Latest Recruitment at AVI Limited

Job Specification:

Key Performance Areas:

• MSS/DSS Administration
  • Coordinate and manage the administration of the MSS/DSS department, including but not limited to monthly expense claims, travel booking, SAP financial payments for service providers, monthly invoicing and asset register management
• Consumer Care Activity
  • Preparing and drafting feedback letters from Quality Control feedback reports.
  • Creating templates and database for all formal feedback
  • Assistance with the management of the Customer Care mailboxes
• Consumer Quality Activity
  • In-store pricing on key products on a weekly and monthly basis with the purchasing of products for adhoc key product testing sessions
• Digital Marketing Activity
  • Coordinating payments and logistics around influencers campaigns as needed
• AVI Group Related Activities
  • Annual Results and Board Meeting
  • Stock Ordering, packing and distribution of hampers

Minimum Requirements:

Experience:                                                                   

• 5 years Office Administration
• Previous working experience in Finance Administration would be highly beneficial

Qualifications:

• Matric
• Diploma in Office Management / Secretary highly beneficial

Additional Requirements:

• SAP HR
• Microsoft Office

Competencies:

• Attention to detail
• Planning and organising
• Keeping Commitments
• Maintaining Productivity
• Articulating information
• Documenting Factors
• Understanding Others
• Working Together
   

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Job Specification:

Key Performance Areas:

• Planning and coordinating daily maintenance activities, including adhoc tasks
• Assist with the generation and updating of the weekly maintenance plan
• Support Engineering team – Safety (LOTO, PTW, SOP’s) & Housekeeping
• Schedule and allocate PM schedules to resources on CMMS, then compile a pre-approved list and send it for approval
• Prepare, compile and update data for Weekly Score Card
• Perform master data - Updating of PM schedules as per management
• Follow up with completed projects, then add new components on the system
• Create PR’s for: Electrical, Services, Process, Safety, Mechanical, Stores & Projects department (SAP)
• Perform general maintenance related administrative tasks as stipulated by the Maintenance Planner
• Support maintenance activities, including assisting with allocation of resources for breakdown and planned activities
• Ensure ongoing communication with Engineering Team Leaders, Production Managers and Production Planners.
• Receive instructions for consumable orders from Foremen, complete order form/s and obtain approval of the Maintenance Planner or relevant other in his/her absence
• Ensures that all Job Cards are reviewed
• Assist with the development of cost and time estimates of maintenance work
• Assist with the tracking of actual versus budget spend, with the identification of high risk spend areas
• Assist with the analysis into the cost of maintenance shuts
• Support maintenance and budget control initiatives
• Provides support for CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management System) – implementation, optimization and management
• Verifying integrity of data captured by artisans on a daily basis.
• Update all GMP findings that need to be up-loaded to job cards
• Work closely with engineering stores personnel to control spares availability for planned work
• Report on the effective execution of weekly maintenance
• Analysis and interpretation of maintenance history and report findings to Maintenance Planner
• Generate weekly maintenance report per plant – Feedback on completion rates
• Attend to Audits with required reports on a yearly basis
• Condition monitoring reports that require PM schedules to be up loading or re structured
• Complete appropriate documentation relating to various maintenance job requests and spares requirements
• Prepare templates and upload new requirements discussed in the Production Meeting held every morning and accordingly discuss with the concerned supervisor relating to documents required
• Draft reports based on data compiled and computed following prescribed formats
• Report on schedule compliance, preventative and reactive
• Engineering contractor safety – compliance to NBL specifications
• Statutory maintenance compliance
• Ensure compliance to statutory and legal schedules by proper scheduling
• Adhere and comply with set SHE policies, programs, practices, safety standards and regulations
• Ensure Job cards have all the relevant safety requirements stipulated including conducting of a risk assessment prior to starting any job or task and take preventative measures
• Compile and record production data for purposes of quality control and other aspects of production

Minimum Requirements:

Experience:                                                                   

• 3 years' experience in maintenance planning
• 3 years’ experience within a high speed manufacturing environment
   

Qualifications:

• Grade 12
• A completed course in maintenance planning practices would be an added advantage
• N6/T3/S4 diploma or equivalent in an Engineering field would be advantageous
• Engineering field is not a requirement, but would be an advantage
• In possession of a recognized trade test as a Fitter or Millwright with a recognised institution / something equivalent to BTech.

Additional Requirements:

• Further Courses, certifications, professional affiliations (Microsoft Projects)
• Competency in computerized maintenance management system (Shopware, Pragma, SAP, etc.).
• MS Projects is essential
   

Competencies:

• Thinking Analytically
• Documenting Facts
• Building Relationships
• Articulating Information
• Meeting Deadlines
• Attention to Detail
• Planning & Organising
• Keeping Commitments
   

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Job Specification:

Key Performance Areas:

Deliver performance targets across all target brands

• Ongoing market and industry analysis
• Ongoing competitor intelligence
• Ongoing review of portfolio activity effectiveness, with plans being adapted or changed as required
• Lead monthly marketing, sales and NPD meetings
• Budgeting and forecasting
• Agreement and delivery of team and individual performance contracts 

Deliver local portfolio and brand strategy 

• Providing and reporting of insights from existing research and analyses of the market and competitors
• Portfolio positioning
• SWOT analysis
• Development of three year beverages portfolio strategy
• Lead brand plan process to deliver brand plans for focus brands 

Deliver consumer communication strategy

• Propose and agree on brand portfolio investment and splits
• Lead media strategy process, agreement and delivery of plans
• Develop agency relationship
• Monitor communication/promotional spend 

People leadership

• Growth and development of the Consumer Marketing Team
• Performance management
• Inter-functional communication and leadership
• Interface with Sales / Operations / Commercial / Research & Development / Exec Team 

Minimum Requirements:

Experience:                                                                   

• Minimum of 8 years Marketing experience of which at least 3 years’ experience as a Marketing Manager
• At least 5 years of Marketing experience within the FMCG industry
• Experience working on a similar portfolio would be highly advantageous
• Previous working experience working for a local South African entity
• Previous experience in marketing to the lower LSM and middle-class consumer 

Qualifications:

• A relevant Commercial Degree
• Post graduate qualification would be advantageous 

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to analyse, interpret and leverage data and information
• Ability to formulate, communicate and execute strategy
• Consumer, trader, customer and shopper interest and insight
• Project management from briefing to execution with internal and external stakeholders
• Financial literacy and commercial acumen 

Competencies:

• Influencing Others
• Thinking Creatively
• Attention to Detail
• Interpreting Data
• Meeting Deadlines
• Articulating Information
• Staying Composed
• Building Relationships
   

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What you will be doing:

• Analysis of breakdowns, with recommendations to reduce downtime
• Review of Computerized Maintenance Management System, ensuring reliability and integrity of information captured on the asset care system.
• Manage workshop and related activities to ensure adherence to relevant standards
• Assist with developing and maintaining a problem-solving culture within the department through facilitating and sustaining root cause analysis practices
• Compile reports – KPI’s, asset care schedule compliance, artisan utilization, employee management control, financial forecast
• Provide advice and problem-solving techniques
• Assist with ensuring compliance with the OHS Act
• Implement aspects of Manufacturing Capability such as 5S and fundamental Reliability Centered Maintenance
• Manage select aspects of Engineering spares
• Develop and implement lubrication management strategies 
   

What you will need to be considered:

Qualifications:

• A BSc / B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering
• A N Dip / B Tech in Mechanical Engineering with S1 and S2 completed. 
   

What makes you exceptional?

• Being focused on finding solutions to problems
• Finding facts and applying logic
• Adopting a conceptual approach when developing new ideas
• Being reliable and completing work within agreed timelines
• Producing high-quality work, being meticulous, and checking the details
• Building and strengthening relationships with others
• Coping well with pressure and remaining calm and composed
• Being confident and articulate when communicating
   

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 Job Specification:

Key Performance Areas:

• Timely capturing accurate information onto the SAP system
• Processing of payroll at best practice performance levels
• Timely and accurate response to internal and external customer queries.
• Reconciliations and audits.
• Timely and accurate employee payment processing.
• Accurate processing of employee entitlements and statutory deductions e.g. tax, pension, medical aid contributions.
• Assist with customer relations and management thereof 

Minimum Requirements:

Experience:                                                                   

• Minimum of 3 years’ full cycle payroll experience
• 5 years weekly wages experience
• Experience working in a large complex payroll department
• Experience working in cross-functional teams, especially in an environment that includes extensive co-operation with human resources departments 

Qualifications:

• Completed Matric/Grade 12
• Relevant tertiary qualification ideal 

Technical Competencies & Knowledge:

• Thorough knowledge of SAP Payroll System
• Exposure to an HR Administration system
• In-depth knowledge of all payroll related taxes (PAYE, SITE, and VAT) and legislation.
• Computer skills
• Business acumen 

Competencies:

• Thinking Analytically
• Interpreting Data
• Building Relationships
• Meeting Deadlines
• Attention to Detail
• Minimising Risk
• Planning & Organising
• Maintaining Productivity

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Key Performance Areas:

• Monitor store ordering process, stock levels, and returns and take corrective action if required
• Monitor pricing and ensure mandate adherence
• Negotiate promotional activity
• POP implementation and negotiate ad-hoc display and space
• Check-in stock, expiry dates and ensure shelf health standards are maintained
• Address pricing and delivery issues
• Monitor forward share in relation to market share as well as the rate of sale
• Monitor slow and fast-selling SKU's
• Ensure displays and promotions are according to requirements
• Ensure effective shelf health standards maintained
• Merchandising done according to BU layout standards
• Application of POP drivers as per BU brief
• Follow the call cycles and communicate any changes to customers
• Ensure the field marketers and merchandisers follow their call cycles
• Confirm call cycles are followed and communicate changes to customers when needed
• Monitoring competitor activities
• Effective communication of activities
• Monitor implementation of promotional activity
• Provide feedback to Area Sales Manager and keep up to date on conduct issues
• Manage new launches and ensure all staff have been informed of the new launches
• Inform stores of new innovation
• Monitor listings and ranging of new launches and provide feedback
• Ensure POS execution
• Ensure sufficient stock is ordered for the activity

Experience:

• 3 years of sales experience in an FMCG environment essential
• Must have experience dealing with retail customers
• Supervisory skills

Qualifications:

• Completed Matric Completed
• Diploma in Sales, Marketing, or Retail Management advantageous

Additional Requirements:

• Knowledge of the FMCG industry is essential
• Staff management experience is essential
• Knowledge of HR and disciplinary procedures is necessary
• Valid drivers' license
• Computer literate - MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook

Competencies:

• Plan and think ahead
• Manage people and teams
• Deliver customer service
• Results-focused
• Build and use key relationships
• Flexible and open to change
   

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Job Specification:

Key Performance Areas:

Sales

• Administer and co-ordinate new business, unit opening and installations and all related paperwork.
• Coordinate sales meeting and minutes.
• Coordinate and plan changes to the current call cycles.
• Compile Customer Sales proposals
• Co-ordinate Customer Queries
• Coordinate new store roll outs
• Compile the Weekly/Monthly pipeline report
• Processing of Marketing STO’s and Demo Equipment
• Substitute for telemarketing when an agent is absent or on leave
• Call on/Service the Regions top 20/strategic Customer’s

Administration

• Processing of Purchase orders (including for site facilities)
• Processing all Marketing orders for customers and POS material.
• Assist in maintaining the Equipment data base
• Coordinate Data base-allocating of correct rep codes to areas
• Ensure all Technical schedules and contracts are re – signed by consultants
• Liaison with AR daily (Verification of credit requests, verification of billing, credit applications and monitoring of accounts opening.)

Technical

• Liaise with the Technical Coordinator on pre- opening inspections/site inspections
• Liaise with the Technical Coordinator for Monthly meetings
• Manage and maintain the Regional Demo Account
• Assist in resolving historic/current equipment park investigations for inactive customer’s

Reporting

• Monthly reporting (Call Cycle’s, C-Track, Sales, Marketing Spend)
• Monthly reporting of POS material sent out to customers

Minimum Requirements:

Experience:                                                                   

• At least 2 years’ experience in an Office Admin and Support role
• Experience in telemarketing would be advantageous
• Relevant food service customer and product knowledge

Qualifications:

• Grade 12

 Additional Requirements:

• Experience and understanding of OOH sales environment
• Excel – Advanced
• Advanced Computer Literacy
• SAP Experience essential

Competencies:

• Meeting Deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Planning & Organising
• Keeping Commitments
• Documenting Facts
• Building Relationships
• Staying Composed
• Working together

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Specification:
Key Performance Areas:

• Repairs and maintenance on ammonia refrigeration equipment
• Repairs and maintenance on refrigeration equipment other than ammonia
• Repairs and maintenance on Spiral freezers as well as plate freezers
• Repairs and maintenance on ice plant and slurry ice makers
• Repairs and maintenance on minor electrical installations
• Install parts such as compressors, motors, condensers, evaporators, filters, switches, controls and gauges
• Install, rebuild, replace or repair fans, motors, thermostats, fuses, filters, bearings, valves, controls, gaskets and other equipment as necessary
• Maintain related records concerning time, labour and materials; maintain a log of tasks performed and write reports as required
• Test non-ammonia systems for leaks and then fill them with refrigerant according to relevant standards and regulations
• Conduct regular preventive maintenance inspections of refrigeration units, isolated heating and ventilating units, including boilers, gas and electrically operated air-conditioning equipment, and make necessary adjustments or repairs; service and repair evaporative coolers
• Operate a variety of hand and power tools, welder torch, vacuum pump, test equipment utilized in the trade and a motor vehicle; maintain equipment in an effective and safe working condition; maintain parts and tool inventory

Minimum Requirements:
Experience:

• 3 years of practical refrigeration experience with ammonia gas
• Leadership experience 

Qualifications:

• Completed Grade 12/Matric
• Refrigeration Trade Test 
• Certified as an Ammonia Refrigeration Technician/Mechanic
• Safe handling of Refrigerants – Category B (Ammonia refrigeration Practitioner/ Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Practitioner) 
• Additional Requirements:
• Up to date knowledge of Ammonia refrigeration equipment

Competencies:

• Thinking Analytically
• Thinking Rationally
• Making Decisions
• Setting Directions
• Being Self-assured
• Resolving Conflict
• Maintaining Productivity
• Taking Initiative