Assistant Packhouse Manager

Our client, Desert Fruit (Pty) Ltd is a Namibian company with the objective to produce, grow and pack high-value dates for the international market. Their business operations are located on the banks of the Orange River that demarcates the border between South Africa and Namibia. The closest town is Ariamsvlei and Upington is a two-hour drive from the farm. 

Main duties:

  • Management of staff
  • Daily planning of production shifts (according to manpower, customer order, stock levels)
  • Planning and set up of pack programs on the sizer control system
  • Managing production objectives and targets
  • Managing movement of fruit through the pack house
  • Managing final product storage
  • Managing the internal fruit quality control system
  • Management of the final packed quality as well as the quality of palletized cartons
  • Managing cold store stock (approved pallets & rejects)
  • Ordering and managing packing material
  • Daily liaison with production manager and supervisors
  • Regular production meetings and a weekly main production meeting with the production supervisors and cold store managers
  • Applying HACCP principles
  • Managing the HACCP system
  • Daily production and quality reconciliations
  • Evaluating weekly production reports

  Requirements:

  • Grade 12 with a relevant Diploma / Degree in Agriculture
  • 2-3 years’ experience as a Packhouse Manager
  • Excellent knowledge and experience of Import/Export documentation preparation
  • Logistical / operation management experience
  • Fluent in Afrikaans / English due to languages of workforce
  • Good knowledge of accreditation requirements

 

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