CHECKER OPERATOR

SAB; Tzaneen; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

SAB in Limpopo is seeking a Forklift Operator to load, unload and stack materials safely while maintaining governance and customer service standards. You will perform pre-trip inspections and manage stock using SAP, contributing to KPI reporting with Power BI.

The role requires a focus on safety, quality, and teamwork. Experience in warehousing, a forklift license is advantageous, and you may be required to work shifts including weekends.

Qualifications

• 3 year Post matric qualification in logistics or related field preferred.
• Experience in warehousing or logistics environment advantageous.
• Forklift license would be an added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Load, unload and stack materials safely and efficiently.
• Conduct pre-trip inspections and maintain forklift in optimal condition.
• Ensure adherence to health, safety and environmental standards.
• Manage stock quality and inventory using SAP and daily stock counts.
• Provide KPI reporting via Power BI and liaise with Inventory Manager and Supervisor.

Skills

Forklift operations

Pre-trip inspections

Inventory management

Stock rotation

KPI reporting

Education

Diploma in Logistics

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Job description

Dreaming big is in our DNA. It's who we are as a company. It's our culture. It's our heritage. And more than ever, it's our future. A future where we're always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life's moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together - when we combine your strengths with ours - is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do? The key purpose of this role is to load, unload and stack materials safely and efficiently while maintaining our governance and customer service standards and also to live and understand the values of AB-InBEV.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Effective Fleet management
• Conduct pre-trip inspections prior to the start of each shift using the forklift inspection checklist
• Ensure that the forklift is operated and maintained in optimal condition
• Ensure that fuel and fluids are at accepted operating levels
• Adherence to the health, safety and environmental standards
• Department of Labour stacking exemptions complied with
• Site housekeeping standards maintained and adhered to
• Appropriate personal protective equipment used as designated by site safety standards
• Maintains a robust system of SIO and SHO generation and close out
• Effective stock quality management
• Warehouse stock age standards maintained by ensuring stock rotation principles applied
• Ensures quality control through checking packaging on warehouse floor and prior to loading
• Effective inventory management
• Maintain clear and effective communication with Inventory Manager, Controller and Supervisor
• Accurate checking, loading and unloading of vehicles
• Load Summary used to load correct quantities of split and full pallets
• Shipment status updated in SAP and all other SAP related transactions
• Power BI KPI reporting
• Accurate recording of returns on handheld device prior to unloading
• Participation in handover process before and after every shift
• Accurate daily stock count performed using handheld device
• Generate variance report in SAP and resolve discrepancies

Key Attributes and Competencies:

• Preferably good understanding of DPO and its principles
• Ability to run and manage a shift
• Good understanding of daily warehouse routines in line with the DPO requirements
• Ability to work under pressure and over weekends when required
• Tracks KPI's on a daily, weekly and monthly basis in line with DPO Terms of Reference
• Conduct daily/monthly stock counts in line with Inventory management procedures and processes
• Drives a problem-solving culture using DPO Problem solving tools (e.g. 5 Why, Abnormality Reports, OWD's)
• Encourages a culture of continuous improvement by ensuring that routines and process are aligned to best in class standards through effective benchmarking
• Ensure compliance to the freshness & rotation policy as per DPO standards

Minimum Requirements:

• 3 year Post matric qualification Degree/ national Diploma in Logistics or any other related field
• 1 or 2 years Experience in the warehousing or logistics environment will be an added advantage
• Forklift license will be an added advantage

Additional Information:

Band: XI SAB is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with SAB employment equity plan and talent requirements. The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/ relevant information as criteria for short-listing. The South African Breweries (SAB) has reimagined what a beer company can be and has anchored this in a powerful brand purpose - We Dream Big to Create a Future With More Cheers - which articulates who we are and where we are going. At SAB it's always about more than the beer. We are driven by our passion to demonstrate the unique power of beer to propel South Africa forward. Since our inception over a century ago, SAB has grown to become South Africa's largest brewer, a powerful economic contributor, a leader in sustainability, and a champion of responsible consumption. SAB is one of South Africa's admired companies and corporate brands. The company has 7 breweries and 42 depots in South Africa, a total workforce of approximately 5000, and supports a beer economy 'from seed to sip' of over 250 000 jobs. Its portfolio of beer brands meets the needs of a wide range of consumers and includes leading brands in beer and beyond such as Castle Lager, Carling Black Label, Corona, Brutal Fruit, and Flying Fish