Intake Manager

Tiger Brands; Pietermaritzburg; On-site; ZAR 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company in Pietermaritzburg seeks an Intake Manager to manage grain receipts and stock, ensuring operational quality and efficiency. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in asset management, financial oversight, and a focus on quality assurance. Leadership skills are essential for staff training and achieving operational targets.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Grain Grader.
• Proven record in asset and inventory management.
• Strong background in quality assurance and food safety.

Responsibilities

• Manage grain receipts and stock to ensure optimal operations.
• Implement CAPEX and Major Repairs & Maintenance projects.
• Achieve targets in financial and quality management.

Skills

Matric Higher Grade – Mathematics and General Science

Certified Wheat and Maize Grain Grader

Registered Pest Control Officer

National Certificate – Grain Handling Processes

Certified Wheat Miller

5 years as a Grain Grader

Milling experience

Accounting / Financial Services jobs

Job description

Job title

Intake Manager

Job Location

KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg

Deadline

October 09, 2025

Overview

To effectively manage grain receipts and stock so as to ensure an optimal level of operation and to avoid any compromise to quality or cost.

What you will do

Asset Management

• Achieve production efficiencies;
• Ensure plant & equipment availability & reliability;
• Improve production efficiencies;
• Cost containment;
• Successfully identify & resolve technical & manufacturing issues and problems;
• Plants are run at design capacities;
• Motivate and successfully implement CAPEX and Major Repairs & Maintenance projects within budget.
• Asset replacement as per “Five Year Facilities Plan”

Inventory Management

• Raw material received within allowable tolerances
• Screenings stock variance in accordance with set targets

• 95% score achieved for Grain receipt and stock management audits;
• Zero external audit findings;
• 95% achievement of wheat order and off- loading efficiency (no demurrage charges incurred);
• Raw materials correctly graded, and stored separately according to origin and grade.

Financial Management

• Cost management;
• Working Capital is effectively managed;
• Zero based budgeting;
• Continuous Improvement;
• Target zero write offs

Quality Assurance and Food Safety / Risk / Environmental

• Achieve >95% in the quarterly South African Grain Laboratories grain grading ring test;
• Retain ISO / FSSC certification;
• Zero major audit findings identified;
• Zero legal compliance findings identified;
• Statistical Process Control

Staff leadership and Teamwork

• Achievement of 20 keys as per set targets;
• Minimal number of grievances / disciplinary enquiries;
• Low staff turnover and absenteeism rate;
• Team goals and core values communicated and owned by team members;
• 90% achievement of staff training matrix

Functional / Operational

• Labour and equipment co-ordination in line with procurement requirements;
• 90% score achieved for Grain receipt and stock management audits;
• Zero major audit findings
• Maximum of 3% deviation on wheat grist transfers;
• Number of grist changes;
• Statistical Process Control.

What you will bring to the table

• Matric Higher Grade – Mathematics and General Science;
• Certified Wheat and Maize Grain Grader;
• Registered Pest Control Officer;
• National Certificate – Grain Handling Processes
• Certified Wheat Miller
• 5 years as a Grain Grader
• Milling experience
• Accounting / Financial Services jobs