Hands-On Dispatch & Logistics Leader

Headhunters recruitment; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 335,000 - 391,000; Full time

Job summary

Headhunters recruitment represents a client in the Manufacturing and Engineering industry seeking a Dispatch Manager and Logistics professional based in East Rand, Gauteng. The role focuses on coordinating loading, shipping, and cross-border exports to meet deadlines.

You will plan loading of stainless-steel vessels and project components, liaise with transporters and clearing agents, manage cross-border documentation, and ensure loads are secured for timely delivery.

Qualifications

• Relevant diploma and/or qualification.
• Experience in a logistics/dispatch role, ideally in manufacturing or export.
• Experience coordinating trucking and transport, including export loads.
• Experience loading industrial equipment onto trucks.
• Familiarity with cross-border/export documentation (customs, delivery notes, packing lists).
• Experience with transporters and clearing agents.
• Physically capable and hands-on with loading and securing goods.

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule loading of stainless-steel vessels, process plant components, and project work onto trucks.
• Coordinate loading sequence with workshop production and project programmes to meet delivery deadlines.
• Maintain a load tracking schedule visible to staff across the company.
• Act as the contact between the company, transporters, and clearing agents.
• Source and negotiate pricing with transporters for local and cross-border loads.
• Liaise with clearing agents on documentation and customs requirements.
• Build and maintain relationships with reliable transporters for consistent service.
• Track and follow up on all loads from dispatch to delivery.
• Keep the load tracking schedule updated in real time across the company.
• Flag delays or documentation issues that could affect timelines.
• Prepare and manage cross-border documentation for exports.
• Compile and issue loading documents, delivery notes, and packing lists.
• Ensure all documentation is accurate before trucks depart to avoid border delays.
• Be hands-on during loading of trucks and assist with securing loads.
• Ensure loads are correctly tied down and meet safety requirements.
• Coordinate on-site logistics and forklift movements as required.
• Coordinate with Production on timing and priority of on-site movements.

Skills

Logistics coordination

Export documentation

Cross-border shipping

Hands-on loading

Education

Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Headhunters recruitment represents a client in the Manufacturing and Engineering industry seeking a Dispatch Manager and Logistics professional based in East Rand, Gauteng. The role focuses on coordinating loading, shipping, and cross-border exports to meet deadlines.

You will plan loading of stainless-steel vessels and project components, liaise with transporters and clearing agents, manage cross-border documentation, and ensure loads are secured for timely delivery.