Tiger Brands Limited, a Top 40 JSE Limited company whose footprint extends across the African continent and beyond, is one of the largest manufacturers and marketers of FMCG products in Southern Africa, and has been for several decades.
Tiger Brands has been built over many decades through the acquisition and clustering of businesses. Our strategy for succe...
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Job Description
THE JOB AT A GLANCE:
- Ensures that the plant is mechanically operational at all times
Responsibilities
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
Maintenance Scheduling
- Do planned maintenance scheduling, update schedules and sign off on completed schedules
- Conduct plant inspections, and issue unplanned maintenance schedules
- Issue job cards and maintenance schedules.
- Approval of all engineering spares, within budget
- Ensure quality maintenance is done on maintenance day.
CAPEX budgets
- Understand the plant needs and do CAPEX budget planning (5 year plan)
- Complete and submit CPAEX motivations as per Tiger requirements
People Management
- Promote a high performance culture.
- Engage regularly with employees through invocoms, union engagements.
- Identify and develop Talent and competency gap closing actions.
- Ensure training is undertaken as per PDP’s
- Ensure workplace discipline and manage ER issues in line with Tiger Brands policies and procedures.
Health, Safety and Environment
- Ensure and maintain safe working conditions for employees and equipment based on risk assessments and compliance with OHSAct.
- Instill an environmentally conscious mindset within the manufacturing environment (H2O, noise pollution, utilities, landfill)
Audits
- Engineering audit
- Risk audit
- Environmental audit (ISO 14001)
- DQS audit
- BMR audit
Finance
- Understand cost drivers
- Develop cost saving strategies
- Understand Cost Per Loaf (CPL), difference between budget and actual, and develop plan of action to recover
- Manage stock movement procedure, book out spares on job cards only, conduct stock takes.
- Accurate and timely reporting (Supply Chain, environmental, scorecard)
Instrument calibrations
Electrical and mechanical operation
- Ensure specialised equipment is operating correctly (scaling weights, water and dough temperatures, mixer energy watt hour calibrations)
- Ensure adherence to process SOP’s
DMS reporting – draw all reports for scorecards
Conduct root cause analysis for all breakdowns
Drive implementation of PM pillar of MECP
Drive LTIFR
Qualifications
ESSENTIAL SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:
- Minimum of 5 years in a leadership role within FMCG preferably Bakeries
- Computer literate
- CMS – experience of computerized maintenance systems
- Understanding of practical implementation of OHSAct
- Bakery process and equipment experience
- Finance – budgeting and CAPEX planning
- Continuous improvement
- Environmental knowledge
Qualifications
- Minimum of a Diploma in Electrical or Mechanical engineering
- Trade Test in electrical or mechanical engineering
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Responsibilities
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Perform data analysis, root-cause analysis and identify and implement process improvements to support issue resolution and optimizing production processes to eliminate losses, improve quality, capacity, throughput and conversion cost.
- Conducting process capability studies to establish optimal product rationalization on production lines and provide input to the production planning team
- Develop and review heat and material balances
- Become an SME - understand the manufacturing technology in the category and work with technology, maintenance and manufacturing teams to resolve issues relating to product quality, process capability and efficiency challenges
- Evaluate manufacturing processes by designing & conducting research; applying knowledge of product design, fabrication, assembly, tooling, and material; consulting equipment vendors and soliciting observations from operators.
- Work with the R&D, Technology and Quality teams to support the design of new systems and processes for the introduction of new products and the improvement of existing processes. Assist in trial design, execution and reporting.
- Be the process custodian, evaluating new innovations as it is deployed
- Evaluate the impact of projects on current processes, and develop and implement appropriate changes relating to operating, safety and quality procedures.
- Facilitate Process risk assessments, i.e. HAZOP
- Develop Processing/Technical Procedures for your plant processes
- Lead the FI pillar of MECP by identifying wastage and resolution to this.
- Leverage process community involvements through weekly interactions with other sites to fast-track improvements in your plant
WHAT YOU WILL BE MEASURED ON
- Process capability Matrix
- Quality Metric
- Total savings delivered
- Waste savings reduction delivered
- Number of improvement project initiated and completed
Qualifications
WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE TABLE
Key Professional Competencies
- Core knowledge – Tertiary qualification in Engineering (Industrial/Chemical/Mechanical), Food Technology and Food Science. Process Engineering, Supply Chain collaboration, new product development
Key foundational competencies
- Academic – Analytical skill, Problem solving, Project management, Risk management, Decision making,
- Leadership – Owning it, Taking the Tiger perspective, managing change, driving long-term results, Thinking
- Innovation, Staying a Step-Ahead
- Personal Effectiveness – Effective communication, Interpersonal skills, continuous learning
Experience
- Function – 2 to 3 years' experience in Engineering, Food Technology. Technical proficiency across lifecycle
- in study, design, installation, commissioning and operation.
- Industry – FMCG experience in preferred
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Responsibilities
WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE TABLE:
You will have opportunity to be an owner every day as you:
- Support project work
- Problem-solve issues
- Work with a cross-functional team to complete a Work Integrated Learning project as assigned by your Line Manager
- Attain on-the-job work experience aligned with your career aspirations
- Perform additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives.
- You would have graduated with the relevant degree as per the job title
Qualifications
ESSENTIAL SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
- Favorable National Diploma: (Must require P1 & P2)
- Microbiology
- Food Technology
- Food & Consumer Sciences
Listed below are the minimum requirements that you are required to meet:
- Citizen in the country of hire
- Should be based at the city of hire.
- A relevant National Diploma qualification
- Have not worked full time (more than 1 year) in their field of study.
- Currently in final year of the qualification
- Work authorization in the country for which application is being submitted.
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Job Description
THE JOB AT A GLANCE:
- As the Cost Accountant, you will play a pivotal role in delivering cost transparency and financial insight across all bakeries, with a primary focus on raw material and conversion cost reporting, variance analysis, and performance tracking. This role supports decision-making by identifying cost drivers, inefficiencies, and opportunities for cost recovery and waste reduction. Strong experience in plant finance, manufacturing cost accounting, and business partnering is key to success.
Responsibilities
WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE TABLE:
Raw Material & Conversion Cost Reporting:
- Consolidate and analyze actual vs standard costs for raw materials and conversion (labour, overhead, utilities) across all bakeries.
- Ensure accurate capture of usage, yield, waste, and recovery metrics.
- Monitor commodity and input price impacts on cost performance.
Variance Analysis & Insight:
- Track cost variances (usage, price, efficiency) and develop monthly insights for bakery and finance leadership.
- Investigate key variances and recommend corrective actions to operations.
- Identify trends and develop early warning signals for cost overruns.
Support Budgeting & Forecasting:
- Provide cost inputs into budgets and forecasts (volume, cost drivers, commodity inflation).
- Partner with operations to build cost per unit assumptions.
Business Partnering with Supply Chain:
- Act as the finance partner to production, procurement, and inventory teams.
- Support decision-making through scenario modeling and cost-benefit analysis.
- Contribute to bakery reviews and finance deep dives.
Operational & Financial Control:
- Validate production entries, consumption, and BOM accuracy.
- Drive inventory and WIP accuracy, loss tracking, and control processes.
- Assist with internal and external audit requirements.
Process Improvement & Automation:
- Support implementation of improved reporting tools and automation of cost dashboards.
- Drive finance digital transformation efforts and promote data integrity.
WHAT YOU WILL BE MEASURED ON
- Cost Reporting Accuracy & Timeliness:
- Timely delivery of consolidated cost reports with variance commentary Cost Visibility & Business Influence
- Actionable insights that drive operational efficiency and financial performance
- Operational & Financial Control
- Inventory accuracy, standard cost validation, and audit compliance
- Improvement & Innovation
- Development of enhanced dashboards, models, and cost monitoring tools
Qualifications
ESSENTIAL SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:
- BCom Accounting / CIMA / CA(SA)
- 5–8 years total experience, with 3–5 years in a FMCG or manufacturing environment
- Prior experience managing plant costs and performance across multiple sites is beneficial
Key Attributes and Competencies
- Strategic thinking and strong problem-solving ability
- Solid cost accounting fundamentals and manufacturing process understanding
- Strong business partnering skills
- Data-driven decision making and ability to analyze large datasets
- Sound knowledge of ERP systems and cost modules (e.g., Oracle)
- Proficiency in Excel and reporting tools (Power BI advantageous)
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Job Description
THE JOB AT A GLANCE:
- To process general ledger, journals, creditors, petty cash, bank reconciliations, electronic bank fund transfers and intercompany statements for TMS.
Responsibilities
WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE TABLE:
- Capturing and controlling of all journal entries
- Prepare journal entries for sundry ledger adjustments
- Reconcile loan amounts, investigate and clear differences
- Reconcile and control accounts with subsidiary trail balances, investigate and clear differences
- Approved capex matched to invoices
- Fixed Assets verified are updated and can be audited
- Management reports on fixed assets
- Download fix asset register to general ledger
- Notify users of assets expiring and organise replenishments
- Accounts balanced
- Preparation of journals and documentation
- Posting journals to general ledger
- Provisions and accruals
- Inter-company documents prepared
- Respond to queries form inter companies
- Software systems problems sorted out
- Assist staff with queries
Qualifications
ESSENTIAL SKILLS & QUALIFICATION
- Grade 12
- Bookkeeping qualification
Experience
- 4 years bookkeeping experience
- Experienced in trail balance
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Responsibilities
WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE TABLE:
Key Attributes and Competencies
- Daily capturing of diesel filled
- Daily capturing of driver consumption.
- Daily Kilometers per route
- Daily kilometers per truck
- Daily job request
- Daily communication with drivers
- Daily purchase orders (oracle)
- Monitor diesel sheet balance (usage)
- Receipting of goods
- Fleet inspections
- Wearcheck oil samples
- Tyre inspections
- Tyre scrapping
- Weekly stats
- Update vehicle history files
- Eqstra weekly report
- Weekly service board
- Weekly breakdown report
- Weekly Report (Rodney Dembskey)
- Weekly expenses
- FML / OPL / MM Rebills breakdown
- Weekly ordering of fuel
- Monthly report
- Monthly fleet costing report
- Major component failure report
- Motor licensing
- Attend to Breakdowns (punctures)
- Traffic fines
- Accident reports
- Attend to accident damage sites – relay extent of damages
- C O F documentation
- Planning of vehicles for servicing & tyre fitment.
- Cost management (weekly)
- Liaising with Tyre & mechanical vendors
- Monitor onboard tracking systems
- All administrative duties
- Attending to breakdowns - coordinating
- Record daily work done
- Purchasing of goods / spares / materials
- Dealing with queries (Creditors / Debtors)
- People management
Qualifications
ESSENTIAL SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:
- Matric
- Computer skills
- Experience working with fleet
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Job Description
THE JOB AT A GLANCE
- To realize production objectives of a section in the production department by conformance to product specifications/standards and effective staff management.
Responsibilities
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Motivate, train and informed staff who by means of teamwork contribute to manufacturing products according to specifications
- Preparation and Processing equipment operate according to machine and product specifications.
- Ensuring manufactured products conforming to standards and specifications
- Workplace improvement objectives through MECP are met; Meetings are held according to specifications
- Management of the team's time and attendance on a daily basis
- Implementation of the MECP Pillar tools
- Upliftment of the 5S standards in the Plant
- Leading FI Problem solving teams based on Loss tree opportunities in the Plant
- Ensuring Safety protocol and Safety standards are maintained in the plant
- Management of all Cost related inputs and outputs of the Plant, based on MUV
- Ensuring that quality parameters across the plant are maintained daily
- Conducting of One on Ones with team members for improvement opportunities
- OWS standards to be maintained and improvement opportunities to be identified
- Understanding and management of Assets in the plant using the PM pillar for execution
WHAT YOU WILL BE MEASURED ON
- Management of staff according to company policies and principles
- Maintenance and management/operation of preparation and processing equipment
- Manufacturing products according to plan, scheduling and specifications. Support/drive implementation of workplace improvement programmes, through MECP principles
Qualifications
WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE TABLE
- Core knowledge: Safety rules and regulations, Food Safety, Government policies on Safety Health and safety legal compliance, Project management, Risk management
- Academic: Grade 12 and a Mechanical Maintenance qualification/ Supervisory qualification e.g. TMA
- Experience: 3 years' experience as a manufacturing Supervisor/Team leader, management of subordinates (human skills), experience in the mechanical maintenance of equipment
- Behavioural: Analytical and problem-solving ability
- Ability to work under pressure
- Good communication & service orientated skills
- Planning skills with a high degree of control to complete items quickly & efficiently
- Fundamental understanding of food processing equipment
- Ability to think strategically
- Good Innovative thinking skills
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Job Description
THE JOB AT A GLANCE
- Implement and maintain QMS in Tiger factory & warehouse and drive everyday execution and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
WHAT YOU WILL DO
Implement and manage quality management systems:
- Ensure adherence and maintenance of QMS admin
- Develop and implement quality related SOP’s and Work instructions
- Drive and track quality KPI’s Develop and maintain relationships with external stakeholders (Municipality, government bodies) Manage and host external audits.
- Ensure compliance to all relevant legal, statutory and internal requirements/standards and validation thereof.
- Implement, maintain and test site traceability systems.
- Site custodian of all specifications and ensure adherence.
Implement and manage HACCP:
- Develop, implement, monitor and review HACCP studies
- Implement and manage allergen control program
- Ensure compliance to pre-requisite program.
- Ensure compliance to micro requirements and standards.
- Implement and ensure compliance to hygiene standards.
- Develop and validate cleaning procedures.
Management of measurement and testing equipment and processes:
- Manage incoming raw material and drive compliance to specification.
- Design and implement sampling plans.Manage supplier performance.
- Work in progress and finish product release.
- Decide final disposition for non- conforming product (Product non- conformance management)
- Manage laboratory operations and adhere to safety standards.
- Manage equipment calibration / verification program.
- Develop and implement weight control verification program.
Lead Quality Improvement program:
- Lead and organize site MECP quality pillar.
- Manage non-conformance system.
- Analyze, review, report marketplace feedback and drive continuous improvement.
- Implement and monitor supplier performance and drive continuous improvement for strategic suppliers.
- Ensure process capability and drive improvement / optimization.
- Drive quality loss reduction projects
Support Innovation & Change:
- Initiate and drive quality improvement projects.
- Input into the product innovation.
- Support trails.
- Drive the quality gate keeping (TIP) process.
- Drive and manage quality cost improvement initiative.
- Demonstrate product knowledge and expertise.
Manage People, Culture & Linkage:
- Develop and deliver quality training.
- Coach quality teams and other functional teams.
- Drive quality culture building activities.
- Participate in business unit and group community of practices.
- Build and grow network / linkage with external stakeholders.
- Develop teams.
Qualifications
WHAT YOU'LL BRING TO THE TABLE
Skills Required
- Excellent communication skills written and oral.
- Computer literate
- Presentation skills
- Excellent planning, organizing and execution skills.
- Delegating responsibilities
- Result orientated
- Effective employee relation skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Integrity and credibility
- Willing to deliver as per operational requirement
- Cost management against se budget.
- Be self-motivated and able to work without supervision.
- Monitor and comply with safety rules and regulations
Qualifications & Knowledge
- Bachelor's degree, or equivalent qualification in a natural science / engineering.
- TQM or Quality qualification advantageous.
- Continuous improvement methodologies (TPM/WCM/Lean)
- Sound working knowledge of the MS Office suite (Outlook; PowerPoint, Excel)
Experience
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in manufacturing. (Covered at least two pillars of quality)
- Minimum 2 year in a leadership role
- Experience in managing external audits
Decision Making
- Leading the quality agenda for the site
- Food safety and food defense
- Subject matter expertise on compliance to quality governance standards
- Leading hygiene, GMP, sensory evaluation and quality at processing source
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