparency across all deal and discount structures covering both on-invoice and off-invoice by implementing routine reporting by customer, channel, and Sku.

 Product Costing & New Product Development

• Provide indicative pricing for new product development, specification changes, and R&D-approved amendments. Integrate assumptions utilized into the indicative commercials.
• Attend New Product Development meetings on all new products and provide commercial insight to the marketing function.
• Conduct post-launch evaluations on an annual basis to assess performance against expectations.

 Net Revenue Management

Promo Management

• Encourage use of the ROI tools across BUs/accounts for uniformity. Providing training to other functions on driving healthy promotional decisions.
• Drive promotional excellence across all relevant stakeholders by reviewing and optimizing promo mechanics and spend.
• Review promotional activity and identify

Portfolio Pricing

• Collaborate with Customer Marketing on pricing strategies by utilizing external data sources, (Rex, Nielsen, Circana) data to better unlock insights.
• Provide commercial support to the broader NRM functions on product SPI analysis.

Active Mix Management
Perform quadrant analysis to support decision making, including tail-cutting and rationalization exercises to streamline product offerings and enhance profitability.

• Trade Investments
• Support the central NRM Team in the interrogation of trade terms across Business Units to enhance visibility and strategically redirect trade investments toward initiatives that maximize return and effectiveness.
• Budgeting and Forecasting
• Provide commercial front-end input into the business planning and quarterly forecasting process.
• Provide commercial front-end input into the cash flow budgeting process.

Customer Spend

• Lead quarterly customer spend reviews with the respective customer and customer marketing teams.
• Monitor AT account health and performance and track customer spend monthly.

Deadline:20th September,2026

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• RCL Foods is recruiting for a driven, highly energized Production Team Leader within the baking business unit.
• The suitable candidate will be responsible to manage the operations of the production function so as to ensure products are manufactured correctly, cost effectively, on time and in full and in accordance with the quality standards, whilst maximizing plant efficiencies and adhering to systemic processes. Act as back up to Shift Supervisor as well as stand in as an operator when short staffed.
• This role will be based in Durban and reporting to the Production Manager.
• This role is a Permanent role.

Minimum Requirements    
Education / Qualifications:

• Matric or equivalent NQF4

Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years manufacturing operator experience.
• Minimum of 2 years perishable food manufacture and FMCG.

Skills/Knowledge

• Full understanding of FSMS and OHS Act
• Basic supervisory skills

Duties & Responsibilities    
During shift

• Follow up throughout the shift to ensure production plan is being followed
• Sample finished product to check for quality, consistency, weight, volume and defects and take corrective action when required
• Conduct temperature checks every 30 minutes throughout the baking process
• Check hourly targets are adhered to.
• Ensure adherence to process standards
• Control waste dough
• Assist Shift Supervisor with handover to next Shift Supervisor and maintenance
• Report anomaly/issues to Shift Supervisor immediately

Food Safety and Quality

• Adhere to food safety guidelines as per company policies and procedures.
• Abide by all Good Manufacturing Practices requirements as set out by the employer.
• Ensure all work areas are cleaned and free from contaminants
• Ensure the product produced is free from all contaminants by ensuring staff adhere to all GMP and food safety requirements
• Ensure that product produced has met all quality parameters.

General

• Timeously report any maintenance related issues which will affect the operation in the bakery
• Complete job cards for all maintenance work related to faulty equipment and machinery
• Report on problems, accidents or breakdowns to Shift Supervisor
• Ensure clean as you work policy is maintained and monitored at all times
• Using control documents provide handover and feedback on shift as well as root cause and preventative action plan with Shift Supervisor

People Management

• Be aware of staffing requirement per shift and per team. Conduct daily headcount
• Identify training needs of staff and feedback to Shift Supervisor
• Conduct on the job training
• Take disciplinary action when necessary
• Conduct performance reviews twice yearly and monitor staff performance daily

Deadline:18th September,2026

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• RCL Foods is recruiting for a driven, highly energized and analytical Van Sheet Clerk within the baking business unit.
• The suitable candidate will be responsible to ensure the accurate administration, processing and balancing of all POD‘s, credit notes, 3 and 4C capturing, invoices and claims.
• This role will be based in Durban and reporting to the Commercial Financial Manager.
• This role is a Permanent role.

Minimum Requirements    
Education and Qualification

• Matric
• Experience and Training
• 2 - 3 years administration and debtors experience

Duties & Responsibilities    
Debtors and Administration

• Scan all claims on QDocs and save the information to the appropriate QDocs inbox.
• Check all outstanding PODs on the QDocs expectation report and follow up with the relevant driver/s and Dispatch team.
• Outstanding POD report to be sent to the dispatch team daily and PODs older than three days needs to be reported to the Distribution Manager and General Manager.
• Ensure that the QDoc inbox is cleared by matching all claims with the relevant credit note number from each user before commencing with the current day's work.
• All invoices, claims, and PODs must balance daily. Quantities between the documents to be matched and variances investigated and followed up.
• All processing of PODs for the previous day to be completed by 11h00 the next morning.
• Assist with the processing of sales order if and when needed.
• Immediately report any pricing differences to the relevant responsible person and van sheet supervisor.
• Capture all credit notes daily and agree same to supporting documentation.
• Ensure that all generated credit notes are attached to the actual claims
• All 3C and 4C credit notes captured on JDE, MUST agree to the physical slips.
• Assist with other cash office duties.
• Assist in adhoc duties as determined by operational changes as and when required.

Deadline:22nd September,2026

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• RCL Foods is recruiting for a driven, highly energized and customer focused Feeder Driver within the baking business unit.
• The suitable candidate will be responsible to performs tasks / activities associated with the loading/offloading and transportation of bread/crates and confectionary between bakery and depot.
• This role will be based in Durban and reporting to the Distribution Manager.
• This role is a Permanent role
• Minimum Requirements    

Education

• Matric
• Valid Code 14/ EC Driver’s License and valid PDP.

Experience

• Minimum 3 years driving experience driving on a Code 14 license
• Draw bar experience

Duties & Responsibilities    
Dress and Vehicle Duties

• Maintain a clean vehicle to ensure high levels of hygiene standards at all times
• Ensure driving compartment is clean and safe according to requirements for a work station in terms of the Occupational Health and Safety Act
• Checks his vehicle according to the checklist specified by the company
• Enter any faults onto the checklist.
• Sign the checklist as acknowledgement of the vehicle condition
• Faults of a serious nature to be reported to the Transport Supervisor/Fleet Controller and the vehicle to be sent immediately to the workshop
• Adherence to the statutory rules of the road, thereby ensuring the safety of himself, his passengers and other road user vehicles.
• Immediately report any theft of vehicle, fuel or equipment or damage to vehicle to Transport Supervisor/Fleet Controller
• Immediately report damage to third party vehicles or property to Transport Supervisor/Fleet Controller
• Report accidents and hijackings to Transport Supervisor/Fleet Controller immediately and adhere to standard operating procedures

Stock and Loading

• Check that vehicle has been safely loaded to ensure road safety is not compromised and product is not damaged on route
• Driver to assist with offloading and loading
• Van Assistants
• Ensure van assistant is present at work and if not, report to route controller
• Report performance problems with van assistant to the supervisor

Deliveries

• Collect returns and crates from depot
• Transporting product, personnel, material and equipment between bakery and depot
• Perform crate recovery task when needed

Transactional Duties

• Take necessary precautions to avoid risk to company property
• Accurately complete and /or handle transactional documentation. These include but are not limited to invoices, delivery notes, loading schedules, crate control documents, vehicle log sheet, petrol slips, vehicle check lists, and other related forms

General

• Assist with other driver duties when not doing depot functions

Deadline:18th September,2026

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• The purpose of this position is to perform buying tasks by obtaining quotations, checking prices and commodity descriptions, seeking authority, and following up on orders, attending to preparation of specific documents and information in relation to tenders and resolving queries.
• The role is based in Malelane. 

Minimum Requirements    

• National Diploma in Procurement, Supply Chain, Materials Management or equivalent qualifications.
• 3 Years’ experience in a heavy industry/technical manufacturing environment as a Buyer.
• Computer Literate - MS Office (Excel, Word).
• Clients oriented and a team player.
• SAP proficiency on Materials management module will be distinct advantage.
• The incumbent must have sound problem solving skills and the ability to co-ordinate administrative processes etc.
• To be considered for appointment, candidate must be a South African citizen.

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Obtaining quotations from suppliers using approved vendor as per purchase requests from clients.
• Forwarding quotations to the clients with a motivation on the options on supplier preference.
• Obtaining and following up on relevant authorisation prior to proceeding with creating an order.
• Creating orders in the system by capturing the relevant details e.g., price, delivery date.
• Forwarding approved orders to suppliers and obtaining confirmation of receipt thereof.
• Obtain tender/project requests and scope of work from the clients.
• Preparing the Rules of Tender documentation pack.
• Arranging site visits and meetings with Tenderers
• Compiling tender adjudications and recommendations based on Tenders submitted.
• Requesting for the creation of a new vendors on the system by making the details of the vendors available.
• Application of Procurement SOP’s and BBBEE Policies
• Adhering safety rules during the execution tasks.
• Providing reasons for specific incidents or applications during incident/ accident investigations.

Deadline:20th September,2026

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• RCL FOODS is seeking a Forklift Driver to join our RCL FOODS Division. The role will be based in Pretoria West and report to the Team Leader. The key purpose of this role is to ensure that the correct stacking of pallets is followed as well as accuracy in the capturing of finished goods transferred to cold storage-Specific to Beverages.

Minimum Requirements    
Qualifications

• Minimum matric and/or NQF 4 Equivalent
• Valid Forklift Counterbalance Licence
• A Valid Power Pallet Truck Licence would be advantageous

Work Experience

• 2 years operating a Forklift in a operations/warehouse/stores environment
• Basic Computer literacy

Duties and Responsibilities

Operations

• Collection and offloading of packaging materials and raw materials in the production area.
• Inspect received materials and completed applicable checklists.
• Ensure pallet quantities are verified and captured on the system before transferring to the cold storage area.
• Ensure pallents are readily available for stacking on the production line.

Safety Compliance

• Operate forklifts in accordance with the Standard Operating Procedures and Company Policies.
• Conduct daily equipment checks and report any faults or maintenance needs.
• Report any non-conformances identified to supervisor.
• Daily and continuous housekeeping of area.

Documentation

• Maintain accurate records of transferred pallet to the cold storage area.
• Complete checklists and logs for equipment usage and inspections.

Deadline:14th September,2026