• Grade 12/ NQF4
• Relevant B.Sc. Degree: Chemistry (or relevant) will serve as recommendation
• Computer literate in MS Office Programs
• Good technical understanding of machinery will serve as recommendation
• At least 3 years’ experience in the management in a Fertiliser Mixing Plant
• Willing to work overtime and standby

Duties and Responsibilities

• Drafting, coordination and implementation of production schedule on a daily basis as well as reporting on a monthly basis
• Planning storage and delivery of raw materials at particular business units according to the production schedule, storage capacity and relevant legislation
• To ensure that production process meets production goals, highest quality and effective costs within the framework of legislation, production schedules and policies
• To ensure that in-process quality control is applied according to relevant legislation, policies and procedures, quality control systems, as well as customers order forms standards
• Coordination and planning of planned and preventative maintenance to increase production efficiency
• Facilitation and coordination of human resource capacity within the relevant department
• The monitoring and compiling of production process standard practice instructions
• The analysis and control of production data on a daily basis to ensure production efficiency within set goals, norms and standards
• Maintaining ongoing thorough housekeeping of a high standard in respect of the plant, premises, buildings and stock store
• Ongoing liaison with internal departments related to product standards, service and quality aspects
• To identify training interventions and allocate to, or coordinate with relevant staff and to ensure that they are successfully executed
• To train all relevant staff to maintain standards, practices and processes to have a mandatory training intervention successfully completed by direct head.
• Compliance with set deadlines

Skills

• Ability to take consistent and firm leadership, as well as to participate in the team with the ability to handle job inquiries and apply discipline.
• Be skilled and assist the team by interviewing mechanical and technical skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively in person, in writing and over the phone with individuals from diverse backgrounds
• Ability to process complex information, accept responsibility and report clear verbal and written reports
• Ability to work independently, prioritize work, coordinate, organize and handle pressure

Other Information

• The company can expire jobs at any time at their own discretion.
• VKB Group and/or its subsidiary companies will use any personal data collected through the job opportunities section of this website for recruitment purposes only and, should your application be successful, for purposes connected with your employment.
• VKB Group is an equal opportunity employer. VKB Group’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process aligned to VKB Group’s Employment Equity & Transformation Strategy. VKB Group actively supports the recruitment of People with Disabilities.
• Things to take note of when applying through our Career Portal.
• Use Google Chrome when accessing the portal
• Clear copy of your CV in either PDF or Word
• The CV should not have handwriting on the document

• NB! Only Submit your CV on the Upload CV section of the application form and not a PDF that includes other documents such as ID, Driver’s License and other documents. The application form will make provision for the candidate to upload supporting documents.
• When uploading profile picture, make sure the minimum size uploaded is 300 x 300px

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