Job Vacancies at Lactalis South Africa

Job Description

• Join Lactalis at our Bonnievale Plant as a SHE Officer.
• This role primarily involves overseeing Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental concerns, Safety Training, and Security at the Plant.
• Successful candidate should have a minimum of 3 years of experience in Occupational Safety, Health, and Environment, including at least 3 years in Security within an industrial or manufacturing setting, preferably in the FMCG sector.
• Candidates must demonstrate a solid understanding of project planning and execution, as well as budget management.
• Adherence to all Safety & Health policies, procedures, and legislation is essential. Fluency in English and computer literacy are required.

Required Skills

• A National Diploma/Degree or any related qualification in Safety Management.
• Proof of completed training in the following will be advantageous: SAMTRAC, ITIS, SCAT (Incident Investigation), HIRA, HACCP, SHE Rep, First Aid, Fire Fighting — or at least a working knowledge of these areas.
• At least 3 year’s experiences within the fields of Occupational Health and Safety, Training and gained in an industrial or manufacturing environment
• The following abilities: to act independently, investigative and auditing, research, to understand and interpret legislation, to lead and supervise a team of SHE representatives and Incident Investigators.
• The following skills: negotiation, communication, facilitation, presentation
• Extensive knowledge of plant operations and layout literate in MS Office
• Have a valid Code 08 driver’s license for travel purposes between plants

Duties & Responsibilities

• Ensuring that all legal documentation is maintained up to date and available
• All SHE training requirements are satisfied, whether the training is done internally or externally
• Liaise with all role-players to ensure that communication with regards to SHE concerns and issues are identified and addressed within suitable timeframes
• Required to act as support during safety meetings and will play an active role in conducting presentations to management and staff
• Ensure that monthly safety communication is done timeously
• Actively participate in ensuring that Risk Assessment documentation is brought up to date for the relevant facilities
• Familiarizes themselves with the requirements of the Corporate Guideline and its requirements and will work towards ensuring that all role-players are aware of their responsibilities in terms of this system
• Ensure that contractors comply with ALL requirements of the Contraction Regulations
• Ensure that Induction, Safety training and medical surveillance records are available and up to date
• Compile and evaluate injury statistics using set formulas and must be able to present this info to management
• Communicate and deal effectively with external service providers and regulatory authorities
• Investigate incidents in conjunction with plant managers and must be able to make recommendations on corrective action
• Successful candidate will be expected to conduct internal Audits in line with the job function.
• Actively participate in the Loss Prevention Program and Property Protection Program.
• Supervise and direct the contract security on site.
• Work in conjunction with the Head Office Risk Management Team

Closing Date

• 2025/08/15

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Job Description

• Join Lactalis SA at our PE Plant as a Quality in Operations Coordinator in the UHT Department, with the main
• Responsibility: Ensures that products or services meet specific quality standards and operational objectives maintained.
• Often work within a broader operations team, coordinating activities related to quality control, process improvement, and compliance.

Required Skills Qualification:

• National Diploma in Food Technology / Analytical Chemistry / BSc Food Science or equivalent
• At least 2 years experience in a quality management and food safety equivalent
• Experience in ISO 22000 / HACCP
• FSSC 22000 V6 certified
• High attention to detail *Good interpersonal skills
• Strict with implementing standards
• Exceptional organisational skills
• Ability to sustain routine admin implementing standards
• Exceptional organisational skills
• Technical Skills: Knowledge of quality control methodologies, testing procedures, and relevant standards (e.g., ISO 9000).
• Ability to analyze data, identify trends, and solve problems.

Communication Skills:

• Attention to Detail: Ensuring accuracy and thoroughness in quality checks and documentation.
• Teamwork: Working effectively with others to achieve common goals.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Implementing and monitoring quality control procedures.
• Verify quality control (QC) records, test results and reports
• Seeing that verification checks on production lines, records and validation of processes are done
• Liaise with production to implement root cause analysis for each non-conformance detected
• Document and record control
• File daily records
• Assist with internal and external audits
• Ensuring accuracy and thoroughness in quality checks and documentation
• Ensuring that non confirming product is restricted
• Data capturing of results & info for the various reports
• Coordination of internal audits & external audits
• Facilitate Food safety meetings
• Online quality checks and monitor defects
• Monitor Repacking process, record and draw up reports on defects and do trend analysis
• Improvement and maintenance of housekeeping, cleaning and sanitation throughout the facility

Closing Date

• 2025/08/04

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Job Description

• Join Lactalis at our site in KwaZulu-Natal and take on the challenge of a Warehouse Manager.
• This role oversees the efficient receipt, storage and dispatch of a range of goods.
• Responsible for a vital part of the supply chain process, managing people, processes and systems to ensure goods are received and dispatched appropriately, and that productivity targets are met.
• This exciting career opportunity at Lactalis SA will enable you to play your part in ensuring that the company achieves its challenging objectives during the next phase of its growth in South Africa.

Required Skills:

• Degree in Warehousing/Logistics/Supply Chain Management/ Business
• Have experience and knowledge of Supply Chain, Warehousing and Distribution management systems (WMS)
• Knowledge of an FMCG environment.
• Budget management and implementation
• MS Office Skills
• BPCS (advantageous)
• Accountability to accept mistakes and performance improvement required from within and not blame others
• Entrepreneurship in driving results within warehousing with personal pride
• Accessibility/modesty fitting for an employee within this Logistics function of a multinational company
• Pragmatic approach towards execution of agreed principles
• Continuous improvement mind-set in driving better results
• Transparency in support of continuous awareness of improvement areas
• Loyalty towards the company and its objectives
• Tenacity to follow through with initiatives
• Maturity in building relationships and managing your functional area
• Compliance driven to keep our staff safe and protecting the company’s reputation
• Very responsive in nature with high levels of urgency

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Plan and coordinate the daily activities of the warehouse team through an optimised operational structure, agreed job descriptions and established measures of success.
• On a daily basis analyse operational execution results, understand the reason for deviations and action corrective measures in a collaborative manner
• Continuously develop and drive strategies in collaboration with all internal and external stakeholders to achieve all required performance indicators
• In conjunction with the national optimisation team investigate and study leading edge solutions to further improve performance results and maximize customers service experience
• Ensure adherence to OHS ACT, BCEA legislations and use the company’s disciplinary guidelines as a medium to drive improved results
• Ensure that the company is professionally represented by its ambassadors (warehouse staff relevance) through training, dress code rules and other relevant  interventions
• Nurture a mature and motivated staff complement through continuous training and engagement forums, interacting with staff at all organisational levels
• Build a collaborative relationship with the regional and national sales teams to ensure the relationship drives the company’s customer service objectives with a mature ability in finding the balance between customer service and a highly cost and efficiency driven environment
• Build and maintain sustainable relationships with all customers to ensure warehouse efficiency measures and cost achievement results are at optimal levels
• Manage and control warehousing cost through daily analysis, weekly and monthly performance measurements and management reporting
• Monitoring and management of product storage, and waste (losses, obsolescence, dumps, and related costs)
• Ensure customer service excellence by storing and loading quality products through proper cold chain management.
• General site maintenance and housekeeping
• Statistically analyse movement per SKU to optimize storage locations and warehouse utilization / efficiencies
• Conduct studies/review to improve overall operational efficiency
• Develop and review standard operating procedures for your area
• Ensure export requirements are met and non-conformances communicated
• Ensure re-supply stock are managed and order requirements are met
• Ensure assets are maintained and accounted for at all time

Closing Date

• 2025/07/31

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Job Description

• The purpose of this role is to provide support for all aspects of the governance, compliance, contracts management and associated matters in the Legal, Risk and Compliance department for Lactalis companies in South Africa, Botswana, eSwatini, Mozambique and Zambia (Lactalis Southern Africa Zone).
• We are looking for someone keen to take on a varied and interesting role within a fast moving and dynamic team and can work with teams (external company secretaries) in different jurisdictions

Required Skills

• Appropriate qualification in a relevant field, i.e. Legal, Accounting, Business, and Finance or Compliance
• A minimum of 2 years professional experience as a Paralegal or a Company secretary
• Experience in legal, compliance, or alternatively experience at a corporate company.
• Fluent in English. Business Portuguese will be an advantage.
• Excellent organization, documentation management and computer skills
• Expertise in MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook.
• Strong communication skills with a team-player attitude
• Accurate, attention to details and conscientious
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, react quickly in a time-pressured environment and meet deadlines

Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintain and update statutory records, including board minutes, resolutions, and company registers.
• Support the preparation of materials for board and committee meetings, ensuring compliance with corporate governance principles.
• Ensure timely filing of statutory documents with relevant authorities.
• Support the Company Secretary to provide orientation, guidance and training to Directors and Prescribed Officers regarding their duties covering compliance and governance aspects.
• Actively monitor and report on corporate governance trends and laws allowing for timely anticipation of new requirements.

Compliance

• Monitor regulatory developments and ensure the company’s compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards.
• Coordinate compliance audits and assessments, working closely with internal and external stakeholders.
• Assist in the development and implementation of compliance programs, including support for training and reporting on training statistics.
• Maintain compliance records and track progress on corrective actions

Contracts Management

• Review and draft, a variety of contracts, including vendor agreements, service contracts, and NDAs.
• Manage the contract lifecycle, from initiation to execution, ensuring that all contractual obligations are met.
• Maintain a central repository for all contracts, ensuring they are accessible and properly organized.

Administration

• Provide administrative support to the Legal, Risk and Compliance team

Closing Date

• 2025/08/01

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Job Description

• Join Lactalis at our Bonnievale Plant in the Spreads department with the main responsibilities will include analyse production results on a continuous basis with the aim to meet or better the goals on quality, volume, productivity, OEE and seconds per kilograms.
• Ensure that set departmental goals and focus points are known to your team through daily and monthly meetings.
• Successful candidates need to have at least 5 – 6 years' relevant experiences n dairy industry environment and at least 5 years experiences in a supervisory role and knowledge of complex equipment. Be fluent in English and be computer literate.

Required Skills

• NQF5 Manufacturing Management or equivalent
• Dairy qualification in cheese making
• At least 5 years experiences in a supervisory role
• At least 5 – 6 years' relevant experiences in dairy industry environment
• Knowledge of complex equipment and be able to operate all the equipment in the Spreads/SOS environment
• Computer literate
• Able to manage and build a successful team
• Interpersonal understanding, organizational awareness and direction will be advantageous.
• Willing to relocate to Bonnievale
• Knowledge of inventory and BPCS/WM9 systems
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Health and Safety requirements
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Good problem-solving skills
• Assertiveness
• A valid Code EB driver’s license will be advantages

Personal Attributes:

• Good communicator
• Work independently
• High degree of accuracy and consistency
• Professional demeanour and approach
• Calm under pressure
• Honest, strong personal ethics and track record of working in a confidential environment
• Must be able to work under pressure
• Willing to do Ad hoc tasks

Duties & Responsibilities

• Complete and analyse daily technical data sheets. Point out trends for further action.
• Manage the overall SOS and Spreads, planning and people management.
• Drive all action plans, follow up on completion dates and push where targets are not met. (Quality) (Safety) (Sec per kg) (Volumes increase)
• Monitor pragma weekly to identify long outstanding job cards and monitor to see if there are job cards missing.
• Do weekly and monthly Safety Inspections, take immediate action where necessary and stop unsafe equipment. Must be done in detail. Ask for clarity if not clear.
• Weekly and Monthly Quality inspections to be done, take immediate action where Quality could cause harm to product or environment. Must be done in detail
• Monitor MBU`s, update and life with detail of what went wrong or well.
• Rack inspections, all racks safe to use and not rusted. Demarcation visible and readable.
• Daily door inspections are they closed at all time and in good operating state.
• Monitor bulk chemicals, is Acid diluted and no leaks and area is clean. Monitor CIP system on the lines
• Monitor product and packaging quality on all production lines in Process Spreads and SOS.
• Be involve each morning during sensory evaluation on all product of Process plant. Block product not on standard.
• Check on specific Quality control areas on the lines, Dud detectors, sanitising sprayers, cheese rejection on SOS and Spreads, chlorine water ppm, sanitizing units, temperatures on lines.
• Monitor cleaning equipment, in good usable order and needy stored on trolleys. Make sure the teams have suffusion cleaning equipment. Ensure protocols and procedures are followed.
• Air handling units to be taken off and cleaned every 3 months. (Blue Socks)
• Chiller room outside mould to be cleaned, clean inside and as empty as possible. No rejected or expired stock inside.
• Spiral chiller to be cleaned inside and outside on a weekly base and temperature monitoring during production
• Chemical room must be cleaned organised and locked at every moment of the day.
• Monitor waste area, organised and clean at all times.
• Set up daily weekly shift patterns. On time so people know where they will work in what period of time.
• Handle HR related hearings and Queries.
• Monitor and arrange cleaning of filters in the roof.
• Daily, weekly stock take, be involve in counts and explanations etc. Be involve in managing the yields.
• Cross inspection in respective areas on a weekly base.
• No person outside the plant with the same shoes as what they were inside, Also no white jackets outside.
• Secondary packing must be need at all times, organised with no unneeded items on the floor.
• All liquids to be in the correct holder and to be demarcated to state what liquid is inside the container.
• Foreign body inspection on a weekly base. Hand in or identify any critical objects such as blades, needles, glass etc.
• Check for Garlic Lemon Juice, is all in speck to use. Check on a daily base.
• All people to wear the correct PPE at every given time. Order when needed.
• Monitor raw material for traceability, demarcation in place on all product.
• Monitor the recipe`s to check if people work according to specifications.
• No untrained personal allowed to work on any equipment. Schedule training where to fill the acting pool so you will have enough trained people.
• Ad hoc tasks

Closing Date

• 2025/07/31

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Job Description

• Join Lactalis at our offices in Western Cape and take on the challenging role as Financial Accountant.
• You will be responsible for fixed assets, insurance, month ends, audits and reporting.
• You will be required to add further value by improving systems and processes and supporting other Lactalis Africa countries

Required Skills

• B.Comm. / Hons or similar qualification.
• 3-5 Years’ experience in similar role.
• Technical knowledge of assets handling (accounting & tax)
• ERP system experience
• Computer Literacy (Strong/Advanced level in Microsoft Office products)
• Strong project management and people management
• Good data analytic skills
• Ability to identify critical information to assist in problem solving
• Able to manage KPI’s to enhance business performance
• Excellent communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills and be able to take own initiative
• Good written and oral communication skills as well as presentation skills

Duties & Responsibilities

• Fixed Assets – Management of Fixed Assets registers; all related transaction processing, reporting, verification, depreciation, budgeting, forecasting, taxation calculations
• Capex – transaction processing, capitalizations, reporting, savings
• Insurance – Monitor and verify claims, monthly payment co-ordination, vehicle insurance confirmation, month end processing, reporting
• Month End – Various transaction processing (Fixed Assets register movements, journals)
• Reconciliations - various
• Management and Corporate Reporting - various
• Africa Countries (system support and reporting)
• Year-end Audits
• System and Process improvements
• Project Management
• Documentation of processes/procedures

Closing Date

• 2025/07/31